Description

Accounting Operations within VP Finance is currently seeking a Full-time Limited Term Accounting Operations Accounting Specialist for approximately 6 months.

Reporting to the Manager, Accounting Operations, this position provides financial operations accounting advice, support to end-users with their requests predominately related to salary transfers, recommendations and information to ensure that the university's policies and procedures are understood and adhered to by internal departments, faculties and administration. The role will be responsible to process requests for retroactive salary transfers, payroll reconciliations, payment processing, journal entries, position management, and respond to information requests.

Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):

- Process requests for retroactive salary transfers, payroll reconciliations, payment processing, journal entries, position management, and provide information back to requesters.
- Prioritize ticket requests and ensure they are completed in a timely manner.
- Services for clients and associated tasks are followed through to completion.
- Ability to reconcile differing perspectives, develop consensus, and secure cooperation and support from customers and team members.
- Instruction and advice is provided to senior administration, administrators, faculties, departments and account holders regarding:
- University policies and procedures.
- University financial systems.

- Team objectives are achieved by assigning responsibilities to balance the flow of work in the team.
- Policies, procedures and processes are communicated in a professional and courteous manner.
- Remain current with institutional direction and initiatives to ensure procedures meet the current and emerging needs of the University.
- Policies and controls are adhered to and integrated into the training process.
- Deadlines and requirements are effectively communicated to clients and appropriate training is provided.
- Proactive in developing and maintaining trustworthy and productive working relationships with all stakeholders including: University administration, internal and external customers, University staff, internal and external auditors.

Qualifications / Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in related discipline is required, Accounting, BComm, Finance, BMgt.




- 3 - 5 years of related experience with financial operations in a large organization.
- Experience with month end close process, balance sheet account reconciliations, high volume journal entry preparation.
- Not-For-Profit experience is an asset.
- An in-depth knowledge and applied understanding of intermediate accounting concepts is required.
- Strong interpersonal skills and capable of building and maintaining productive and collegial working relationships.
- Proficient to expert level use of computer software applications including Excel, PeopleSoft (navigation and query), data warehousing and other business intelligence query tools is required.
- Proven organizational skills, multitasking and high attention to detail required.
- Ability exercising valuable judgment and discretion is required.
- The ability to work independently to tight timelines, maintain confidentiality and deal effectively with overlapping and changing deadlines is required.

Application Deadline: November 4, 2026 We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.

This position is part of the AUPE bargaining unit, and falls under the Specialist/Advisor Job Family, Phase 2.

For a listing of all management and staff opportunities at the University of Calgary, view our Management and Staff Careers website.

About the University of Calgary

UCalgary is Canada's entrepreneurial university, located in Canada's most enterprising city. It is a top research university and one of the highest-ranked universities of its age. Founded in 1966, its 36,000 students experience an innovative learning environment, made rich by research, hands-on experiences and entrepreneurial thinking. It is Canada's leader in the creation of start-ups. Start something today at the University of Calgary. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.





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📌 Accounting Specialist, Accounting Operations (Calgary)
🏢 University of Calgary
📍 Calgary