Senior Accountant, Operations

Description

Reporting to the Supervisor, Operations Accounting, this position will be primarily responsible for partnering with the HPC Operations Accounting Team and working collaboratively with all our stakeholders to provide financial inputs to monitor key business activities.

In addition, this role will work closely with our site Turnaround team to develop and deliver timely data and dashboards.

Key Activities and Responsibilities :

• Provides month end and quarter end support to the Operations Accounting Team including journal entries, approvals, SOX and analysis
• Provides support and mentoring of junior team members
• Partners with business and provides financial acumen to site decisions
• Supports preparation of the annual operating budget and monthly operating forecasts and assist in the preparation of the annual capital budget
• Supports Capital program, AFE development, asset management and approvals as required
• Analyze, interpret, and provide forward looking information to present to the senior leadership team for decision making
• Review costs, improve visibility and analysis of cost drivers, identify trends and implications of current costs on future costs, and provide this information to site personnel in a timely manner
• Working with the Turnaround Team to develop reporting standards and improve data accuracy
• Provide thought leadership for continuous improvement ideas, and provide analysis and verification of results for ongoing initiatives
• Improve the quality and availability of data and business information, making key financial data readily available to leaders across the Business Unit
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis for various stakeholders

Education, Skills and Experience :

• CPA designation required
• Post-secondary degree in Finance or Accounting with a minimum 5+ years post-qualification experience in a related field, preferably industrial plant experience
• Knowledge and application of IFRS, SOX
• Excellent MS Office skills including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI
• SAP 4 Hana, Maximo experience would be preferred
• Team player, curious, proactive and enjoy working in a collaborative, supportive team environment
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Exceptional analytical acumen with capacity to identify, scope and solve complex problems
• Background in business partnering with a strong desire to add value to the business, as well as a mindset for continuous improvement
• Strong integrity and business ethics
• Demonstrated sense of urgency and a strong commitment to achieving deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving and organizational skills
• Ability to work in a multi-tasking, deadline-oriented team environment, and interface with various levels of management and leadership
• Ability to think strategically and an attention to detail
• Curious, proactive and enjoy working in a collaborative, supportive team environment

Location and schedule :

Heartland Petrochemical Complex (HPC), Strathcona county, 30 km drive from Edmonton.

9x80 Week 1 work schedule is a type of compressed work schedule that allows employees to work 80 hours over nine days instead of the usual ten, having 1 Friday off in every 2 weeks.

As this position is identified as safety and / or security sensitive, employment of a final candidate will be conditional upon completion of pre-employment medical, drug / alcohol, drivers abstract, employment verification and criminal background check assessments with satisfactory results.

While diversity is a fact, inclusion is the act of recognizing the value of our differences and leveraging them for the betterment of our organization.

At Inter Pipeline, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that values, represents, and supports the communities in which we work.

We are committed to maintaining a respectful workplace and we are building a culture that supports the diverse needs of our employees.

We welcome applications from all individuals including those who are Indigenous, racialized, of varied abilities and ethnicities, members of gender and sexually diverse communities, as well as with any other dimension of diversity.