Senior Accountant

Servus Credit Union; Canada; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading credit union known for its community impact as a Senior Accountant. In this full-time, temporary role, you will leverage your CPA designation and accounting expertise to ensure accurate financial reporting and mentor junior staff. Your analytical skills will be crucial in identifying process improvements and supporting the implementation of internal controls. With flexible remote work options available, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a company recognized for its commitment to employee growth and community service. If you're a detail-oriented problem solver eager for a rewarding career, we encourage you to apply!

Benefits

Training & Development Opportunities

Career Advancement Potential

Flexible work options

Competitive Compensation

Employee Volunteer Program

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of progressive accounting experience required.
• Must be CPA designated or within one year of designation.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Mentorship to junior team members and process improvement.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Investigative Skills

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Change Management

Education

CPA Designation

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Financial Reporting Software

Job description

Posting closes: February 19, 2025

Employment Status: Full-time, temporary (Approximately 4 months) - 37.5 hours per week.

Additional information: We will consider fully remote work from anywhere in Alberta for the right candidate.

Servus Credit Union is Alberta's largest member-owned credit union, known for building strong, resilient communities by helping our members feel good about their money. One of Canada's Best Managed Companies for 20 consecutive years and ranked as one of the top banks in Canada on Forbes World's Best Banks list for two years in a row, we are a team of smart, gutsy and driven individuals.

We are looking for a Senior Accountant in our Accounting Department.

The Senior Accountant will directly report to our Leader of Financial Reporting. This position is accountable for accurate and timely financial reporting and mentorship to others in the department. This position is required to interpret business transactions to create information for business decision makers to assess performance and results, as well as being a main resource for ICOFR implementation, training, and monitoring. It requires a high level of technical knowledge, initiative, creativity, and working without day-to-day direction. The Senior Accountant also continuously looks for efficiencies and ways to support and become a leader for the junior members of the team.

More specifically, the scope of your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Maintain up to date knowledge of IFRS and ensure standards are being appropriately applied on a day-to-day basis and in Financial Statement disclosures.
• Working knowledge of building Financial Statements and Disclosures.
• General working knowledge of internal controls (COSO framework) over financial reporting to be able to help with the maintenance, training and monitoring of controls. This could include working within the department and with other departments to aid in the understanding of responsibilities. As well, an aptitude and ability to learn and apply the COSO framework and actively participate in assessment, recommendations and monitoring.
• In depth knowledge in Microsoft Office - Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point, One Note, Teams etc.
• Maintain/create process and procedure documents and provide feedback to junior staff on their work in this area.
• High level of investigative skills to complete work including identification of variances, ability to research items and prepare a proposed solution to resolve variance or error.
• High level of analytic skills to assess patterns of errors, trending and metrics and communicate the findings.
• Ability to see where process improvements can be made to create efficiency or to add value.
• Assist in training, coaching and leading junior team members.
• Understand change and the reasons for it and assist management in rolling out change to the rest of the team to be able to assist with change management within and outside the team.
• Review policy documents, as requested, and provide feedback to assist with the maintenance of Accounting Policies.

Requirements

To qualify, you will need at least the following:

• CPA Designated or within 1 year of designation.
• OR, Equivalent experience and proven performance ability to work at an advanced level.
• 4 - 6 years of progressive accounting experience depending on the level of education completed.
• Experience in preparing Financial Statements and working with Auditors.
• Experience in Regulatory reporting.
• Exposure to and understanding of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICOFR) and COSO framework.

Most importantly, we are looking for candidates with the willingness and aptitude to learn, who have impeccable computer skills, and who are keen problem solvers. If you are a positive, organized, and detail-oriented person looking for a long-term career growth, then we encourage you to apply!

Benefits

Working for Servus has outstanding benefits. In addition to standard benefits like health and wellness, vacation and retirement savings programs, we also provide other important benefits such as:

• Training & Development Opportunities
• Career Advancement Potential
• Flexible work options
• Competitive Compensation including performance-based incentive pay
• Meaningful work towards individual and corporate goals
• Opportunities to get involved and give back through an employee volunteer program

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At Servus, our employees are also members. This means you'll have all the benefits of being a member of the credit union including profit sharing, voting for the board of directors, and all of the services we provide ... with a few additional perks!

What happens next?

Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Should you require any accommodations during the hiring process, please advise us at that time.

Discover a sense of belonging amongst a team of unique, authentic individuals working together to reimagine financial fitness. We value and celebrate the richness that diverse backgrounds and experiences bring to our community. Your skills, passion, and curiosity may find a sense of belonging at Servus, so even if you don't check every box we encourage you to apply!

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance
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