Senior Accountant and Reporting Specialist

WCB; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility/Hybrid work model

Comprehensive Benefits Plan

Ongoing professional development

Employee Referral Program

Supportive team and environment

Job summary

The Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia (WCB) is seeking a Senior Accountant and Reporting Specialist to lead quarterly and annual financial statements, provide expert accounting guidance, and drive financial system improvements. You will oversee staff work, ensure compliant reporting, and support external audits and tax activities.

The role requires a university degree in finance or accounting, a CPA in progress or a related master's degree, and at least five years of operational

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or Commerce (or related).
• Minimum five years in an operational accounting environment with progressively responsible duties.
• CPA designation in progress or a Masters in Accounting/Finance or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead quarterly and annual financial statements and reporting.
• Provide financial review of work by finance staff and ensure accurate reporting.
• Research new accounting standards and develop policies and guidance.
• Coordinate external audits and tax compliance, ensuring controls are followed.
• Strengthen internal controls and risk management across the org.
• Advise leaders on financial and accounting matters.

Skills

5+ years accounting experience

Financial reporting

ERP systems

Education

University degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or Commerce

CPA designation in progress or Masters in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP platforms

Job description

Senior Accountant and Reporting Specialist

Req Id: 930 Job Location: Dartmouth, NS, CAN, B3B 0L9

Employment Type: Fulltime

Posting Start Date: 11/3/26

Posting End Date: 11/30/26

About the Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia

The Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia (WCB) is the province’s provider of workplace injury insurance. We inform and inspire Nova Scotians in the prevention of workplace injury. But if it occurs, we support those whose lives it touches by championing a timely return to safe and healthy work. We also provide caring, compassionate support in the wake of workplace tragedy. Our employees describe the culture as Collaborative, Evolving, Service-Minded and Team-Focused.

About the Role

The Senior Accountant and Reporting Specialist is responsible for the preparation, analysis, and finalization of quarterly and annual financial statements and financial reporting, ensuring compliance with applicable accounting standards and organizational policies. The role also provides strategic advice and technical accounting expertise, supports financial system optimization, leads strategic projects, and serves as a key advisor on financial reporting, controls, risk management, and accounting matters across the organization. It assists with the attainment of key organizational goals and deliverables, including interpreting key financial information to determine sustainability and stability of the workers compensation system, including asset and liability levels, and revenue and expense tracking including administrative expense tracking against budget.

Expected Outputs & Results

Financial Reporting & Accounting

• Lead the preparation and delivery of quarterly and annual financial statements, related financial reporting and other financial deliverables.
• Provide financial review and oversight of work prepared by unionized finance staff, ensuring accurate analysis, sound accounting treatment, and high-quality reporting, escalating performance concerns to the appropriate manager, as needed.

Technical Accounting & Policy Development

• Conduct research and evaluation of new and emerging accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and industry developments.
• Develop, implement, and maintain accounting policies, procedures, and financial reporting guidance.

External Audit, Tax and Compliance

• Coordinate and lead interim and annual external audit activities, including preparation of working papers, audit schedules, and responses to auditor inquiries.
• Support income tax and HST/GST compliance, including the application of appropriate accounting principles, tax treatments, and reporting requirements.
• Ensure adherence to internal controls, regulatory requirements, governance frameworks, and financial reporting obligations and any related external or internal auditing objectives.

Internal Controls & Enterprise Risk Management

• Serve as a subject matter expert in internal controls and enterprise risk management frameworks, ensuring confidentiality for any strategically related objectives, inputs or outputs.
• Evaluate, design, and enhance financial controls to strengthen governance, mitigate risk, and improve reporting reliability.

Your Experience & Skills

Project Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Act as the Finance lead on strategic projects, cross-functional initiatives, and business transformation activities. Privy to organizationally sensitive information as part of the strategic goals.
• Lead process improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, data quality, control effectiveness, and financial reporting capabilities, up to and including recommendations on changes impacting FTE compliment of the finance team.

Financial Systems & Business Analysis

• In pursuit of the WCBs strategic objectives and funding strategies (short and long term), the role acts as a SME partnering with Finance and Information Technology teams to evaluate, implement, and optimize finance ERP platforms and financial solutions.
• Analyze accounting processes and system workflows to improve financial transaction processing and reporting effectiveness, including recommending system and or process change for finance staff to achieve long term business objectives.

Advisory & Organizational Support

• Provide financial and accounting advice to leaders and partners across the organization.
• Provide financial and accounting guidance, review, and feedback to finance staff; escalating concerns and recommending corrective action to managers as appropriate.

Required Qualifications

• A university degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or Commerce (or related subject)
• A minimum of five years’ experience in an operational accounting environment, actively involved in progressively more responsible accounting, roles, duties and activities.
• Must possess, or be in the process of obtaining a CPA, or holds a Masters in Accounting, Finance or a related business field.

Note: Previous experience with complex integrated ERP solutions, and/or IFRS, as well as managing financial data integrity end to end, would be considered assets.

Perks of Joining Our Team

• Flexibility/Hybrid work model
• Comprehensive Benefits Plan
• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• A passionate team and a supportive work environment

Accommodation Request

WCB Nova Scotia is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to working with job candidates and employees to request reasonable accommodation in a confidential manner. To request accommodation, please contact the Human Resource team by email at [e-mail]. All information received will be kept confidential.

To learn more about the Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia, navigate to the About Us section of our website.