Manager, Accounting

Working Energy; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing online marketplace company in Calgary is seeking an experienced Manager, Accounting. In this full-time role, you will lead a team, oversee financial reporting, and ensure compliance with IFRS. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of accounting experience and holds a CPA designation. This position offers a competitive salary and includes the possibility of flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive base salaries

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid vacation days and sick days

Hotel and travel discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• 2-3 years of experience in people leadership.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and audit practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end close and variance analysis.
• Provide guidance and leadership to the Accounting team.
• Support quarterly forecasting and budgeting cycles.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business

Professional accounting designation (CPA)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Oracle NetSuite

Job description

About the Role

LodgeLink’s Accounting team has a full-time opportunity for a Manager, Accounting based in Calgary, AB. Reporting to the Controller, this role is a key leadership position within LodgeLink’s Financial Accounting team. The Manager, Accounting will lead a team of four, oversee monthly and quarterly reporting, and collaborate with Corporate Financial Reporting to support external financial disclosures. In addition, the role is responsible for ensuring that all accounting activities are completed accurately, on time, and in accordance with IFRS.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, a CPA designation and 2-3 years of experience in people leadership. This is an excellent opportunity for a collaborative, detail-oriented accounting professional to contribute to a fast-growing online marketplace company.

This is an in-office role, with 20% flexibility to work from home.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for month-end close and ensuring comprehensive variance analysis and reporting are completed on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Provide guidance and leadership to the Accounting team with oversight of month-end accounting entries, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, income statement analysis, and interdivisional and elimination entries for various intercompany transactions.
• Present monthly internal financial reporting with variance analysis to Senior Leadership.
• Review monthly capitalization entries for internally developed software, ensuring the entries align with IFRS treatment and review and intangible asset policy as required.
• Support quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting cycles, working closely with the Senior Financial Analyst and Corporate FP&A.
• Assist with the preparation of standalone financial statements and full note disclosure, and other external reporting requirements as needed.
• Liaise with Corporate Accounting as BU lead to engage with external auditors for all quarterly and annual financial reporting periods.
• Research complex accounting issues and ensure alignment with IFRS standards and industry practices.
• Proactively identify and implement preventative and detective controls to aid in the accuracy and timeliness of financial and KPI reporting.
• Ensure proper adherence to all administrative and operational processes, procedures, and policies in relation to corporate accounting functions.
• Exercise professional judgment to strike the right balance between the business objectives of the division and the Company’s requirements under IFRS.
• Support management in all accounting, tax, treasury, and controls related issues.
• Other ad hoc duties and special projects as required.
• Collaborate with the Data & Product Management teams on process improvements and platform integrations as it relate to accounting.
• Perform other ad hoc duties and special projects as assigned.

People Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of four accounting professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Set clear performance goals and provide ongoing feedback, guidance, and professional development opportunities.
• Promote a positive and inclusive team environment that aligns with LodgeLink’s values and supports employee engagement and retention.
• Encourage innovation and process improvement through knowledge sharing and cross-functional collaboration.
• Act as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert for accounting best practices within the team and broader organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field.
• Professional accounting designation required (CPA).
• 5-7 years post-graduate experience with a strong understanding of full-cycle accounting.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and familiarity with audit practices and principles.
• Proven analytical skills and demonstrated initiative to solve problems.
• Extensive experience using and learning various ERP Systems and Microsoft Applications.
• Demonstrated advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, capable of professional interaction with various levels of operations and other departments.
• Possess a professional and ethical attitude with the ability to manage concurrent deadlines.
• Working experience with Oracle NetSuite is considered an asset.

About LodgeLink

LodgeLink, a Black Diamond Group company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is more than just a digital marketplace and ecosystem for crew travel; we’re a caring tech company on a mission to transform workforce travel. Our digital platform is the key to unlocking seamless solutions for finding, booking, and managing crew travel and accommodation needs. Powered by a growing network of hotel and lodge partners, we address the unique challenges of crew travel, applying technology to streamline the entire process from booking to management, payments, and cost reporting. At LodgeLink, we're not just saving our customers time and money; we're changing the future of workforce (crew) travel – for the better.

United by our vision to be THE ecosystem for workforce travel, our values reflect our commitment to collaboration, agility, dependability, inventiveness, and audacity. As a diverse and inclusive team, we come together, sharing ideas, building disruptive technology, and tackling complex problems. Our relentless pursuit to deliver value and superior customer experiences is inspired by a collective passion to ‘Create A Better Way’ for all.

At LodgeLink, we're seeking exceptional team players with an entrepreneurial spirit to contribute to our rapid growth. If you crave a career, not just a job, we could be the perfect fit.

LodgeLink Total Rewards

Caring for our team is a priority, and we’re pleased to provide these benefits:

Building a diverse and inclusive team, supporting career growth and development.

Competitive base salaries.

Share Appreciation Rights program for salaried employees.

Paid vacation days and sick days.

An employee charitable donation program.

Hotel and travel discounts.

Comprehensive benefits package including extended health, vision, dental, Health Spending Account, TeleDoc, Employee Assistance Program, Life, Long-term Disability, AD&D, and Critical Illness Insurance.

Location: Calgary, AB. Office located in beautiful Eau Claire, within a 5-minute walk to Prince’s Island Park.

Company-hosted events and a game room.

Ability to join our Social Club and join colleagues for fun events such as golf, bowling, curling, stampede events and more.

Free access to the Aspen Properties Fitness Centers.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Black Diamond Group is committed to diversity, equal opportunity and ensuring that our employees can thrive in an inclusive environment. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, veteran status, Indigenous status, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected factors. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request during the recruitment process.