Accounting Lead

Advantages
• Competitive Wages
• Based locally in Edmonton—no travel required.
• Extended Benefits.
• Great company culture.
• Directly report to the Senior Vice President.
• Opportunity to assist with leading the administrative team.
• Work closely with Operations, Project Managers, customers, and suppliers.


Responsibilities
As the Regional Accounting Lead, you will be the cornerstone of the branch's financial administration. Your responsibilities include:
• Coordinate all administrative activities for the branch.
• Directly responsible for all project administration duties by ensuring timeliness, completeness, and accuracy of data.
• Serves as a gatekeeper, auditor, and analyst for the branch.
• Directly responsible for billing, collections, accounts payable, inventory, and other administrative tasks.
• Primary Regional Liaison between Corporate Accounting and Back Office Operations.
• Managing customer aging report.
• Understanding of GST, PST, HST rules and regulations.
• Responsible for Regulatory Government remittances including GST, payroll and taxes.
• Prepares GST, PST, & CPP reconciliations.
• Perform variance analysis on project and branch financial data.
• Facilitate the daily, weekly, and monthly processes of gathering data and generating reports for management to evaluate branch performance.
• Operational reporting to include but not limited to Op. Ex. Tracking, Invoicing and working Capital.
• Indirectly responsible for supporting customer and business development activities including job-oriented scheduling, safety, HR, payroll, and administrative roles residing in satellite branches and nested customer accounts.
• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy environment by adhering to Company/Customer safety standards and legal regulations.
• Performs all duties as assigned and adheres to Company values, policies, and procedures.

Qualifications
• 8+ years of related accounting experience.
• Experience in data, operational, and financial analysis.
• Intermediate to advanced skill level in Microsoft Excel.
• Detailed-oriented and self-motivated approach, capable of working with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication, time-management, and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills—able to work effectively with staff at all levels, customers, and suppliers.
• The capability to assist with leading the administrative team through planning, communication, and problem-solving.

Summary
If you believe you are a fit for this role, please apply directly to this job ad or email your resume directly to emma.innis@randstad.ca.

Please Note: Only qualified applicants that are being considered for this position will be contacted.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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