Accounting Technician

OUR VISION

Telefilm Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population. The organization promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion, and encourages all individuals to voluntarily indicate if they identify as a woman, a member of an Indigenous community, a person with a disability, a member of a racialized group or other.  

Telefilm Canada also strives to respect the principles of accessibility by making our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible. If you have any questions about accessibility or require any accommodation at any point in the application and hiring process, please do not hesitate to contact us at cv@telefilm.ca.

As a responsible leader in, and champion of, the Canadian audiovisual industry, Telefilm Canada commits to adopting sustainability as a lens through which we work. This commitment is in alignment with the Government of Canada’s target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

YOUR ROLE

Reporting to the Manager, Compliance and Collection and matrical with the Director of Finance, the incumbent will contribute to both sectors of the finance department, accounting and collection and compliance:

Accounting and Financial Operations

• Participate in the full cycle of accounts payable and accounts receivable (Telefilm (TFC) and Canada Media Fund Program Administrator (CMFPA) including payments and deposits.
• Contribute to the tracking process of corporate credit card usage and transactions to ensure that all expenses are entered into the payment system.
• Contribute to the processes related to the Travel Service Platform (NEO) including the payment of expenses account.
• Contribute to the vendor creation process and maintenance of the Master Vendor List.
• Prepare various month-end, quarterly, year-end, ad-hoc reports;
• Participate in year-end audit processes.

Proactive Disclosure and Compliance

• Participate in proactive policy disclosures processes (Grants and contributions, Contracts, travel and hospitality, etc.).
• Contribute, as required, to compliance work related to the financial policies such as procurement, signing authority, hospitality and travel policy.

Accounts Receivable and Defaults Monitoring

• Contribute to the monitoring of accounts receivable for TFC and the CMFPA.
• Contribute to the monitoring of defaults (TFC and CMFPA).

Exploitation Reports

• Contribute to the processing and analysis/review of exploitation reports (TFC and CMFPA).

Client Service and Administrative Support

• Provide customer service to TFC and the CMFPA’s internal and external clients.
• Contribute and monitor email inbox and self-service request portal for the department.

Other Duties

• Contribute to any other related tasks in the department.

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS) or Diploma of College Studies (DCS) in administration/accounting (3 years college-level) or any other combination of equivalent and relevant experience;
• 3 to 5 years' relevant experience in a similar position;
• Knowledge of taxes (GST, HST, QST);
• Knowledge of the Oracle financial system will be considered an advantage;
• Knowledge of the federal government and the audiovisual industry an asset;
• Good oral and written skills in both official languages at CBC level.

The job description has been simplified for this posting and does not necessarily reflect an extensive list of tasks and responsibilities, and job requirements.

Applicants commit to complying with the Conflict of Interest Disclosure Requirements.

Since January 2026, Telefilm's hybrid work policy requires employees to work from the office three days a week. Rest of the time, you have the choice to work from home or to work from one of our offices.

We thank all candidates for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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