Senior Accountant
- Regina, SK, Canada
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Job details
- Job type
- Contract
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- Experience
- 4-6+ years related full cycle accounting experience.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Description
As Senior Accountant, you will be a key member of the accounting team with our Client, a reputable, well-established organization in Regina, Saskatchewan. Enjoy the challenge of this term position to assist with a heavy 5-month workload period from mid-November until the end of April, 2027. Apply today to learn more!
As Senior Accountant, you will:
- Work closely with the accounting team to provide timely and accurate financial information, as well as support effective management decision making. Examine financial results and assess their implications. Assist with financial planning.
- Oversee and ensure accurate and timely closings (month-end, quarter-end, and year-end) as per company accounting policies.
- Help prepare monthly and audited financial statements, ensuring compliance with accounting policies, and including reconciling accounts and providing insightful variance analysis.
- Help develop and implement financial metrics and other internal controls. Recommend policy updates and/or operational efficiencies.
- Help ensure audit preparation and completion by preparing and retrieving documents, responding to auditor requests, and following audit procedures relevant to the role.
You will bring:
- Degree in finance, accounting, or related field. CPA accounting designation or working towards one.
- 4-6+ years related full cycle accounting experience. Skilled in Accounting Software programs and proficient with MS Office.
- Demonstrates positive, thoughtful leadership and works well both independently and with the team.
- Brings strong organizational and analytical skills, with a commitment to accurate, high-quality work delivered on time.
- Applies proven critical thinking and analytical skills, asking questions and assessing complex information to develop sound recommendations.
Great team environment, competitive remuneration and opportunities to learn and be challenged!
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Senior Accountant will work with the accounting team to produce timely financial information and variance analysis, and oversee period-end closings. The role also helps build financial metrics and internal controls and prepares documents for audits.
Requirements
Candidates need a degree in finance, accounting or a related field, with a CPA designation or progress toward one. They need 4 to 6+ years of full-cycle accounting experience, skill with accounting software and MS Office, and strong analytical and organizational abilities.
Skills
- Full-cycle accounting
- Month-end and year-end closing
- Account reconciliation
- Variance analysis
- Financial planning
- Internal controls
- Audit preparation
- Financial metrics development
- Accounting software
- MS Office
- Excel
- Critical thinking
- Analytical skills
- Organization
- Leadership
- Teamwork
Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Consulting
Keywords
- Senior Accountant
- accounting
- full cycle accounting
- month-end close
- year-end close
- financial statements
- reconciliations
- variance analysis
- audit preparation
- internal controls
- financial planning
- CPA
- MS Office
- Excel
- Regina
- Saskatchewan
- contract
- term position
- accounting software
Seniority
Senior
Licences and certifications
- CPA
Tools
- Accounting software
- MS Office
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Finance
- Accounting