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Senior Bookkeeper, Red Deer area, Alberta | Confidential search

The Opportunity

CBI Business Solutions is conducting a confidential search for a hands-on Senior Bookkeeper on behalf of a privately held business in the Red Deer area of Alberta.

This opportunity is suited to an experienced accounting professional who enjoys taking ownership of the finance function, working closely with an entrepreneurial leadership team and turning accurate financial information into practical business insight.

The right person will be comfortable rolling up their sleeves, shifting priorities when required and solving problems in a fast-paced environment. The role includes responsibility for one direct report and combines detailed accounting work with broader financial oversight.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting and Financial Reporting

• Oversee the company's day-to-day accounting and financial activities.
• Manage the general ledger and ensure transactions are recorded accurately and consistently.
• Lead month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Prepare timely monthly financial statements and management reporting.
• Complete and review balance sheet reconciliations.
• Monitor revenue, expenses, margins and overall financial performance.
• Identify unusual transactions, variances or financial trends requiring management attention.
• Maintain appropriate accounting records and supporting documentation, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of financial information.

Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable

• Provide oversight of accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Monitor customer accounts and outstanding receivables, supporting timely collections and effective cash management.
• Review vendor payments and ensure appropriate authorization and coding.
• Maintain effective processes and controls around invoicing, payments and collections.

Key Responsibilities

Cash Flow and Financial Management

• Monitor cash flow and short-term cash requirements.
• Assist leadership with budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
• Provide financial information and analysis to support business decisions.
• Monitor costs and identify opportunities to improve financial efficiency.
• Work closely with the business owner and leadership team to provide visibility into the company's financial position and performance.

Payroll, Tax and Compliance

• Oversee or support payroll processes and related reconciliations.
• Coordinate goods and services tax (GST) and other required government remittances and filings.
• Maintain appropriate accounting policies, procedures and internal controls.
• Work with external accountants and other professional advisors, coordinating information for year-end financial reporting and tax preparation.
• Help ensure the company remains compliant with applicable financial and regulatory requirements.

Systems and Process Improvement

• Evaluate existing accounting processes and recommend practical improvements.
• Develop efficient financial procedures appropriate for a growing and changing organization.
• Maintain effective financial controls while avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting, systems, workflow and automation, and help establish processes that can scale with the business.

Team Leadership and Collaboration

• Provide leadership, direction and support to one team member reporting to the Senior Bookkeeper.
• Work closely with the business owner, leadership team and other members of the organization.
• Collaborate with operational personnel to ensure financial information accurately reflects business activity.
• Respond quickly to changing priorities and emerging business requirements.
• Foster accountability, accuracy and continuous improvement within the finance function.

Experience and Qualifications

The successful candidate will ideally bring:

• Significant progressive accounting experience, including responsibility for financial reporting and the general ledger.
• Previous experience as a Senior Bookkeeper, Assistant Bookkeeper, Accounting Manager, Senior Accountant or in a comparable hands-on financial leadership role.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial controls.
• Demonstrated experience with month-end and year-end processes.
• Experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash flow, budgeting and financial reporting.
• Strong accounting systems and Microsoft Excel capabilities.
• Experience working in a privately held, entrepreneurial, energy services, industrial, construction or similarly operational environment would be an asset.
• Experience supervising or mentoring accounting staff.

Experience and capability matter
A CPA designation is welcome; it is not a requirement. Relevant experience, capability, and judgment will be strongly considered.

What Will Make You Successful

• Highly hands-on, with the ability to work at both the detailed and strategic levels.
• Organized and comfortable managing competing priorities in a fast-paced, continually changing environment.
• Accurate and detail-oriented without losing sight of the broader business.
• Resourceful, practical and solutions-oriented, with the ability to solve problems independently.
• Confident raising questions or concerns when something does not look right.
• Comfortable working directly with an entrepreneurial business owner and explaining financial information in clear business language.
• Dependable, responsive and accountable, taking genuine ownership rather than waiting to be directed.

Pay: $100,000.00-$120,000.00 per year

Application question(s):

• Which accounting software have you used professionally?
• Do you have experience overseeing the day-to-day accounting function of a privately held business?
• What are your total annual compensation expectations, including base salary, bonus and benefits?

Experience:

• Accounting: 5 years (preferred)
• Financial reporting: 3 years (preferred)
• Month-end and year-end closing: 3 years (preferred)
• Supervising accounting staff: 1 year (preferred)
• Microsoft Excel: 3 years (preferred)
• Budgeting and forecasting: 3 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• CPA designation (preferred)

Location:

• Red Deer, AB (required)

Work Location: In person