Forest Cliff Camps has been providing unforgettable and life-impacting camp experiences for over 85 years. Our vision is to be a pioneering ministry and indispensable partner in changing young lives. Forest Cliff Camps Inc. is a registered non-profit charitable organization governed by a Board of Directors.

About you:

The life of the employee must reflect Forest Cliff Camps’ four main values:

• We desire life change for ourselves and others through God’s message of love, forgiveness and hope.
• We are committed to serving children, youth and young people. We want to meet the diverse needs of all our guests.
• We are passionate about doing ministry in the context of personal, caring relationships through inclusive and close communities. As a result we expend a great deal of time and energy finding, developing, and retaining people who relate to others in such a manner.
• We are committed to delivering unique, exciting and inclusive experiences. This translates into the integration of faith and fun, diversity in programming and a resolve to meet and engage every young person at their level of maturity and development.

The ideal candidate will have both bookkeeping and payroll experience as well as post secondary education in the area of finance. Valuable skills include strong verbal and written communication, organization and attention to detail, the ability to prioritize and change tasks quickly, experience using QBO, Google Workspace apps, and ease learning new software programs. For the ideal candidate this position can grow into a larger role in our Finance department.

The position:  

• This is a hybrid position, with ability to work remotely or on site at the Camp or London office
• Part-time hours, approximately 10 hours per week during the months of September through April and 20 hours per week from May through August.
• This position reports to the Business Manager

The tasks:  

• Post and maintain accurate record of financial transactions in various subledger accounts i.e., bank, expense, revenue, suspense, and multiple others.
• Reconcile general ledger & various other financial records by balancing subledger (journal) accounts including but not limited to bank, expenses, revenue, credit cards, etc. to ensure accuracy of financial statements.
• Monitor/manage disbursements including making payments, contacting vendors for invoices, tracking employee expenses as well as issue refunds
• Clear suspense account (unposted transactions) and deferred revenue accounts – identify the type of expenses/revenue & allocating them to their correct subledger accounts
• Perform month-end and annual accounting task of preparing financial statements (trial balance, cash flow) and various other reports using QBO
• Preparing financial reports by analyzing, collecting, and condensing account trends & information
• Support quality archived records for our annual audit & providing documents and description of general ledger transactions
• Entering and verifying payroll data, processing employee payments, preparing ROEs
• Complete bi-weekly payroll processing ensuring all employees receive applicable wages and benefits; make any adjustments as required
• Enter and verify employee time records, vacation, leaves of absence, retroactive payments
• Monthly reconciliation of payroll accounts to the general ledger
• Respond to inquiries regarding pay and benefits and maintains record of inquiries, complaints, and resolutions
• Issue ad hoc, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports

How to Apply: 

Send resume and cover letter to Karen Wiseman, Business Manager, karen@forestcliff.ca