Job Title: Senior Accountant
Job Type: Permanent position, Hybrid, 3-days in-office, Salmon Arm, BC
Job Salary: $85,000 - $105,000 / Year
Role Overview
You'll own the execution of the close across our clients Canadian entities: journal entries, reconciliations, intercompany and the schedules that support them. You'll make sure the numbers that reach the Controller are accurate, supported and on time. This role sits at the centre of a multi-entity, cross-border accounting environment. You'll work closely with AP, AR, project managers and finance leadership, and you'll be the person auditors go to first for support.
Role Description
Month-End Close
- Prepare and post recurring and non-recurring journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, deferred revenue and allocations.
- Deliver your close tasks on the agreed calendar, with support files ready for review.
- Prepare the monthly financial statement package and supporting schedules for management review.
Reconciliations
- Reconcile bank, credit card, fixed asset, prepaid, accrual and debt accounts every month.
- Clear reconciling items promptly and escalate anything aged or unexplained.
- Keep balance sheet support current, so any account can be explained at any time.
Intercompany
- Record and reconcile intercompany activity between the Canadian and U.S. entities and resolve differences before close.
- Prepare elimination entries and support consolidated reporting.
- Maintain the intercompany loan schedules, including advances, repayments and interest accruals at the prescribed rates.
Audit and Compliance
- Prepare audit schedules and respond to auditor requests accurately and on time.
- Support year-end statement preparation and the information requests from external tax advisors.
- Apply company accounting policies consistently and document how key balances are determined.
Project Accounting
- Support project accounting and revenue recognition, including WIP and percentage-of-completion schedules.
- Review project cost coding and flag errors before they reach reported margins.
- Provide project managers and operations leaders with clear, reliable cost and profitability information.
Cash and Working Capital
- Prepare AR aging analysis and support the collections effort.
- Contribute to cash forecasting and treasury reporting.
Systems and Process
- Take an active role in the NetSuite implementation, including data mapping, testing and building the close in the new system.
- Document procedures and recommend improvements that speed up the close and strengthen controls.
Must Haves
- CPA designated or in the final stages of the designation.
- 3 to 6 years of progressive accounting experience.
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP or IFRS.
Good to Haves
- Multi-entity and intercompany experience; cross-border exposure is highly preferred.
- NetSuite experience.
- System implementation experience.
