Senior Accountant Financial Reporting
- AB, Canada
- Edmonton, AB, Canada
$90,000 to $100,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $90,000 to $100,000 CAD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- 4+ years of progressive accounting or financial reporting experience.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Robert Half has partnered up with an industry leader to identify a Senior Financial Reporting Accountant to join their growing finance team. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented accounting professional with strong technical accounting knowledge, experience preparing accurate and timely financial reports, and the ability to support a fast-paced, deadline-driven reporting environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and related reporting packages.
- Support internal and external financial reporting requirements, ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards and company policies.
- Assist with the preparation of consolidated financial statements, account reconciliations, and variance analysis.
- Coordinate and support month-end and year-end close processes.
- Prepare supporting working papers, schedules, and disclosures for statutory and management reporting.
- Partner with internal stakeholders across finance, audit, and operations to ensure reporting accuracy and completeness.
- Assist with external audit requirements, including preparation of audit schedules and responding to auditor requests.
- Review and analyze general ledger activity to identify discrepancies, trends, and areas for improvement.
- Contribute to the enhancement of financial reporting processes, internal controls, and documentation.
- Support special projects related to technical accounting, process improvements, and system implementations, as needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- CPA or pursuit of CPA is considered an asset.
- Accepting public practice background or industry background
- 4+ years of progressive accounting or financial reporting experience.
- Experience with financial statement preparation, month-end close, and account reconciliation.
- Strong understanding of GAAP and financial reporting principles.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP systems.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and work independently in a collaborative environment.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, reporting packages, supporting schedules, and disclosures while ensuring compliance with accounting standards and company policies. Support close processes, reconciliations, variance analysis, audits, and improvements to reporting processes and internal controls.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, plus at least four years of progressive accounting or financial reporting experience. Candidates should have strong GAAP knowledge, financial statement preparation and close experience, advanced Excel and ERP skills, and strong analytical, organizational, and communication abilities; CPA or CPA candidacy is an asset.
Skills
- Financial Reporting
- Technical Accounting
- GAAP
- Month-End Close
- Year-End Close
- Account Reconciliation
- Consolidated Financial Statements
- Variance Analysis
- Audit Support
- General Ledger Analysis
- Internal Controls
- Advanced Excel
- ERP Systems
- Analytical Skills
- Communication Skills
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Manufacturing
- Construction
Keywords
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Statements
- Technical Accounting
- GAAP
- Statutory Reporting
- Management Reporting
- Consolidated Financial Statements
- Month-End Close
- Year-End Close
- Account Reconciliation
- Variance Analysis
- General Ledger
- Audit Schedules
- External Audit
- Internal Controls
- Working Papers
- Disclosure Preparation
- Advanced Excel
- ERP Systems
- CPA
- Process Improvement
- System Implementations
- Construction
- Industrial Machinery Manufacturing