Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

Primco Dene Group of Companies

Start Date: As early as May 20, 2025

Worksite: Cold Lake

Employment Classification: Fulltime Hourly

Pay: TBD

Hours of work: Monday to Friday, 8:30AM to 4:30PM

Probation Period: 90 Days

Vacation: Accrued

Group Insurance Plan: Enrolled after waiting period

Sick Leave: 12 days paid leave annually

Laptop: Issued

Deadline to apply: May 16, 2025

Submit your resume to: hr@primcodene.com

• While we sincerely appreciate all applications, only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted.

About us:

Primco Dene is a wholly owned company of the Cold Lake First Nations. With 16 companies under our umbrella, we are one of the most diverse and resilient companies in the region, and with over 700 employees we are one of the biggest employers. Our head office is located in Cold Lake and a sub office in Edmonton, Alberta.

Position Summary:

We are currently looking for a Senior Accountant is a professional who supports accounting management. They work closely with the controller(s) to ensure compliance with regulations and accounting guidelines.

Primary responsibilities include supporting accounting management, identifying internal controls deficiencies, preparing financial statements, managing journal entries, assisting in budgeting, and forecasting, and reviewing accounting information for accuracy. They utilize accounting software, analyze data, and contribute to the financial reporting and control processes of the company.

Management:

• Support most aspects of accounting management (billing, tax forms, reporting etc.)
• Assist in the recognition of internal control deficiencies and policies to comply with legislation and established best practices.
• Assist in the preparation of financial statements in compliance with official guidelines and requirements.
• Manage journal entries, invoices etc. and reconcile accounts for the monthly or annual closing.
• Assist in the preparation of budgets or forecasts.
• Help in development of reports for management or regulatory bodies.
• Review the company’s accounting information to identify and resolve inaccuracies or imbalances.
• Provide mentorship and training to accounting team.
• Utilize accounting IT system to facilitate processes and maintain records.

Accounting:

• Coordinate and prepare internal financial statements.
• Plan, organize and coordinate month-end and year-end close processes.
• Provide monthly, quarterly and year-end analysis.
• Analyze and interpret cost and expense variances quarterly.
• Multi divisional accounting.

Reporting:

• Coordinate and prepare internal financial statements.
• Recommend benchmarks against which to measure the performance of company operations.
• Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics.
• Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to assistant controller.

Compliance:

• Comply with government reporting requirements and tax filings.
• Help in preparation of T4’s and WCB.
• GST preparation and filing.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

Knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Accounting, Finance or related discipline or minimum years of 2 years in senior accounting role.

Skills:

• Proven leadership track record.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Impeccable analytical and organizational skills.
• Credible, ethical, and clean financial history.
• Possess exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including ability to articulate recommendations in a concise and timely manner.
• Able to handle multiple tasks and maintain control and order.
• Strong financial reporting technical skills.
• Sage 50 experience.
• CaseWare experience an asset.

Abilities:

• Ability to maintain confidentiality. Understands the ethical standards of their position.
• Self-motivated and self-directed.
• Ability to work closely with a senior management team.
• Ability to proactively identify risks and mitigate negative impacts to the business.