Senior Accounting Contractor(6-months)
- Calgary, AB, Canada
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- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of month-end close responsibilities
- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Senior Accountant Contractor (6-months)
Our Calgary-based technology client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Accountant Contractor to support its growing finance team during a significant acquisition and integration initiative. This role will be responsible for managing core accounting functions across a multi-entity organization, ensuring accurate financial reporting, efficient month-end close processes, and strong operational support while finance leadership focuses on strategic acquisition activities. The successful candidate will work closely with accounting and finance stakeholders across North America and international operations, helping maintain continuity and financial integrity during a period of growth and transformation.
Your Success Will Be Defined By Your Ability To
Recruitment Partners Inc. is an Alberta-based, Alberta-focused recruitment firm. We are dedicated to building long-term relationships while securing top talent for Alberta's best employers. At the heart of our efforts is a collaborative, consultative approach. We are proud of our team of consultants, who come with practical business experience, a strong network of professional contacts, and are focused on what is best for both clients and candidates. We will facilitate the best fit between client and candidate. This means reduced turnover, enhanced employee engagement, increased productivity, customer satisfaction, and more.
Accounting & Finance - Engineering, Sales & Operations - HR & Office Support - Technology - Contingent Workforce - Executive Search
Contact us today - Your Search Partner - www.recruitmentpartners.ca
Our Calgary-based technology client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Accountant Contractor to support its growing finance team during a significant acquisition and integration initiative. This role will be responsible for managing core accounting functions across a multi-entity organization, ensuring accurate financial reporting, efficient month-end close processes, and strong operational support while finance leadership focuses on strategic acquisition activities. The successful candidate will work closely with accounting and finance stakeholders across North America and international operations, helping maintain continuity and financial integrity during a period of growth and transformation.
Your Success Will Be Defined By Your Ability To
- Own and execute month--end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, and financial analysis
- Prepare and reconcile expense-related balance sheet accounts, accrued liabilities, payroll accounts, and intercompany balances
- Manage intercompany transactions, funding transfers, and treasury-related activities across multiple entities
- Review and approve vendor payments while ensuring transactions are accurately recorded within company systems
- Collaborate with Accounts Payable and international accounting teams to support daily accounting operations
- Coordinate accounting requirements for international subsidiaries and support monthly financial reporting activities
- CPA designation or enrollment in the CPA program is preferred
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of month-end close responsibilities
- Strong experience with journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial statement analysis
- Experience working within a large ERP environment; NetSuite experience is considered a strong asset
- Understanding of treasury processes, intercompany accounting, and multi-entity accounting structures
- Prior experience in SaaS, software, technology, or professional services environments is preferred
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, adaptable, and solutions-focused
Recruitment Partners Inc. is an Alberta-based, Alberta-focused recruitment firm. We are dedicated to building long-term relationships while securing top talent for Alberta's best employers. At the heart of our efforts is a collaborative, consultative approach. We are proud of our team of consultants, who come with practical business experience, a strong network of professional contacts, and are focused on what is best for both clients and candidates. We will facilitate the best fit between client and candidate. This means reduced turnover, enhanced employee engagement, increased productivity, customer satisfaction, and more.
Accounting & Finance - Engineering, Sales & Operations - HR & Office Support - Technology - Contingent Workforce - Executive Search
Contact us today - Your Search Partner - www.recruitmentpartners.ca
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Responsibilities
Manage month-end close activities, journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial analysis across multiple entities. Support intercompany and treasury activities, vendor payments, international accounting operations, and monthly financial reporting.
Requirements
The role prefers a CPA designation or enrollment in the CPA program and requires at least five years of progressive accounting experience, including responsibility for month-end close. Candidates should have strong reconciliation, financial analysis, ERP, intercompany, and treasury experience, with NetSuite and technology-sector experience considered assets.
Skills
- Month-End Close
- Journal Entries
- Accruals
- Account Reconciliations
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- Intercompany Accounting
- Treasury Operations
- Multi-Entity Accounting
- ERP Systems
- NetSuite
- Vendor Payment Review
- Payroll Accounting
- Accounts Payable
- Communication
- Prioritization
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Hiring contact
Jillian Bagay
Categories
- Finance & Accounting
Keywords
- CPA
- Month-End Close
- Journal Entries
- Accruals
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Accrued Liabilities
- Payroll Accounting
- Intercompany Transactions
- Funding Transfers
- Treasury
- Vendor Payments
- Accounts Payable
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Statement Analysis
- ERP
- NetSuite
- Multi-Entity Accounting
- International Subsidiaries
- SaaS
- Software
- Technology
- Professional Services
- Acquisition Integration