Accountant

Finance Coordinator

Job Type: Temp, potential for perm

Pay Rate: $35 per hour

Location: Edmonton, AB

Your New Company

We are looking for a Finance Coordinator to join an Edmonton-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting youth experiencing difficult realities.

Your New Role

You will oversee full-cycle accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, cash management, compliance, audit support, and internal controls while providing reliable financial information and analysis to support organizational decision-making.

What You Need to Do

• Oversee day-to-day accounting operations, including AP, AR, revenue, general ledger activities, journal entries, and reconciliations
• Lead month-end and year-end close and prepare monthly financial statements, reporting packages, and supporting schedules
• Coordinate the annual budgeting process and provide ongoing budget monitoring, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Prepare financial information and analysis for the CFO, leadership team, and Board reporting
• Support external reporting requirements, including GST rebates, WCB reporting, government funding, grants, and the annual T3010
• Coordinate audit schedules, documentation, and routine auditor requests
• Monitor cash activity, banking, investments, credit facilities, leases, and other financial commitments
• Maintain and strengthen internal financial controls, procedures, approval processes, and segregation of duties
• Support the effective use of Sage and related financial reporting tools and identify opportunities for process improvement
• Collaborate with People & Culture on payroll-related financial reporting and reconciliations and with Fund Development on grant and donor reporting

What You'll Need to Succeed:

• 5+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
• A strong background in full-cycle accounting, month-end and year-end close, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with Sage Online or a comparable accounting system.
• Diploma or degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.
• CPA designation or progress toward CPA considered an asset.
• Experience within a not-for-profit or charitable organization, external audits, government funding, grants, and regulatory reporting would be highly valuable.
• You should also be comfortable explaining financial information to non-financial stakeholders and managing competing priorities and deadlines.

What You Need to Do Now:

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

This posting is for an existing vacancy with the organization.

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