Hours: 20 hours/week until end of December 2019, then 25 hrs/week as of Jan 1st 2020   

Start date: November 28, 2019 

Pay rate:  $17/hour 

About the Concordia Greenhouse

The Concordia Greenhouse Project is a collectively run, consensus-based, non-profit organization. It uses the Henry H. Hall Building rooftop greenhouse as an all-organic space geared towards community, education and sustainable horticulture. The Greenhouse is a year-round green space that hosts workshops, projects and events raising awareness around food issues and alternatives to mainstream consumerism. 

We aspire to strengthen the urban agriculture movement at Concordia University, and in Montreal by growing local produce using ecological practices, providing experiential learning opportunities through volunteering, internships and jobs, and networking with other like-minded individuals and organizations.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

Accounting and Financial Management

• Manage and oversee general accounting cycle
  • Prepare financial statements, trimesterly reports and forecasts
  • Monitor budgets, cash flow and financial reports
  • Manage and complete deposits, as needed
  • Monitor expenses, including replenishing petty cash on a monthly basis
• Strengthen and develop internal financial accountability framework
  • Provide financial training for staff/collective members, and board of directors (BOD), as needed
  • Support collective members with their budgets, as needed
  • Participate in the finance committee
  • Report overall financial picture to staff/collective on a monthly basis, or as needed
• Payroll processing
  • Review, approve and transmit payroll to external payroll company
  • Maintain payroll schedule, according to predetermined pay periods set out by the external payroll company

 

• Prepare SAGE 50 files and other documents as required for annual financial review, and related reports 
  • Manage internal controls, related reports and procedures
  • Liaise with external accountant and various federal and Quebec agencies, as required
• Prepare documents for year-end reports and declarations
  • Liaise with external accountant and government agencies, as required

• Maintain yearly insurance status

 

Bookkeeping

• Full-cycle accounting using Sage 50 software
  • Code source documents – invoices, receipts and payroll records to the appropriate revenue, expense, asset and liability accounts
  • Record transactions in journals and the general ledger for accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll
  • Reconcile asset accounts on a monthly basis
• Maintain internal financial records
  • Bank statements, internal AG account transaction details and PayPal account 
  • Manage budgets and cash flow statements, including financial projections
  • Prepare trimesterly or quarterly financial reports for staff, and the board of directors
• Annual budget creation
  • Facilitate the creation of the annual budget with input from project coordinators
  • Propose draft budget for collective and BOD review
  • Present budget and financial statements at annual general meeting

 

Fundraising

• Research and apply for grants relating to programing, infrastructure repairs and other projects, as required
• Support staff and  BOD members in fundraising efforts
• Coordinate organization-wide fundraising strategies

 

Collective Member Duties

• Attend and participate in collective meetings
• Provide regular updates to collective and BOD
• Supervise Greenhouse space during school semester opening hours (at least 1 shift/week)
• Support other staff in the Greenhouse, as needed
• Contribute to maintaining a clean and safe environment
• Contribute to institutional memory and training guidebook by maintaining clear documentation of the position
• Ensure production space is clean, organized and stocked
• Participate in project consultations, as needed

 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 1 year of experience with bookkeeping, payroll, or related fields
• Formal studies in accounting or finance, an asset
• Experience with accounting software (SAGE 50, an asset)
• Proven experience with fundraising and grant-writing
• Knowledge of not-for-profit financial management and structure
• Experience and interest in non-hierarchical group decision-making and governance
• Bilingualism (English/French), an asset
• Familiarity with the Concordia Greenhouse and the organization’s mission and mandate

 

ATTRIBUTES

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Excellent communication skills; ability to communicate complex financial information in easy-to-understand language
• Detail-oriented, professional and punctual
• Ability to work efficiently in a self-directed and dynamic work environment

 

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to our hiring committee at congreenhousehr@gmail.com by, November 22nd 2019 midnight. Please note that only those being considered for an interview will be contacted. Interviews will take place on November 25, 2019 . The selected candidate will be expected to begin training the week of November 28, 2019.

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EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Concordia Greenhouse recognizes and welcomes the contributions that individuals who identify as members of marginalized communities bring to our organization. We encourage, among others, Indigenous people, people of colour, disabled people, people identifying as LGBTQIP2SAA, women, formerly incarcerated or institutionalized people, immigrants and people from working class backgrounds to apply. We also understand that applicants may experience a number of these identities simultaneously in ways that reinforce and nuance their experience. We are committed to creating an organization as diverse as the communities we serve.

 

Please indicate clearly in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for Employment Equity by including the phrase “I would like to be considered for Employment Equity”. Please note you do not need to disclose your reasons for applying for Employment Equity.