Senior Accountant (12 month contract)

About the Role

Brookfield Renewable is looking for a Senior Accountant who enjoys a fast-paced environment and can multi-task in an Accounting department.

As a Senior Accountant, under our Business Services Group, you will be accountable for all aspects of the monthly accounting cycle, ensuring accurate financial close within tight deadlines.

In this role, you will regularly collaborate with members of Brookfield’s Business Services Group Finance Team and other internal stakeholders, allowing you to build strong networks within the organization.

We welcome dedicated, and team-oriented individuals who are passionate about being an integral part of our dynamic organization and helping it thrive.

We are looking for people who are interested in both professional and personal growth!

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of assigned companies, acting as the main point of contact for those outside the department.
• Demonstrate appropriate understanding / working knowledge of accounting principles and internal controls, and apply them.
• Review journal entries and account reconciliations to ensure timely and accurate monthly financial close, prepare timely and accurate journal entries as required.
• Maintain accounting workbooks and ensure proper audit trail for all vouchers booked in the system;
• Participate in the forecasting and budgeting process, and perform variance analysis on key accounts;
• Supervise and coach a team of Accountants, sharing knowledge and experience in order to improve the financial close process.
• Review and maintain monthly general ledger reconciliations to the sub-ledgers.
• Work directly with the audit team to provide quarterly and year-end audit support.
• Develop and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy of the financial close process, as well as improve the internal control environment.
• Work closely with other departments, such as Financial Reporting, Consolidations, FP&A, Tax, and Settlements to facilitate timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare and document analysis for complex accounting issues, present the findings and conclusions, including the implementation plan to the Accounting group, as well as impacted stakeholders;
• Support the Manager, Accounting in various ad-hoc requests and special projects.

Knowledge and Experience Required

• Recognized professional accounting designation (CPA or equivalent
30+ days ago