Junior Operational Accountant

Environmental Services Association of Alberta; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Solstice Environmental Management in Edmonton is seeking a Junior Operational Accountant to join the in-office team. Reporting to the Accounting Lead, this role offers early-career professionals exposure to all aspects of accounting and business operations.

Approximately 70% accounting and 30% operational support, with full training provided. The position emphasizes the right attitude and work ethic over prior experience.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate with an accounting degree or diploma.
• Based in or able to reliably work on-site in Edmonton, Alberta.
• People person with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Eager to learn, adaptable, and willing to take on varied tasks.
• Comfortable working with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day entries into the accounting system (GL entries, invoices, payments, journal entries).
• Prepare and complete monthly bank reconciliations and credit card reconciliations.
• Generate routine AP and AR reports and flag issues for leadership.
• Provide general assistance to leadership and project teams (docs, data pulls, admin support).
• Perform data entry and ensure data consistency between time-tracking, HR and finance systems.
• Maintain records, clean duplicates, and support basic reporting from data sets.
• Other duties as assigned and day-to-day administration support.

Skills

People skills

Organizational skills

Detail oriented

Multitask management

Eager to learn

Team collaboration

Education

Accounting degree or diploma

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

We are seeking a Junior Operational Accountant to join our in-office Edmonton team. Reporting directly to the Accounting Lead, this is an ideal opportunity for an early-career accounting professional who wants hands‑on exposure to all aspects of accounting and business operations.

This role is approximately 70% accounting responsibilities and 30% operational support. You will play an important part in keeping our financial processes running smoothly while supporting the broader team as needed.

Full training will be provided — we’re looking for the right attitude and work ethic more than specific prior experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES:

• Accounting:
• -Day‑to‑day entries into the accounting system (GL entries, invoices, payments, journal entries as directed).
• -Prepare and complete monthly bank reconciliations and credit card reconciliations.
• -Generate routine AP and AR reports, distribute them to leadership, and flag issues (overdue accounts, unusual items).
• Communications and General Assistance
• -Provide general assistance to the leadership team and project teams (document formatting, simple data pulls, admin support).
• Data Management and Systems
• -Perform data entry and ensure data consistency between time‑tracking, HR, and finance systems.
• -Handle general data management: keep records current, clean up duplicates, maintain structured folders and naming conventions, and support basic reporting from these data sets.
• -Other duties as assigned & assist with Day-to-Day administration activities.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• -A recent graduate with an accounting degree or diploma
• -Based in or able to reliably work on‑site in Edmonton, Alberta
• -A genuine “people person” with strong interpersonal and communication skills
• -Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities
• -Eager to learn, adaptable, and excited to take on new and varied tasks
• -Comfortable working directly with senior leadership and cross-functional teams
• -Strong ability to learn and adopt new software quickly — comfort with the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) will be a key factor for success in this role
• -No prior accounting or industry experience required — training will be provided

Why Solstice?

Founded in 2002, Solstice Environmental Management is a Western Canadian environmental consulting firm that helps clients understand, manage, and reduce environmental impact while supporting sustainable development. Guided by our purpose of Reclaiming Value for Future Generations, we are committed to making Solstice the place to start and have a meaningful career.

Here are some of the things we are doing to make this a reality:

• -Employer-paid non-taxable benefits & Employee paid taxable benefits
• -Opportunities for reimbursed professional growth and development
• -A culture of mentorship
• -Early career exposure to all aspects of accounting and business operations
• -A collaborative, supportive, and team-oriented culture
• -RRSP Matching for long term employees
• -Opportunities to participate in special projects and business analysis as the company grows
• -Meaningful work supporting environmental sustainability across Western Canada

Why do you pay the taxable benefits: If the company pays for Long-Term Disability (LTD) premiums and you ever need to receive LTD benefits, those benefit payments are generally taxable; when employees pay the LTD premiums themselves, any future LTD benefits are typically received tax-free.

We hope that you are as excited to work with us as we are about growing our people.