General Accountant

What does a General Accountant do?

As a General Accountant, you will:

• Perform a variety of accounting or auditing work;
• Receive and process for payment all invoices following established procedures and guidelines;
• Assist other processing staff as needed;
• Independently interpret terms of payment and exercise sound judgement and decision making in processing vendor payments;
• Establish long-term cooperative relationships with Purchasing staff, receivers of goods and other areas of the corporation who are Accounts Payable customers;
• Establish excellent working relationships with Manitoba Hydro's suppliers;
• Maintain current knowledge of Corporate policies, procedures and regulations related to the processing of invoices for payment;
• Practice continuous improvement by analyzing internal processes and being alert for innovative opportunities in daily work.

Educational Qualifications:

Manitoba Hydro requires that you be a graduate of:

• Bachelor of Commerce degree from a recognized University; OR
• Completion of three (3) courses towards a recognized Accounting designation with one (1) year related experience.

Are there any other requirements?

You must also:

• Have the ability to make judgements by applying facts in situations to accounting principles through investigation and analysis of source material;
• Have the ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels throughout the Corporation;
• Have good customer service skills;
• Have the ability to organize and plan own work flows with a minimum of supervision, utilizing sound judgement in discretionary areas.