Intermediate Accountant

Spca; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BC SPCA is seeking an Intermediate Accountant to support month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes. This role reports to the Assistant Controller and collaborates with the Finance team on budgeting, audits and special projects.

The ideal candidate has a CPA designation and 3–5 years of accounting experience, with strong analytical and Excel skills. This temporary full-time position includes benefits and a workload across various accounting areas within a nonprofit environment.

Qualifications

• CPA designation required; 3–5 years of accounting experience.
• Understanding of restricted fund accounting and CRA reporting for non-profits.
• Comfortable navigating financial software and MS Excel including pivot tables and dashboards.
• Passion for technology, automation and improving processes in finance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare timely and accurate financial reporting on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Support budgeting, planning and audits including year-end processes.
• Perform cost, revenue and profitability analyses for reporting and decision making.
• Assist with journal entries, cash reconciliations and preparation of financial statements.

Skills

Non-profit accounting

GAAP knowledge

Excel (Pivot Tables)

Financial analysis

Education

CPA designation

Tools

MS Excel

Financial software

Job description

Posted Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM | Expires Friday, January 1, 2027 at 10:59 AM

We welcome diversity, value differences, and foster inclusion in our employment practices.Find out more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion by reading our Foundational Principles on our website. We invite applications from all qualified individuals who are philosophically aligned with our mission, vision and values .

The BC SPCA is a dynamic organization with facilities and services across the province of BC. Join an expanding team in an exciting time of change in an organization that makes a difference! Please read below for additional details and let us know if you have the skills and experience we are looking for by submitting your application.

If you are up for the challenge and would like to be considered for this position, we would like to hear from you. The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA) is looking to fill the following career opportunity:

POSITION: Intermediate Accountant

STATUS: Temporary; Full-Time with benefits (18 months)

SHIFT: 35 hours per week

CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

About the Position:

Reporting to the Assistant Controller and accepting direction from the Controller, the Intermediate Accountant is responsible for mid-level accounting such as: financial reporting, analyses, and complex journal entries. The Intermediate Accountant will work closely with all members of the Finance team as part of the month end, quarter end and year end close process as well as special project support such as the annual budget and audits. The Intermediate Accountant may engage with other departments as required to ensure that reports and analysts are prepared and accounted for correctly.

Some specific duties:

Accounting:

• Works with the finance team to ensure timely and accurate annual, quarterly, monthly and ad hoc financial reporting and compliance deliverables.
• Understands and supports the key performance indicators for the finance function.
• Performing Gaming account analysis and preparing necessary adjusting entries to correct any variances, and reporting thereon.
• Performing cost, revenue and profitability analysis for ongoing lottery fundraising events.
• Assisting with annual budgeting and planning, with guidance from various levels of management and Board of Directors.
• Processing daily cash-in reports, invoices, journal entries and bank reconciliations for subsidiary(ies), and preparing monthly financial statements for review.
• Supports mid-level accounting functions such as: complex journal entries, analyses, and reporting.
• Prepares and reviews internal working papers or analysis to support the annual audit, budget or special projects, as required.

Teamwork & Initiative:

• Contributes to a culture of innovation, teamwork, agility and idea generation.
• Comfortable demonstrating behaviours that support diversity, equity and inclusion and workplace health, safety and wellness within the finance team and on any cross-functional working groups.
• Models exceptional standards of ethics, professionalism and five star internal and external customer service standards.
• Embraces data, technology and automation to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of the finance function.
• Actively supports the financial statement and reporting preparation.
• Actively makes recommendations on changes to or additions in internal controls, finance policies and process documentation.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications you need to have:

• A Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation required, plus a minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in accounting; or an equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable to the employer. Relevant experience includes, but is not limited to the following:
  • Understanding of restricted fund accounting and CRA reporting requirements for non-profits.
  • Foundational understanding of financial risk management and experience identifying, documenting and mitigating financial risks.
  • Ability to research and interpret the CICA Handbook.
  • Comfortable navigating financial software and MS Excel including pivot tables and creating visual dashboards
  • Passion for technology, automation and improving processes within the finance function.
• Emotionally intelligent and creative thinker with a passion for continuous improvement.
• Self-starter who enjoys proactively generating, evaluating and implementing new ideas and does independent research and analysis before making recommendations.
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate competing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with internal and external stakeholders at all levels and from diverse backgrounds in a positive and respectful manner.
• Philosophical harmony with the vision, mission, and strategic directions of the BC SPCA.

The BC SPCA is a Registered Charity BN 11881 9036 RR0001