Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant – Roles and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Controller, the ideal candidate should possess strong analytical skills, excellent communication skills, be highly organized, and have exceptional problem-solving skills. This position will provide a wide variety of both complex and routine function services to the accounting department and all other departments throughout the mine.

Staff Accountant Duties:

• Assist with preparation of monthly cost reports
• Bank reconciliations
• Analysis and filing of all provincial commodity tax returns (GST/ HST)
• General Ledger reconciliations and analysis of all accounts
• Support for the compilation and analysis of annual budgets and quarterly forecast assessments
• Support for interim and annual external / internal financial audits
• Monthly analysis and reporting of departmental budget versus actual expenditures
• Fixed Asset reporting and analysis, including Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) and disposals.
• Review of supplier payments and supporting documentation, ensuring strong internal controls are maintained
• Assist with and perform month end closure
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge and Experience:

• Demonstrated experience in effective time management in a fast-paced environment
• Team player that can work with various levels of the organization
• Self-directed and capable of working within a continuously changing environment
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as independently.
• Ability to multi-task, priority effectively and meeting reporting deadlines

Education and Certification

• Post-secondary degree in Accounting, Commerce, Finance, or a related field
• Minimum of 3 – 5 years of relevant work experience

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company events
• Dental care
• Extended health care
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

• English not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay
• Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Hinton, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

• Accounting: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: One location