Overview

Our Calgary based client is a leader in its field of renewable energy. They are currently looking for a Senior Advisor, Complex Accounting to join their corporate finance team. This is a permanent role reporting to the Director.

Responsibilities:

Advising on select complex accounting issues arising from business transactions, new transactions, new accounting pronouncements, and maintaining quality and compliance across financial statements
Maintaining quality and compliance across general purpose audits, including management’s discussion and analysis
Maintain corporate accounting policies and related disclosures
Provide support and oversight for assessments relating to embedded derivatives and financial instruments and related valuations
Provide oversight of IFRS 15 Revenues and IFRS 16 Leases.
Identify and research complex technical accounting issues
Provide IFRS and general accounting advice
Assist teams with implementing recommendations
Coordinate the audit of significant conclusions with the auditors and support their requests.
Advise finance staff with respect to their recommendations for new disclosures for new business transactions or new requirements, with a focus on building their own expertise and knowledge of IFRS standards
Monitors relevant accounting and regulatory developments and summarizes them for the Audit
Develop and implement an annual business plan for complex accounting, and accounting policies
Periodically draft updates to internal accounting
Reviews the financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis

Requirements:

CPA designation
A minimum 5 years of post designation experience
Hands-on experience in external reporting and complex accounting or related experience
Advanced or specialized knowledge and experience with IFRS
Knowledge of securities regulations and processes as they pertain to MD&A and financial statement filings
Experience in public accounting (audit and/or consultancy)
Demonstrated ability to apply IFRS and regulatory knowledge to the review of accounting requests, financial documents and new information presented impacting disclosure
Preparation of technical memos supporting your position and ability to work with and respond to external audit requests
Ability to convey complex ideas or principles with simplicity, both in writing and verbally

To apply, please email us your resume, attached, in confidence to chris.jackson@roneta.com. Please include the title of this position in the subject line. We prefer resume files as .doc or .rtf; pdf acceptable.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $125,000.00-$155,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Dental care
Extended health care
Paid time off

Flexible Language Requirement:

French not required

Schedule:

8 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

Bonus pay

Experience:

public practice: 3 years (required)
complex accounting: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

Chartered Professional Accountant (required)

Work Location: In person

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