Operational Support

Finance Specialist - Student Accounts (TS13)

Sydney Waterfront Campus

Sydney, Nova Scotia

Business Office

Continuing Full TIme Position: Commencing November 16, 2026

Application deadline: 11:59PM, November 3, 2026

Competition No: 2627-207

Salary Range: $57,867.56 - $67,797.83 annually

Qualifications

Qualifications and Occupational Experience:

- The minimum educational qualification for this position is An Advanced College diploma (i.e., a 3-year College diploma) in Business, or a Business-related field, with a specialization in Finance or Accounting.
- You have a minimum of 3 years (full time equivalent) of recent and related occupational experience in Finance or Accounting, including experience with accounting procedures, analytical review, and compiling financial reports.
- Occupational experience that includes working in a post secondary environment would be considered an asset.
- Experience using applications such as the Microsoft Office Suite, E-mail
- You have Experience working with large amounts of student and/or client financial data in PeopleSoft, or a similar ERP system, demonstrating accurate data handling practices and advanced proficiency in Excel.
- You have experience analyzing and providing recommendations on large amounts of student and/or client financial data with demonstrated ability to identify issues, interpret trends, and implement effective solutions using strong data analysis.
- You have experience with account reconciliation and billing functions including issuing invoices and ensuring accuracy in all related financial processes.
- You possess excellent coordination skills specifically related to organizing and prioritizing workloads for yourself or others

Relevant Skills and Knowledge:

- You demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion
- You possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills and are able to interact effectively with a diversity of people




- You are known for your superior customer service skills and can create a relationship of trust beyond the immediate interaction
- Your superb team working skills enable you to contribute positively to a team workplace
- You have specific technical occupational knowledge and skill in high attention to detail, account analysis, reconciliations, running queries and working with large volumes of data
- You are familiar working within and committed to complying with OHS policies and procedures
- You have a proven ability to follow instructions
- You demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence
- You are dedicated to life-long learning
- You show a strong commitment to community involvement

Responsibilities

What you will be doing…

- Reporting to the Manager, Administrative Services (MAS) for Sydney Waterfront Campus (SWC) and eCampus Region, the Finance Specialist - Student Supports plays a key role with the Business Office operations with accountability for integrity, accuracy, compliance and continuity of student accounts processes. This position acts as the key contact for the development, execution, and analysis of system reports and queries, leverages data to resolve complex account issues, identifies trends, and supports decision-making, process improvement, and the resolution of functional system issues.
- This position will support both Sydney Waterfront Campus and eCampus and will work fulltime onsite at Sydney Waterfront Campus

Candidates selected for interviews will be expected to provide at least three recent, occupational references. The successful candidate will be expected to provide official transcripts to show proof of academic achievements.

NSCC is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. As part of this commitment, NSCC will ensure that applicants are provided reasonable accommodations, as required. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact David Meister, HR Talent Consultant, at [email protected]. Our Employee Workplace Accommodation Policy can be found here.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept late or paper applications.

📌 2627-207 - Finance Specialist (Student Accounts) - Sydney Waterfront Campus (Halifax Regional Municipality)
🏢 Nova Scotia Community College
📍 Halifax Regional Municipality