Senior Accountant

Creative Energy•Vancouver, BC

30d

About The Position

Creative Energy is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their team. This role involves managing the accounting cycle for sustainable energy solutions. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and be passionate about driving change.

Requirements

Strong communication skills with the ability to convey financial information to individuals with non-accounting backgrounds.
Self-starter with the ability to work independently and as a member of a team, team spirit and willing to go the extra mile.
Excellent time management, organizational and planning skills and demonstrated flexibility coping effectively with changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment and the ability to successfully manage and complete multiple tasks within deadlines.
Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
Proficient with technology, with a focus on Excel and Sage.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.
Minimum of 3 – 5+ years’ of accounting experience.
Big 4 experience.
Experience working in a regulatory environment.

Responsibilities

Lead the full month-end close of subsidiary companies, including monthly variance analysis, monitoring of regulatory deferral accounts, preparation of monthly and annual journal entries, and reconciliation of sub-ledgers.
Assist with month-end close of primary companies, including preparation of revenue analysis, loan documentation, and quarterly consolidated covenant reporting.
Assess internal controls, including risk assessments and reviews of risk areas.
Prepare variance analyses and troubleshoot on an ad hoc basis.
Ensure compliance with intercompany and shared service agreements, managing cross-charges and reconciling intercompany amounts.
Supervise and train junior staff, including review of full-cycle AP and AR, customer and vendor inquiries, monthly bank reconciliations, GST and PST filings, and monthly journal entries.
Assist with annual projects, including preparation of audit working papers and memos, drafting annual consolidated financial statements, and preparation of annual budgets.
Analyze payroll costs and cross charges among the group of companies.
Submit pension and RRSP filings and remittances.
Own pension working papers, compliance, and communication.
Provide back-up for processing bi-weekly payroll for Canadian and US companies, ensuring accurate calculation and remittance of source deductions.
Reconcile and remit union dues and WSBC and WSIB payments.
Prepare regulatory work papers, schedules, and communication.
Follow up with regulatory bodies and implement changes from regulatory rulings.