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Description

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Forest Service Branch as the Forestry Accounting Specialist, located in Prince Albert.

As the Forestry Accounting Specialist, you will be the team lead, subject matter expert and:
- Responsible to receive, monitor and process financial data received from forestry companies. This information is used to verify payment compliance and perform year-end reconciliation of forestry company remittances of dues and fees on timber harvested during the year with the volume of forest products harvested.
- Responsible for compliance monitoring of payment obligations for sample-scale companies.
- Provincial Dues calculation and distribution - responsible to calculate and distribute the quarterly timber dues accurately and on time. Calculate as set out in the Forest Resources Management Regulation, the quarterly Saskatchewan Timber Dues rates based on quarterly commodity prices and Bank of Canada exchange rates.
- Trust Funds: Responsible for the review, reconciling to bank statements, and compliance monitoring of deposits and expenditures.
- Responsible for completing revenue reconciliations for sample scale companies.
- Provide direct staff supervision, assign work, and manage staff.
- Understand the legislative framework for forestry financial obligations in Saskatchewan, including the Forest Resources Management Act and Regulations, Financial Administration Manual, standards, policy, forestry directives and related legislation and related policies.

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