Corporate Accounting Specialist

A little about Capital Power

Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is dedicated to Powering Change by Changing Power. This north star guides our ambitions, focus, and actions as we transform our energy system. We're a growth-oriented North American energy company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. Our team safely delivers, builds, and creates balanced energy solutions for customers across North America.

Our people are at the core of our journey to deliver reliable, affordable, and lower-carbon power solutions. We provide purpose-driven work in a safe and inclusive environment, and we live by our North Star. With us, your contributions matter – we want you to be empowered to innovate, collaborate, and ultimately drive results. We're here to partner with you so you can learn, grow, and forge a career that's meaningful to you. Join us in powering North America!

Your Opportunity:

Capital Power is currently seeking proactive and detail-oriented individual with strong corporate accounting experience to join our team as a Corporate Accounting Specialist.

In this role, you will act as a strategic business partner for a portfolio of our corporate G&A teams, ensuring accurate and timely budgeting, forecasting, reporting of corporate G&A and headcount, along with intercompany and lease accounting.

You Will Contribute to Our Team By:

• Coordinating the corporate general and administrative (G&A) annual budget and quarterly forecasting process across a portfolio of our Corporate G&A teams, including headcount.

• Acting as a business partner with senior-level corporate G&A budget owners, which includes supporting and training new leaders on the G&A budget and forecast process and providing training on the use of Power BI reports.

• Support accounting and reporting for business development projects, including invoice processing and preparing project related journal entries.

• Providing input into the design and implementation of G/L coding and structure for corporate costs, while streamlining the account structure for corporate costs.

• Analyzing corporate G&A variances to budget, forecast and prior year which are reported to the Executive Team, and reported in the MD&A.

• Preparing month-end journal entries, ensuring all leases, intercompany transactions, and applicable corporate G&A-related transactions are accurately recorded.

• Preparing monthly intercompany reconciliations and working cross-functionally with the various Finance teams to resolve any discrepancies.

• Collaborating with other departments to ensure accurate corporate G&A reporting.

• Providing input and recommendations on ways to optimize processes, timelines, and flow of information.

• Developing and maintaining enterprise-level reporting using tools such as Power BI.

• Contributing to the Shared Services team by maintaining and implementing internal controls around Information Produced by the Entity (IPE) controls key business reports used by the team.

What You Will Bring to the Role:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Commerce or Business degree with a major in Accounting or Finance.

• An accounting designation or progress towards a CPA designation is an asset.

• 3 – 5 years of relevant experience.

• The ability to automate and improve processes, with an interest in technical solutions and continuous process improvement.

• Strong attention to detail, excellent planning and organization skills, advanced Excel skills, and can perform in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

• Experience in the power industry is considered an asset.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI and MS Office suite of applications, particularly Excel, as well as large ERP and Planning tools. Specific experience with Oracle G/L and Hyperion would be an asset.

• Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Strong interpersonal and communication capabilities.

Working Conditions:

• Hybrid Office/Work from home position, with possible very minimal travel to meet business users at Capital Power facilities or other offices.

• Overtime hours required during peak periods.

Additional Details:

Hours of Work: 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week

Union: CSU52 (SEP-T2)

Wage: $49.11

Clearance of Credit check is required for this position.

In order to be considered for this role you must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

The successful candidate for this position will undergo an education verification, reference checks and criminal record check.

Capital Power employees that refer a successful candidate for this position are eligible for a $1000 Referral Reward!

We believe that creating a culture that supports employee physical, mental, financial, and social wellbeing is critical to our success. That is why we provide flexible and affordable employee benefits, retirement savings, and paid time off programs. We also provide comprehensive onboarding, training, and programs supporting your career development.

How To Apply and Next Steps

Capital Power only accepts resumes via online application at www.capitalpower.com/careers. If you choose to submit your resume by any other means, we cannot guarantee that your application will be considered for vacancies.
Applicants with disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation to complete their application can request accessible formats, communication support, or other accessibility assistance by contacting [email protected].
Capital Power is committed to providing a fair and transparent hiring process. We recognize and embrace the value of diversity and hire employees with the appropriate skills, experience and knowledge for each position.
Thank you for taking the time to apply and expressing interest in powering a sustainable future with Capital Power! We wish that we could personally respond to everyone who applies; however, it is our practice to contact only those individuals selected for interviews.