Administrative Clerk
MONTREAL, Quebec, CA, H3B 2C9
Reference Number : 1088
Status : Permanent - Full-time
Annual Salary / Hourly Rate : $26.34/h
Number of positions to be filled : 1
Application Deadline : 11/14/2025
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Under the supervision of the Team Lead, the Administrative Clerk provides administrative support for operations.
The position is a 6-month contract with the possibility of extension.
Duties:
- Sort all mail for the accounting operations department and scan according to the procedures in place
- Distribute documents to the appropriate groups of the Accounting Operations department
- Perform administrative tasks related to revenue: making deposits at the bank, receiving station envelopes
- Perform administrative tasks related to accounts payable: scanning invoices, data entry in Oracle, scanning cheque request forms, distributing cheques, etc.
- Perform administrative tasks related to payroll
- Process requests related to Rail Pass
- Perform administrative tasks related to manual expense reports
- Filing of documents for the Accounting Operations Department
- Produce reports for the Accounting Operations Department
- Fill the paper trays for the photocopiers
- Replacement of the Customer Service Clerk (reception) as required: breaks, lunch, absences, vacations
- All other related and administrative tasks for the Accounting Operations Department
Requirements:
- Professional diploma in office administration or equivalent experience
- Ability to work with computers for data entry (numeric keypad skills)
- Ability to work with paper documents and familiarity with scanners
- Minimal physical ability to handle boxes and work standing up
- Ability to file documents numerically or otherwise
- Good knowledge of Word and Excel
- Bilingualism
- Customer service and administrative support skills
At VIA Rail, we are proud to be an employment-equity employer and we strive to form teams that reflect the diversity of Canadian society. We aim to remove barriers to employment accessibility and aspire to provide an inclusive and equitable work environment where everyone is valued, regardless of their identity or differences, to enable them to reach their full potential.
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