Description
POSTING # EHW 2025-009
POSITION TYPE PERMANENT, FULL-TIME
Under the general direction of the Director Housing Supports, the Housing Benefits Finance/Administration Clerk is responsible for performing administration and financial duties that support delivery of the rent supplements and building services programs. You will work collaboratively with the Director Housing Supports, End Homelessness Winnipeg staff, community organizations/workers, and key stakeholders to address homelessness in Winnipeg. Your key duties and responsibilities will include:
Financial Management
- Obtain direct deposit and other information from landlords, program applicants and other suppliers and enter it into the database
- Process accurate, timely payments of the rent supplement and other eligible housing benefits
- Print and review reports for accuracy
- Prepare reconciliations of the rent supplement program accounts on a monthly or more frequent basis
Other Administrative Functions
- Provide administrative support to the Director Housing Supports, Program Specialist, and other program staff
- Review rent supplement applications for accuracy
- Receive walk-ins and respond to high volume of calls/emails from program applicants, landlords, funders and others, or direct as necessary
- Order office supplies, maintain stock, call for equipment repairs
- Prepare reports for management, the Province of Manitoba, and others as required
- Track and compare key statistical program data
- Prepare correspondence, internal/external procedure manuals, auto reply emails, out of office emails, and all other external documents
- Prepare meeting minutes and presentations
You are passionate about ending homelessness and have an in-depth understanding of homelessness and housing, as well as the needs of particularly vulnerable and over-represented populations and the issues affecting many homeless and low-income people. You also possess the following qualifications or an equivalent combination of education and related experience:
- Post-secondary education or training in business administration and/or accounting and three years related experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience
- Working knowledge of community issues such as homelessness, colonization, poverty reduction, etc.
- Ability to work in a Windows environment including intermediate to advanced skill using Microsoft Office programs (Word, Outlook and Excel, PowerPoint)
- QuickBooks or other accounting software experience
- Experience with databases (entering information, creating reports)
- Ability to manage conflict in a calm, assertive and respectful manner
- Ability to set priorities, to organize and exercise initiative in a complex and fast-paced work environment with competing demands
- Ability to learn new software and other relevant applications and technical/office equipment at an intermediate level
- Experience with general administration and accounting procedures and practices
- Knowledge and experience with statistics and spreadsheets
- Ability to compile, organize and disseminate statistical and other data
Please send a cover letter and a resume to employerrep@abcentre.org.
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