Accountant

BrokerLink; San Juan de Terranova; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance brokerage in Calgary is seeking an experienced Accountant. The role involves preparing financial statements, reconciling accounts, and supporting financial reporting. Ideal candidates will have a diploma in accounting and 3-5 years of relevant experience. The company offers a competitive compensation package and numerous perks, including flexible health benefits and paid time off.

Benefits

Flexible health and dental insurance benefits package

RRSP with Company matching

Employee discount program

Starting at 3 weeks of vacation

Qualifications

• 3-5 years relevant experience in full-cycle accounting, financial analysis.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Support the Financial reporting team during month, quarter, and year-end.
• Reconcile various balance sheet accounts.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Financial analysis

Time management

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Diploma or Degree in accounting, finance

Job description

Being a part of BrokerLink, means you live our values : to act with integrity, be respectful of others, have a customer-driven mindset, strive for excellence and always treat others with generosity. These values drive our diversity and inclusion efforts to ensure a respectful and inclusive work environment is present.

We want like-minded individuals who want to provide the highest level of customer service, who carry themselves with utmost professionalism.

We want to invest in you! Your success is our success and our purpose of “we’re here to help people” is what motivates us to keep the amazing talent we attract, for a long time. We want to bring out the best of all our team members! Offering countless opportunities to grow and an environment which values our most important assets, you, our team members. We have over 200 offices across Canada, ask us about our flexible work arrangements!

We are looking for an Accountant to join BrokerLink and work out of our Calgary, AB office on a Permanent Full-Time basis.

As part of our employee promise, here are some of the many perks of working with us :

• Flexible health and dental insurance benefits package
• Personal Spending amount to invest in your healthy lifestyle
• RRSP - Registered Retirement Savings Plan with Company matching
• ESPP - Employee Share Purchase Plan (TSX : IFC) program with matching aspect
• Dress for your day’, dress according to your daily schedule
• Competitive compensation package with bonus aspect
• Employee discount program, including Apple, Bell, Rogers and more!
• Paid Time Off in the form of : Personal days, Volunteer days, Exam / Study Time, Jury Duty and starting at 3 weeks of vacation per year!
• Working for an employer who is regularly recognized as one of Canada’s best employers such as Kincentric 2024

What the Role Entails :

• Assist with the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated financial statements, supporting schedules, and other reporting requirements.
• Support the Financial reporting team during month, quarter and year end
• Reconcile various balance sheet accounts including bank, payroll, capital assets, bonus and other sub-ledger accounts.
• Work on preliminary / final purchase price calculations for new acquisitions and prepare purchase journal entries.
• Review opening / final acquisition balances, monthly movements, and final reconciliations for various acquisitions.
• Prepare various regulatory and government reporting (RIBO, GST&HST, sales taxes, quarterly surveys etc.)
• Complete other tasks as assigned and other ad-hoc reporting and accounting projects as required

The Successful candidate will have :

• If you feel you have the equivalent skills, please apply
• Diploma or Degree in accounting, finance
• 3-5 years relevant experience in full-cycle accounting, financial analysis
• Must have advanced excel skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining a high level of accuracy and professionalism.
• Ability to work well with and assist others
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong problem solving, organizational, time management, prioritizing and multitasking skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills