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Job Description
Accountant
Platform Calgary
Empowering people // building the next economy.
Calgary Alberta
The Opportunity:
Our small but mighty finance team is looking for a talented and passionate Accountant to enhance the team. The ideal candidate will be excited to add value to the finance team and all business teams through timely accurate and reliable financial data. You will also be very passionate about process improvement focusing on enabling accuracy and efficiency across person will be an organized individual with the ability to maintain a high level of accuracy with strong attention to detail. This position reports to the Chief Financial Officer.
What you will be doing:
- Enable and ensure accurate timely and reliable accounting information
- Assist with full cycle accounting including preparing month end close entries such as prepaids fixed assets bank reconciliations and accrued receivables and payables
- Maintain processes around asset management including supporting the timely collection of overdue accounts and reporting on the status of receivables and payables
- Assist with the monthly credit card reconciliations and semimonthly payment runs
- Assist in the timely and accurate filing of GST returns
- Prepare or assist with monthly financial data in a timely accurate and reliable manner including account reconciliations and budget variance analyses
- Support the quarterly forecasting and annual budget processes
- Assist with regular cash forecasting and management
- Support internal procedures to ensure that Platform Calgary is managed within its mandate regulations and bylaws
- Assist with the preparation of quarterly internal and annual external financial statements
- Assist with the external auditors to enable a smooth and efficient audit
What you will bring:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance
- Enrollment in the CPA Professional Education Program (CPA PEP) is an asset
- 23 years of progressive experience and familiarity with accounting software and financial reporting systems; experience working in a dynamic nonprofit environment is an asset
- 2 years of experience assisting with a month end close and year end close process preparing leadsheets and submitting related month end close entries
- An understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles;exposure to Nonprofit standards is an asset
- Proficient in Excel Google Suite and Google Sheets; proficiency in Sage Intacct and Asana is an asset
- Demonstrated ability for continuous improvement around accounting and control processes to enable timely accurate and reliable financial information
- Ability to spot mistakes and ensure the details are taken care of; requires a high level of accuracy
- Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with multiple teams
- Dependable selfdirected and with strong organizational skills
- Collaborative professional who takes ownership and drives issues to resolution
- Ability to thrive in a fastpaced team environment with changing competing priorities and tight timelines
- You enjoy learning together with your teammates and helping others to succeed in their work as well
- You prioritize balancing work and personal life
- High level of integrity confidentiality and accountability
Platform Calgary perks:
- Hybrid and flexible work: Our team enjoys the flexibility of hybrid work and flexible hours so we can all do our best work 60 in office).
- Great benefits from day one: Health dental and wellness benefits; RRSP matching program; parental leave topup program development stipends and other perks!
- Paid Time Off: We offer plenty of paid time off including 1 flex day per month plus office closure in December/January.
- A unique place to work: The Platform Innovation Centre is the front door to Calgarys tech and innovation community. Home to 120 partners (and the thousands of guests who attend education programs meetups and other events) dedicated to helping companies to start grow and succeed.
We are fostering a culture of belonging that is diverse and begins with an equitable and accessible hiring process.
- We highly encourage applications from excluded and marginalized communities regardless of race creed sex gender orientation religion and including persons with disabilities visible minorities and foreignborn residents.
- You do not need to meet 100 of the qualifications to apply if you think this could be the role for you and you bring something unique to the table submit your application!
- Any candidates with disabilities or who may require accommodations throughout the recruitment process are encouraged to contact
To apply please upload your cover letter and resume. We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest; however only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.
About Platform Calgary
Platform Calgary is an impact organization whose members are tech companies large and small united in a vision of inclusive innovationdriven prosperity for Calgary. Platform Calgary brings together the resources of Calgarys tech ecosystem to help startups launch and grow at every step of their journey from ideation through to scale. Our focus is on making all parts of Calgarys startup ecosystem better resourced connected efficient and prominent. For more information about Platform Calgary visit .
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