Position Overview
Joining our growing team of 14 (including 4 accounting and operations professionals), the Senior Accountant will oversee all aspects of the corporate accounting, financial reporting, and budgeting for Beedie Capital.
This role requires a trusted team player who will collaborate across the company and develop a deep understanding of the business needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Reporting and Audit :
- Prepare quarterly and annual financial reporting packages at the consolidated and individual entity level, including cashflow and note disclosures for audited statements
- Develop and issue reporting for various levels of management including Deal, Operations and Executive teams
- Ensure reporting from external fund managers are received in a timely manner and reconciled to the GL
- Prepare annual audit documentation, including investment continuity schedules and other working papers. Liaise with auditors throughout the annual audit process
Accounting and Tax :
- Ensure the integrity and consistency of accounting records in accordance with GAAP
- Responsible for oversight of full cycle accounting, including reconciliation of sub ledgers, analysis of GL, bank reconciliations, review of invoices and payments and review of deployments and other investment activities
- Coordinate and follow all aspects of month-end close, quarter-end, and year-end activities to meet deadlines
- Act as a team resource to resolve accounting and tax questions and issues including identifying, researching, and coordinating implementation of new accounting standards and tax rules as they arise
- Review investment closing documents to ensure proper accounting treatments
- Prepare complex journal entries and schedules, and review journal entries and other deliverables from junior staff
- Analyze and reconcile investment portfolio between core accounting system and investment management software
- Prepare tax returns and supplementary working papers for complex entities and review those prepared by junior staff
- Prepare quarterly tax pro-forma and adjust instalment payments accordingly
- Review and approve GST remittances
- Delegate tasks and provide guidance, training and mentorship to junior staff
- Budgeting and Forecasting :
- Analyze financial and non-financial operational expense data to support overhead and income projections
- Assist with the P&L and cash flow budgeting and forecasting process
Treasury :
- Support the manager with cash flow projections including tracking unfunded commitments and variance analysis
- Coordinate funding from lenders for upcoming deployment or any other cash needs
Other Responsibilities :
- Provide insight to improve processes and increase efficiency across all functions
- Identify and recommend solutions for control deficiencies
- Proactively build relationships with the Deal Teams to support ad hoc assignments
Desired Skills and Experience
- Completion of accounting designation (CMA, CGA, CA, CPA)
- Minimum 3 years of progressive experience in either a full-cycle accounting environment or a public practice accounting firm
- Strong understanding of accounting standards (ASPE)
- Experience with financial reporting, including consolidations
- Strong work ethic, sense of responsibility and confidentiality
- Excellent decision marking, communication (both verbal and written), and analytical skills
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks independently and collaboratively
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to contribute effectively within a team environment
- Comfortable and confident in asking questions
- High attention to detail while maintaining a broader strategic perspective
- Demonstrated ability to give guidance and provide mentorship to junior staff to complete a task together effectively
- Introductory knowledge or a keen interest in investment fund industry
- Prior experience or exposure to Fund Accounting is desired, but not required
- Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment
$80,000 - $100,000 a yearThe annual base pay range for this position will be based on the desired experience level for this role.
Additionally, Beedie recognizes exceptional individual and team performance through our pay-for-performance bonus program.
Factors that contribute to pay decisions include : relevant business and candidate factors such as market location, education, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and organizational needs.
The base salary and bonus are just a few key components of the overall compensation at Beedie. We also provide generous learning and development support, comprehensive group health benefits, vacation, maternity leave top-up, RRSP matching, paid time for volunteering, and more.
- We value your interest in Beedie. While we can only respond to shortlisted applicants, we will keep your information on file and consider you for future opportunities as they come available.