This north star guides our ambitions, focus, and actions as we transform our energy system. We're a growth-oriented North American energy company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. Our team safely delivers, builds, and creates balanced energy solutions for customers across North America. One Permanent Full-Time Position. We’re growing and are currently seeking an innovative and results-oriented individual to join our Supply and Trading Accounting team We are seeking a highly motivated Accounting Specialist to join our dynamic team at Capital Power. As an Accounting Specialist – Trading Finance, you will play a vital role in supporting our growing energy trading business by ensuring accounting results and cash flow at the transactional level accurately represent the trading activity through a combination of accounting and analytical skills, business understanding, leveraging technology, and collaboration with multiple teams and customers. The scope of the role covers power, natural gas, and/or environmental trading activities including current business initiatives and ongoing continuous process improvements. Supporting month-end general ledger close processes and reporting through analysis of results, account reconciliations, daily reconciliation and check-out process for trading transactions, preparation of entries including accruals, and settlement activities including timely counterparty invoicing, collection and payment activities. Applying continuously expanding industry and accounting skills and knowledge to support the growing trading activities across North America’s power, natural gas, and renewables sectors. Coordinating and aligning transaction details and other data between 3rd party counterparties and ISOs, and internal business partners including but not limited to Finance, Supply and Trading, Information Services, Legal, and Risk Management groups. Becoming proficient working with the energy trading and risk management system (ETRM), EPM system and various other applications to execute daily and monthly activities.



Supporting new business and systems initiatives including identification, recommendations, planning, and execution of continuous process improvement projects positively impacting the effectiveness of controls, and efficiency and effectiveness of processes. Assisting with deliverables associated with quarter-end interim reviews and year-end audits. Maintaining updated documentation and checklists around the accounting processes, ensuring adherence to CSOX and other internal controls. Degree/diploma in accounting, business or related field. Progression toward a CPA or CFA designation is an asset. 3-5 years of demonstrated accounting experience with preference given to those with energy trading finance or risk management, or equivalent experience. ~ Previous experience with trade accounting applications such as Allegro or TriplePoint ETRM systems, and EPM applications such as Oracle or SAP is considered an asset. ~ The ideal candidate will be experienced in accounting/settlements for both wholesale and retail (load following) transactions, competent in developing Excel models and tools required to reconcile large amounts of data between disparate sources and understand the wholesale electricity markets and charges. Technical Skills Proficiency with MS Office suite of applications, Excel in particular. Preference will be given to those with demonstrated project and/or change management skills to keep pace with our growing business. Hybrid Office/Work from home position, with possible travel to meet business users at Capital Power facilities or other offices. Overtime hours required during peak periods including weekends based on timing of deadlines. The successful candidate for this position will undergo an education verification, reference checks and criminal record check. We believe that creating a culture that supports employee physical, mental, financial, and social wellbeing is critical to our success. That is why we provide flexible and affordable employee benefits, retirement savings, and paid time off programs. We also provide comprehensive onboarding, training, and programs supporting your career development. #

📌 Accounting Specialist- Trading Finance (Canada)
🏢 Capital Power
📍 Canada