Your new company

A leading Financial Services organization based in Edmonton, Alberta has an immediate need to grow their Accounting team and add a Senior Accountant.

Your new role

• Develop accounting practices for general ledger for office use
• Evaluate the industry and the organization’s practices on the process of capital asset depreciation
• Oversee data flow and the process between accounting systems and sub-systems
• Consult on the efficiency and effectiveness of the accounting process
• Review balance sheet, general ledger accounts, and income statement schedules
• Recommend improvement to general accounting activities to ensure compliance with governmental and organizational procedures and policies, and to also ensure the most efficient and effective operations.
• Implement automation and process improvements to reduce redundancy
• Administer personnel-related functions and direct the work of general accountants
• Oversee posting, verify, calculate and type duties to staff to perform
• Lead a larger part of the day-to-day operations of group
• Familiarize self with a variety of the work’s procedures and concepts
• Rely on judgment and extensive experience to accomplish goals
• Perform different types of tasks as required
• Direct and lead the work of others
• Develop global engineering forecasts and budgets
• Manage the accurate, reliable, and timely reporting for internal requirements
• Ensure compliance with required external and internal controls
• Oversee and monitor the corporate company engineering allocation process
• Provide metrics and specific reporting to senior management
• Assist in making key business decisions by providing special analysis
• Assist chiefs in understanding their financial results

What you'll need to succeed

• Graduate of a four-year accounting degree program or in a related discipline
• Possession of a CPA or MBA
• Three years or more of experience in generalist accounting or finance, n
• Highly proficient with relational database accounting software, Sequel, and other popular accounting programs
• Proficient computer skills, including Excel and PowerPoint.
  Experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV and SQL are assets.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel package
• (CPA or MBA preferred but not essential)
• Strong team player with the ability to interact with all levels of staff in the organization
• Strong ability to create systems for operational efficiency.

What you'll get in return

You can expect to be joining a very successful and growing company with excellent prospects for future growth and advancement.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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