Financial Services Administrator (Air Force Reserve)

INTRO

Does budgeting come easy to you? Do you enjoy working with and helping others? Are you looking for a unique accounting job with long-term opportunities, working only part-time hours? If so, this is for you! No experience required.

OVERVIEW

Financial Services Administrators in the Royal Canadian Air Force provide financial assistance and budget resources support to all military activities.

The primary duties of a Financial Services Administrator are to provide:

• Financial administration and services
• General office bookkeeping
• Accounts payable and accounts receivable support
• Budget management services

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Financial Services Administrators are employed at all Royal Canadian Air Force locations across Canada. They may also serve in special operations units, medical organizations, recruiting offices, schools, NATO or United Nations positions and other specialized units throughout the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Opportunities are also available with embassies in countries where Canada has a military attaché.

Basic Military Qualification

The first stage of training is the Basic Military Qualification course, or Basic Training. It is conducted at Aldershot, Nova Scotia, Borden, Ontario, or Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. This training provides the core skills and knowledge common to all occupations. One of the goals of this course is to ensure that all recruits maintain the CAF physical fitness standard; as a result, the training is physically demanding but achievable.

Basic Occupational Qualification Training

Financial Services Administrators attend the Canadian Forces Logistics Training Centre in Borden, Ontario. Training takes approximately 12 weeks and includes:

• Briefing on financial authority, regulations and financial structure
• Accounting 101
• Processing vendor invoices, payables and receivables
• Initiating, processing and finalizing claims
• Administering support to operations
• Assisting members with credit cards and reconciliation
• Reconciling departmental travel expenditures
• Providing support to personnel management
• Maintaining budgets and business plans

Available Specialty Training

Financial Services Administrators may be offered the opportunity to develop specialized skills through formal courses and/or on-the-job training, including:

• Cashier
• Non-Public Funds Administration
• Aviation Petroleum, Oil, and Lubrication Financial Administration
• Compliance and Verification

Available Advanced Training

As they progress in their career, Financial Services Administrators who demonstrate the required skills and potential may be offered advanced training. Available courses include:

• Verification Manager
• Business Planning
• Civilian Personnel Management

Required Education

The minimum required education to apply for this position is the completion of the provincial requirements for Grade 10 or Secondaire IV in Quebec with Grade 10 applied math (math 416 / CST 4 in Quebec) and Grade 10 (Secondary IV) English or French. Foreign education may be accepted.

Serve with the Reserve Force

This position is available for part-time employment with the Primary Reserve at Air Force wings and squadrons across Canada. Reserve Force members usually serve part time in their community and may serve while going to school or working at a civilian job. They are paid during their training. They are not posted or subject to a military move. However, they can volunteer to move to another location. They may also volunteer for deployment on a military mission within or outside Canada.

Part Time Employment

Financial Services Administrators may serve with the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Navy, or the Royal Canadian Air Force and experience the unique challenges associated with these environments. They can be employed providing financial support to military activities. When they are employed on a part-time or casual full-time basis they usually serve at a CAF headquarters, home port or unit located within Canada.

Reserve Force Training

Reserve Force members are trained to the same level as their Regular Force counterparts. They usually begin training with their home unit to ensure that they meet the required basic professional military standards. Following basic training, occupational training for Financial Services Administrators takes about 15 weeks and may be conducted at the Canadian Forces Logistics Training Centre in Borden, Ontario. All training is fully funded and completed while receiving a competitive salary.

Reserve Working Environment

Reserve Force members usually serve part time with their home unit, although they may also serve in full-time positions at some units for fixed terms, depending on the type of work that they do. They are paid 92.8% of Regular Force rates of pay, receive a reasonable benefits package and may qualify to contribute to a pension plan.

Join the CAF

To learn more about becoming a Financial Services Administrator with the Air Force Reserve, visit: https://forces.ca/en/career/financial-services-administrator/.

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Job Type: Part-time