Senior Accountant (Permanent, Full-Time)

Are you looking for a way to use your eye for detail, desire for accuracy, love for spreadsheet to really make a difference? Do you possess excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with all levels of staff and management? Are you highly skilled at analyzing date and processes, as well as organizing and shuffling multiple priorities? If this sounds like you, then there’s a unique opportunity that might be the perfect fit!

In this position, you will be responsible for full-cycle accounting procedures, period-end closing, and financial statement preparation, ensuring the accurate recording of financial results following appropriate accounting principles and guidelines. You will also assist in maintaining and enhancing the organization’s internal controls, finance policies, procedures, and the ERP system. If you possess an accounting degree and a CPA designation; three or more years of related experience; strong Excel skills, we want to hear from you.

You may come into contact with clients in crisis situations, brought about by diverse problems.  There will be other staff nearby to assist as required. 

This is a permanent, full-time position. For a copy of the full job description, click here.

Who We Are

Demonstrating the love of Christ, UGM feeds hope and changes lives through a faith-based continuum of care. We are a proud member of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities and have earned the Best Christian Workplace award again in 2021. We provide competitive salaries, generous vacation and sick leave, an RRSP matching program, as well as the potential for educational assistance and flexible work arrangements. In addition, our extensive benefits plan is fully employer-paid and includes extended dental and medical, as well as $4,500 per year in pooled paramedical expenses. A focus on employee resilience, support for professional development, engagement in meaningful work, and a fun and caring environment are all part of being a member of the UGM team.  If you are someone who desires to learn and grow, has a passion to serve and make a difference, and connects with others with both humility and humour, then you will be a great fit at UGM.

What You’ll Need

If you are considering applying for this position, you must:

·         be legally entitled to work in Canada

·         be able to demonstrate compatibility with our Core Values

·         support our Statement of Faith

·         professional accounting designation (CPA or equivalent) completed or in progress.

·         be willing to provide, as a condition of employment, a current criminal record check, with vulnerable sector search, if you are the successful candidate.

How to Apply

To submit your cover letter and résumé by December 2, 2024, click on the "Apply now" button on the right panel of this page. If you have questions about this posting, please contact Janelle Huinda, at jhuinda@ugm.ca.  We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and are especially—but not only—interested in applications from Indigenous, First Nations & Métis individuals.

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