Accountant

TRIUMF; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 77,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

TRIUMF is seeking a Senior Accountant to oversee financial planning, accounting, and reporting for operating and grant funds. The role demands strong analytical capabilities and experience with GAAP, supporting innovative research at Canada's foremost particle accelerator center.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits including health and dental

Employee Pension Plan

Generous time away

Maternity and paternity leaves and top-ups

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience required.
• Experience in the not-for-profit or public sector valued.
• Ability to conduct needs analyses and manage complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide full range of accounting services including oversight of processes.
• Prepare financial statements and forecasts to support business decisions.
• Manage general accounting processes and ensure compliance with GAAP.

Skills

Communication

GAAP knowledge

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Certified Public Accountant designation

Tools

Workday

Excel

Job description

Discover TRIUMF, Canada's particle accelerator centre. We are a publicly funded, not-for-profit research lab that is a hub for discovery and innovation.

Our mission is to serve as Canada's particle accelerator centre. We advance isotope science and technology, both fundamental and applied. We collaborate across communities and disciplines, from nuclear and particle physics to the life and material sciences. We discover and innovate, inspire and educate, creating knowledge and opportunity for all.

TRIUMF's diverse community of nearly 600 multidisciplinary researchers, engineers, technicians, tradespeople, staff, and students create a unique incubator for Canadian excellence, as well as a portal to premier global collaborations. Fueling innovation and improving lives, we are committed to accelerating discovery and shaping a better world.

BASIC FUNCTION:

The Senior Accountant will inherit certain duties being performed by the Controller, Grants Accountant, and Accounting Specialist. This role is responsible for accounting, financial planning, management and reporting on TRIUMF operating and grant funds. This role will also perform complex financial analysis, manage internal controls, conduct training sessions with finance and non-finance staff, and assist in drafting process documentation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provides a full range of accounting services, including

• Manages general accounting process. Ensures accounting transactions are processed accurately and timely
• Ensures timely reconciliation of financial accounts and works with various stakeholders to resolve outstanding issues
• Prepares financial statements and forecasts to support business decisions
• Plans, implements and oversees cash and credit card management activities
• Develop, analyze and maintain costings of TRIUMF resources, production processes and key cost drivers
• Meets with departments across TRIUMF, reviewing actual performance with projected results; assesses impact of surpluses/variances
• Prepares audit working papers and compliance statements. Liaises with internal and external audit groups, including providing information and explanatory discussions with auditors
• Provides financial advice, training, and support to TRIUMF users in the areas of accounting, budgeting, financial matters, forecasting and implications of various accounting policies and sound business practices
• Identifies and follows through on opportunities of new revenue and funding to TRIUMF and TRIUMF's research. Develops complex financial models for a broad range of strategic and operational initiatives
• Understands and promotes consistent application of TRIUMF's finance policies and procedures. Drafts policy and makes recommendations to continuously improve business processes and procedures. Ensures adequate controls are in place to safeguard the TRIUMF's assets
• Leads and provides financial information to collaborative grant and project meetings

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

There are no direct subordinates, however some supervisory responsibilities are associated with this position. This position is often required to evaluate the quality of work prepared by others and take appropriate corrective actions.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Expert knowledge of GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and good knowledge of commodity taxation rules (GST/PST applications), public expenditure policies and general administrative processes.
• Knowledge of Canadian charity law and research grant administration would be an asset.
• Excellent computer skills and intermediate knowledge of Excel are required.
• Experience with Workday would be an asset.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to a high-performing team environment.
• Exceptional ability to build relationships and partnerships is a requirement.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline
• Certified Public Accountant designation (CPA, CGA, CMA, or CA)
• Minimum 7 years of progressive accounting experience
• Experience with and ability to consolidate and interpret financial data and present findings
• Experience in the not-for-profit or public sector
• Ability to conduct needs analyses, plan, organize, manage, monitor, complete, and evaluate projects within allocated time and resources
• Ability to simultaneously manage a diverse range of complex projects and activities

Applicants must be legally able to work in Canada on a permanent basis (Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident).

Position type:
Permanent
Hours per week:
35
Total Rewards

At TRIUMF, we value our employees and are committed to providing a competitive total rewards package. We offer comprehensive benefits that promote the well-being and security of our staff and provide an excellent opportunity to grow your career in a high-profile national research facility, where you can make a difference.

Salary Range:
$77,400.00 - $96,800.00

Benefits Information:

• TRIUMF paid dental, extended health, vision care, emergency travel assistance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Life Insurance, and supplementary Wellness Benefits.
• Excellent Employee Pension Plan
• Disability benefits, and optional additional Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Generous time away
• Maternity and paternity leaves and top-ups

Application closing date:
July 23, 2025

Apply now and be part of our extraordinary journey.

Learn more about the amazing research and work we do at TRIUMF.

https://www.discoverourlab.triumf.ca

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Equity, diversity, and inclusion are integral to excellence and enhance our ability to create knowledge and opportunity for all. Together, we are committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the voices of our employees, students, partners, and the people and communities we serve.

As an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity, we encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalised on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

Contact information:
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4004 Wesbrook Mall - Vancouver, BC - V6T 2A3

TRIUMF is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) People, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next on this site.

• Customized rewards programs that focus on flexibility and work-life integration
• Customized rewards programs that focus on flexibility and work-life integration
• Customized rewards programs that focus on flexibility and work-life integration
• Customized rewards programs that focus on flexibility and work-life integration
• Customized rewards programs that focus on flexibility and work-life integration
• Customized rewards programs that focus on flexibility and work-life integration