Our Calgary-based technology client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Accounting Contractor to support its finance team. There is some natural turnover expected and the client seeks a contract-to-permanent candidate to join their team. This is for a CPA who is comfortable working in SAP within projects, capital assets and leans to being system oriented. There is a robust chance this role converts to permanent.
Your Success Will Be Defined By Your Ability To Act as a trusted advisor to Finance, Capital Accounting, and operational stakeholders on SAP master data design, governance, and lifecycle management
Lead collaborative discussions to optimize WBS design for reporting needs and to facilitate project TECO and close activities.
Provide expert guidance and troubleshooting support to business users, translating technical SAP concepts into practical, business-oriented solutions
Partner with Capital Accounting and Financial Reporting to maintain and enhance the SAP asset register
Proactively identify opportunities to streamline, automate, and improve master data processes, reducing manual effort and enhancing data quality
Maintain and monitor key master data elements (e.g., WBS elements, cost centers, hierarchies, business partners, JV data), ensuring accuracy and compliance with governance standards
Support critical month-end processes (e.g., settlements, distributions, overhead and cutback),



while identifying opportunities to optimize and automate recurring activities
Support and influence system enhancements, testing, and upgrades, ensuring business requirements are effectively translated into system solutions
Contribute to strategic initiatives, including acquisitions, divestitures, and organizational changes, ensuring seamless master data integration
Maintain WBS plan figures in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and identify opportunities to expand planning and reporting capabilities
Develop, maintain, and improve master data govern
Your strengths include: CPA or MBA preferred
Strong working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Fiori, including experience with master data maintenance and support for financial and operational data structures such as WBS elements, cost centers, hierarchies, business partners, and asset-related data
Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions
Excellent communication skills with proven ability to engage business stakeholders requirements, provide recommendations and implement solutions
Advanced Excel skills, with demonstrated ability to analyze, reconcile, and manage large volumes of data
Brings a proactive, resourceful, and solutions-oriented mindset, with the ability to work through ambiguity and move work forward independently

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📌 Senior Accounting Analyst, SAP (Alberta)
🏢 RECRUITMENT PARTNERS
📍 Alberta