Business Administrator
Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
Williams Lake
Business Administrator
$51,532.63 – $58,345.59 annually
BC Timber Sales (BCTS) manages about 20 per cent of the province’s allowable annual cut for Crown timber, generating economic prosperity for British Columbians through the safe, sustainable development and auction of Crown timber.
BCTS also supports government’s commitment to true, lasting reconciliation with First Nations in BC as we move toward fully adopting and implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
To find out more about our program check out the BCTS website
The Business Administrator provides specialized technical and administrative services for the Timber Sales Office (TSO) and related field teams in support of a competitive auction process for marketing crown timber to establish a credible reference point for timber pricing and operating costs. The Business Administrator prepares a wide variety of contracts and tenures, provides financial administration, and maintains a variety of systems and services integral to meeting TSO operational goals and objectives.
Qualifications for this role include:
· Secondary school graduation.
· A minimum of four years of related administrative experience including experience or training in keyboarding, database management, spreadsheets, word processing and other standard computer applications with strong demonstrated skills. A combination of related experience, education and/or training may be considered (i.e. business or public administration, finance, legal secretarial).
· A minimum of two years of experience in contract administration, policies, standards and procedures. Contract administration is defined as providing advice and guidance, preparing and administering contract records including reviewing documentation and transactions to ensure all requirements are met.
· A minimum of one year of financial management experience. Financial management is defined as working with computer assisted accounting and reporting systems including accounts payable, receivables and the general ledger.
· Experience coding, processing, storing, tracking and retrieving records and information in an electronic environment.
· Experience assessing risk and making recommendations within a highly regulatory, legal or policy and procedure enforced environment.
· Experience computing a variety of mathematical calculations and using applications to enter and retrieve data, performing accounting functions and producing financial reports.
· Experience working in a high production environment, in meeting deadlines while providing quality services to clients.
· Experience identifying problems and developing options for resolution within policies and guidelines.
For more information and to apply online by September 22, 2021, please go to: https://bcpublicservice.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/80116





