Senior Manager, Financial Reporting & Complex Accounting

Job title: Senior Manager, Financial Reporting & Complex Accounting

Job description: At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.

Purpose

The Senior Manager, Financial Reporting & Complex Accounting demonstrates strong accounting standards (U.S. GAAP) knowledge, is accountable for performing accounting research, providing accounting guidance, supporting APUC’s quarterly and year-end finance activities as well as managing complex accounting.

This role works closely with functional finance teams across the board.

Accountabilities

• Provide accounting research and analysis of significant contracts and complex accounting transactions
• Provide accounting research on new accounting and reporting developments
• Assess the impact of accounting changes on financial statements, procedures and internal controls
• Assist with recommendation/advise finance / business accordingly
• Assist with compliance to financial reporting requirements for SEC registrants
• Assist with dual reporting requirements (US GAAP and regulatory accounting)
• Keep abreast of current and proposed accounting standards/practices
• Keeping current with current company activity/business development;
• Manage finance and accounting activities related to complex accounting matters such as:

• acquisition due diligence, purchase equation and integration of newly acquired businesses into the Company’s finance and accounting systems
• pension and other post employment benefits
• financial instruments and derivatives
• property, plant & equipment complexities (cost of removal, aid in construction, asset retirement obligations, etc)
• recognition of revenue
• fair value measurement
• Variable interest entities
• Support APUC’s quarterly and year-end finance activities
• Support APUC’s quarterly reviews and year-end audit activities
• Participates in planning, developing and delivering financial reporting training programs

Education and Experience

• Professional accounting designation such as CA, CPA
• 6-8 years of accounting experience
• Expert understanding of US GAAP
• Expert understanding of regulated / utility accounting
• Understanding of IFRS is a plus
• Experience working with a publicly traded company
• Excellent attention to detail, strong analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and multi-task under pressure
• Strong strategic thinker, growth-orientation
• Presents quick decision-making skills
• Team player and adaptable to change
• Exhibits high standards of business and personal ethical conduct
• Outstanding communication skills – oral, written and presentation
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Extensive knowledge of Great Plains (or equivalent accounting package)

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business and as an employee team.

As the successful candidate

what you can offer

what we are looking for

Our Mission

We provide safe, secure, reliable, cost-effective and sustainable energy and water solutions. Our mission is how we create value as an organization—it is what drives us every day to fulfill our purpose.

Our Vision

We better the lives of our customers and communities. Our vision is what we see as possible. It’s where we aspire to be, what we want to achieve and how we’ll make an impact. It guides and keeps us on the right path as we work towards fulfilling our purposes.

Our Guiding Principles

• Customer Centric
• Integrity
• Entrepreneurial
• Teamwork
• Owner mindset
• Outcome focused
• Continuous learning

What we offer

Share purchase/match plan

A defined contribution savings plan

Leadership Development Program

Volunteer paid days off

Employee Assistance Program

Achievement fund

Free parking, including free electrical charging

Group Benefit Plan

Variety of Health & Wellness programs

Discount and Perks program

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not confident you meet all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to investigate the opportunity further.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person’s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents.

Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all our employees and expect each of our employees to honour this commitment in their daily responsibilities.

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