Corporate Accounting Specialist

Capital Power•Edmonton, AB

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Capital Power is currently seeking a proactive and detail-oriented individual with strong corporate accounting experience to join our team as a Corporate Accounting Specialist. In this role, you will act as a strategic business partner for a portfolio of our corporate G&A teams, ensuring accurate and timely budgeting, forecasting, reporting of corporate G&A and headcount, along with intercompany and lease accounting.

Requirements

Bachelor of Commerce or Business degree with a major in Accounting or Finance.
3 – 5 years of relevant experience.
The ability to automate and improve processes, with an interest in technical solutions and continuous process improvement.
Strong attention to detail, excellent planning and organization skills, advanced Excel skills, and can perform in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI and MS Office suite of applications, particularly Excel, as well as large ERP and Planning tools.
Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong interpersonal and communication capabilities.
Legally eligible to work in Canada.

Nice To Haves

An accounting designation or progress towards a CPA designation is an asset.
Experience in the power industry is considered an asset.
Specific experience with Oracle G/L and Hyperion would be an asset.

Responsibilities

Coordinating the corporate general and administrative (G&A) annual budget and quarterly forecasting process across a portfolio of our Corporate G&A teams, including headcount.
Acting as a business partner with senior-level corporate G&A budget owners, which includes supporting and training new leaders on the G&A budget and forecast process and providing training on the use of Power BI reports.
Support accounting and reporting for business development projects, including invoice processing and preparing project related journal entries.
Providing input into the design and implementation of G/L coding and structure for corporate costs, while streamlining the account structure for corporate costs.
Analyzing corporate G&A variances to budget, forecast and prior year which are reported to the Executive Team, and reported in the MD&A.
Preparing month-end journal entries, ensuring all leases, intercompany transactions, and applicable corporate G&A-related transactions are accurately recorded.
Preparing monthly intercompany reconciliations and working cross-functionally with the various Finance teams to resolve any discrepancies.
Collaborating with other departments to ensure accurate corporate G&A reporting.
Providing input and recommendations on ways to optimize processes, timelines, and flow of information.
Developing and maintaining enterprise-level reporting using tools such as Power BI.
Contributing to the Shared Services team by maintaining and implementing internal controls around Information Produced by the Entity (IPE) controls key business reports used by the team.