Senior Financial Accountant

STEMCELL Technologies; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 84,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

STEMCELL Technologies in Vancouver, Canada, is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to oversee complex accounting and ensure compliance with established standards. You will contribute to planning and reporting accuracy, support audits, and drive process improvements.

You will develop accurate schedules, perform reconciliations, and lead period-end close while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance financial efficiency and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field and CPA (or equivalent).
• Advanced knowledge of accounting standards, reconciliations, and compliance reporting.
• Experience preparing audit-ready schedules and supporting external reporting requirements.
• Proficiency in ERP systems, specifically SAP, reporting tools, and financial analytics.
• Knowledge of consolidation, cash flow reporting, and budget processes.

Responsibilities

• Leads preparation of complex reconciliations and journal entries across balance sheet, P&L, and cash accounts
• Develops reports and schedules for internal management, external compliance, and financial audits
• Analyzes financial results and trends to support planning, forecasting, and risk identification and organizes and manages period end close
• Ensures compliance with financial transaction recording standards, tax requirements, and regulatory obligations and advises and leads improvements to systems, controls, and reporting processes to enhance accounting efficiency and accuracy
• Leads the resolution of complex financial transaction accounting and/or issue resolution, working collaboratively and effectively with other teams/departments

Skills

CPA

Accounting standards

Reconciliations

Audit readiness

SAP

Financial analytics

Consolidation

Cash flow reporting

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA or equivalent

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Job Description Summary

Join STEMCELL's dynamic finance team as the Senior Financial Accountant. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing complex financial accounting and ensuring compliance with established standards.

Job Description

Join STEMCELL's dynamic finance team as the Senior Financial Accountant. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing complex financial accounting and ensuring compliance with established standards.

You will play a vital role in STEMCELL’s overall financial planning and reporting accuracy by delivering key insights and ensuring adherence to compliance requirements. Additionally, you will support audit activities and advise on opportunities for process improvements. A key focus will be developing accurate schedules and performing reconciliations across various accounts.

If you are a highly analytical individual who enjoys challenging work and wants to contribute to Canada's largest biotech company, this position offers an exciting opportunity!

Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads preparation of complex reconciliations and journal entries across balance sheet, profit and loss (P&L), and cash accounts
• Develops reports and schedules for internal management, external compliance, and financial audits
• Analyzes financial results and trends to support planning, forecasting, and risk identification and organizes and manages period end close
• Ensures compliance with financial transaction recording standards, tax requirements, and regulatory obligations and advises and leads improvements to systems, controls, and reporting processes to enhance accounting efficiency and accuracy
• Leads the resolution of complex financial transaction accounting and/or issue resolution, working collaboratively and effectively with other teams/departments

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field and CPA (or equivalent), plus 6-10 years of relevant experience
• Advanced knowledge of accounting standards, reconciliations, and compliance reporting
• Experience preparing audit-ready schedules and supporting external reporting requirements
• Proficiency in ERP systems, specifically SAP, reporting tools, and financial analytics
• Knowledge of consolidation, cash flow reporting, and budget processes

STEMCELL Technologies is a privately owned, Vancouver-based biotechnology company that helps power leading-edge life science research around the world. Driven by our love of science and passion for quality, we are a company of Scientists Helping Scientists—standing by our customers to provide the outstanding products, technical support, and training they need to advance their research. Scientists performing stem cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine, and cellular therapy research are among those who rely on our cell culture media, cell separation products, instruments, accessory products, and services. Through our many regional offices, as well as our distribution centers in Vancouver, Seattle, Grenoble, and Singapore, we deliver our innovative, specialized products to more than 100 countries. With over 1,800 employees globally, most with scientific or engineering degrees, STEMCELL is proud to be the largest biotechnology employer in Canada.

This is an opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a science-oriented, creative, and dynamic environment. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and meaningful career development opportunities.

STEMCELL is well recognized for exceptional leadership and business practices. We are one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and operate an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system to measure and reduce our environmental impact.

As an equal opportunity employer, STEMCELL is dedicated to ensuring that every employee feels safe, valued, and respected for who they are. We know that scientific progress and innovation occur when diverse, creative minds come together and we are committed to nurturing a culture of inclusivity and belonging. STEMCELL enforces a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination. Selection decisions are solely based on job-related factors.

The annual salary for this job ranges from:

$83,700.00 - $125,500.00

STEMCELL determines an individual’s pay within the range based on multiple factors including experience, education, job-related skills, and equity in the team or organization. For jobs that are eligible for sales incentives, the range noted above is inclusive of target incentives; actual incentives are based on individual performance results in accordance with company policy. In addition to base salary, STEMCELL offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health benefits, retirement savings, and more.