Accountant
- Calgary, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 3+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
About the role
We are looking for an Accountant who is currently enrolled in, or actively planning to pursue, the CPA designation. You’ll own core accounting and reporting functions and work closely with senior finance leadership. This is a strong opportunity for someone who wants hands-on experience across the full accounting cycle while working toward their CPA.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and review trial balances
- Support Accounts Payable and Receivables
- Lead month-end close, including preparing and posting adjusting journal entries
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and year-end financial statements
- Maintain fixed asset registers and depreciation schedules
- Prepare profit and loss statements with variance analysis
- Produce cash flow reports and analysis
- Support budgeting and forecasting cycles
Qualifications
- Enrolled in, or planning to enroll in, the CPA program (candidates who already hold the designation will not be considered)
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
- 3+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Hands-on experience with trial balances, month-end close and journal entries
- Solid knowledge of financial statement preparation, fixed assets and depreciation
- Experience with cash flow reporting, budgeting and forecasting
- Strong Excel skills and experience with an ERP or accounting system [e.g., SAP, NetSuite, Sage]
- Detail-oriented, deadline-driven and comfortable working independently
More about this job
Responsibilities
Prepare and review trial balances, support accounts payable and receivable, and lead month-end close activities, including adjusting journal entries. Prepare financial statements and profit and loss reports, maintain fixed asset and depreciation schedules, analyze cash flow and variances, and support budgeting and forecasting.
Requirements
Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, at least three years of progressive accounting experience, and be enrolled in or planning to pursue the CPA designation; candidates who already hold the designation will not be considered. They should have hands-on experience with trial balances, month-end close, journal entries, financial statements, fixed assets, cash flow reporting, budgeting, and forecasting, along with strong Excel and ERP or accounting-system skills.
Skills
- Trial Balance Preparation
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Month-End Close
- Journal Entries
- Fixed Asset Accounting
- Depreciation
- Variance Analysis
- Cash Flow Reporting
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Excel
- ERP Systems
- Financial Reporting
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
Keywords
- Accounting
- CPA
- Trial Balances
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Month-End Close
- Adjusting Journal Entries
- Financial Statements
- Fixed Assets
- Depreciation Schedules
- Profit and Loss Statements
- Variance Analysis
- Cash Flow Reporting
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Excel
- ERP
- SAP
- NetSuite
- Sage
- Financial Reporting