Company:
Strathcona Regional District
Details:
Strathcona Regional District is currently recruiting for a Senior Accountant.
The Senior Accountant is focused on providing responsive and accurate financial services to the Regional District’s customers, internal clients, and other stakeholders.
As an important leader in an integrated team, the Senior Accountant plays a key role in the on-time delivery of various financial services, including general ledger analysis and reporting, cash management, financial planning, monthly and quarterly reporting, year-end financial statements, grant administration, and asset management planning and coordination.
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Senior Accountant ensures compliance to generally accepted accounting practices and standards, and to the Regional District’s policies and bylaws.
This position requires the ability to communicate with the public, government staff and elected officials, and may be required to report to the Regional Board on financial matters.
Qualifications & Experience:
REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (or equivalent combination)
• Recognized Canadian accounting designation (CPA), or an assessable equivalent of education, training and experience.
• Minimum five years of senior general accounting experience, preferably in a local government finance environment.
• Minimum three years supervisory experience.