Our client is looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to join an established organization in a fully remote capacity. This is a contract-to-permanent opportunity, with the intention of transitioning the successful candidate to a permanent position after approximately three months.
This is an excellent opportunity for a strong, hands-on accounting professional who enjoys being close to the numbers.
Location: Remote within Canada, with a preference for candidates based in Alberta
Hours: Must be available to work the team's core hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m MST.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee and participate in month-end close activities
- Review, approve and prepare journal entries, account reconciliations and supporting schedules
- Support accounting activities across multiple legal entities, including intercompany transactions and reconciliations
- Prepare and review accruals, adjusting journal entries and other complex accounting transactions
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis
- Support cost accounting activities and related month-end processes
- Oversee applicable sales/use and other tax compliance activities
- Ensure accounting activities comply with internal policies, established financial practices and applicable regulatory requirements
- Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls and efficiencies
- Support junior members of the accounting team
- Work closely with the Interim Controller and other stakeholders across the organization
What We're Looking For
We are looking for a well-rounded general accountant who has gained hands-on accounting experience within an operating company and is comfortable taking ownership of a broad accounting portfolio.
The ideal candidate will bring:
- A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related field
- Approximately 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Strong hands-on experience with month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, intercompany accounting and financial analysis
- Experience working in a multi-entity accounting environment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working with ERP/accounting systems and the ability and willingness to learn a customized ERP environment
- The ability to work effectively and independently in a fully remote workplace
Nice to Have
- CPA designation or progress toward a professional accounting designation. A designation is preferred but not required
- Previous accounting experience within a manufacturing environment
- Experience within oil & gas, industrial or another complex operating environment
- Experience working with multiple ERP systems or adapting to customized/proprietary accounting systems