Senior Financial Reporting Advisor

Government of Northwest Territories; Yellowknife; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A government entity in Yellowknife seeks a Senior Financial Reporting Advisor to lead the preparation of financial reports and ensure compliance with accounting standards. The ideal candidate will have a recognized accounting designation and experience in complex financial statement preparation. This role offers a chance to influence accounting practices and work with diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Completion of a recognized accounting designation.
• Five years of progressive accounting experience, including two years in financial statement preparation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation of Public Accounts, ensuring compliance with standards.
• Gather and validate financial data from various departments.
• Develop and review audit working papers during audits.
• Recommend improvements to financial reporting processes.
• Provide training and advice on accounting policies.

Skills

Knowledge of accounting theory, GAAP, and PSAS

Experience in preparing complex consolidated financial statements

Strong communication skills

Organizational and time management skills

Proficiency in accounting systems and software

Education

Recognized accounting designation

Tools

CaseWare

Job description

The Department of Finance has the mandate to provide leadership and direction to the public service in all areas of finance and human resource management. This mandate includes negotiating major financial arrangements with the federal government, providing analysis and advice to the Financial Management Board, and ensuring that financial and information resources are managed effectively, efficiently and economically. This mandate also includes the recruitment and retention of a competent public service that is representative of the people it serves andthe development of programs and services that effectively serve the human resource needs of the public service.

Job Information

Join the Government of the Northwest Territories as a Senior Financial Reporting Advisor and play a key role in shaping transparent financial reporting for our territory. This position offers the opportunity to work on complex financial statements, collaborate with diverse stakeholders, and contribute to the continuous improvement of government accounting practices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the preparation of consolidated and non-consolidated Public Accounts, ensuring compliance with Public Sector Accounting Standards.
• Coordinate with departments, boards, and agencies to gather and validate financial data.
• Develop and review audit working papers and liaise with the Office of the Auditor General during audits.
• Research and recommend improvements to financial reporting processes and respond to proposed accounting standards.
• Provide advice, training, and interpretation of accounting policies to government entities.

Key Skills and Abilities:

• Expert knowledge of accounting theory, GAAP, and PSAS.
• Proven experience in preparing complex consolidated financial statements and audit documentation.
• Strong communication skills to explain financial concepts clearly to non-financial audiences.
• Exceptional organizational and time management abilities.
• Proficiency in accounting systems and software (CaseWare experience is an asset).

Key Qualifications

• Completion of a recognized accounting designation; and five (5) years of progressive accounting experience including two (2) years of experience in the preparation of complex consolidated and non-consolidated financial statements and working papers.

Equivalencies

• Completion of a recognized accounting designation, with completion of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in a relevant field (economics, commerce, mathematics, management accounting, business administration, etc) and 2 years of experience in the preparation of complex consolidated and non-consolidated financial statements and working papers.
• Master's degree from an accredited college/university in a relevant field (economics, commerce, mathematics, management accounting, business administration, etc) and 2 years of experience in the preparation of complex consolidated and non-consolidated financial statements and working papers.
• All other equivalencies will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel [phone] Extension 14106
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]

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