About the Company

Our client is a private equity-owned geoscience and consulting business. They are looking for a Senior Accountant to join their team

Why Work Here

- Gain valuable experience working with a highly skilled Finance team
- Excellent compensation, vacation, and benefits coverage
- Career progression opportunities to Accounting Manager, Finance Manager, or Assistant Controller as the business grows

About the Opportunity

MONTH-END CLOSE

- Prepare and post recurring and non-recurring journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, deferred revenue and allocations.
- Deliver your close tasks on the agreed calendar, with support files ready for review.
- Prepare the monthly financial statement package and supporting schedules for management review.

RECONCILIATIONS

- Reconcile bank, credit card, fixed asset, prepaid, accrual and debt accounts every month.
- Clear reconciling items promptly and escalation anything aged or unexplained.
- Keep balance sheet support current, so any account can be explained at any time.

INTERCOMPANY

- Record and reconcile intercompany activity between the Canadian and U.S. entities and resolve differences before close.
- Prepare elimination entries and support consolidated reporting.
- Maintain the intercompany loan schedules, including advances, repayments and interest accruals at the prescribed rates.

AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE

- Prepare audit schedules and respond to auditor requests accurately and on time.




- Support year-end statement preparation and the information requests from external tax advisors.
- Apply company accounting policies consistently and document how key balances are determined.

PROJECT ACCOUNTING

- Support project accounting and revenue recognition, including WIP and percentage-of-completion schedules.
- Review project cost coding and flag errors before they reach reported margins.
- Provide project managers and operations leaders with clear, reliable cost and profitability information.

CASH AND WORKING CAPITAL

- Prepare AR aging analysis and support the collections effort.
- Contribute to cash forecasting and treasury reporting.

SYSTEMS AND PROCESS

- Take an active role in the NetSuite implementation, including data mapping, testing and building the close in the new system.
- Document procedures and recommend improvements that speed up the close and strengthen controls.

About You

- CPA designated or final stages.
- 3 to 6 years of progressive accounting experience.
- Robust knowledge of US GAAP or IFRS.

Salary Range

$85,000 - $105,000/year

When referencing this job, quote #309342

This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring's client. You must currently reside within the Greater Calgary, Edmonton, or Salmon Arm areas and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client's requirements for this role.

📌 Senior Accountant (Salmon Arm)
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