Operations Accountant

Job Description

Our client is Canada's largest natural gas producer, focused on long-term growth through exploration, development, production, and strategic acquisitions across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.

They are currently seeking an Operations Accountant to join their Calgary office on a full-time basis. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accounting professional who enjoys working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and wants to play a key role in ensuring accurate operational accounting and financial reporting. You'll work closely with multiple accounting groups while supporting month-end activities, analysis, reporting, and continuous process improvements.

Responsibilities:

Operations Accounting

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual prepaid and deposit reconciliations and journal entries.

• Complete monthly operating cost reallocations.

• Process, manage, and analyze insurance invoices.

• Prepare and analyze monthly accruals for operating expenses and revenues, including:

  • Property taxes

  • AER administration fees

  • BC production levy

  • Orphan levies

  • TIER

  • Carbon tax

  • Freehold mineral taxes

  • Provincial Sales Tax (PST)

• Process and analyze annual operating invoices, including property taxes, AER administration fees, orphan levies, and TIER costs.

• Prepare operating expense journal entries and adjustments as required.

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Perform account reconciliations and investigate variances.

• Respond to inquiries by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting operational and financial data.

• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end reporting activities.

• Prepare ad hoc financial analysis, reporting, and special projects as required.

Collaboration & Audit Support

• Work closely with other accounting teams to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.

• Support external audit requests by preparing schedules and required documentation.

• Contribute to process improvements that enhance reporting accuracy and efficiency.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience.

• Strong understanding of accounting principles and operational accounting processes.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a positive, team-oriented attitude.

• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.

• Ability to prioritize multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across departments.

• Strong work ethic with a sense of ownership and accountability.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) and OpenInvoice is considered an asset.

• Interest in leveraging AI tools to improve productivity and support day-to-day accounting activities.

Please submit all resumes to Alison Caldwell at Caldwell@catchrecruitment.com

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