Financial Accountant

Position Summary

The City of Fort Saskatchewan is seeking a professional, positive and detail oriented individual to join our Finance Team. Reporting to the Manager, Accounting & Reporting, the Financial Accountant role is responsible for managing financial data, preparing reports, budgeting, and ensuring compliance with legal guidelines. They play a critical role in maintaining financial stability and transparency by analyzing data, assisting with financial reporting, managing investments and tangible capital assets, and handling grant reporting. Additionally, they contribute to year-end audit processes and maintain accurate financial records.

Responsibilities

Include, but are not limited to :

• Prepare various balance sheet account reconciliations, including bank accounts, investments, etc.
• Prepare and maintain required financial schedules, working papers, leadsheets, and reports.
• Assist in creating and maintaining the City’s operating and capital budgets.
• Monitor cash balances and optimize cash flow.
• Maintain records of tangible capital asset acquisitions, disposals, and depreciation.
• Monitor project expenditures and reconcile against budgets.
• Monitor and report on provincial and federal grants for operating and capital projects.
• Recommend and implement improvements to accounting policies, procedures and financial controls in the spirit of continuous improvement.
• Provide financial advice and internal reporting and analysis to internal customers.

Qualifications

Include, but are not limited to :

Key Skills and Abilities :

Hours of Work : 37.5 per week; Monday to Friday

We believe in supporting our employees both professionally and personally. In addition to a positive and collaborative work environment, we offer the following :

Fort Saskatchewan, home to nearly 30,000 people, is a vibrant economic and cultural hub located in Treaty 6 Territory and Métis Nation of Alberta District 11, just 15 minutes northeast of Edmonton. The City of Fort Saskatchewan proudly manages recreation, culture and historic amenities including a performing arts theatre and a fitness centre within the Dow Centennial Centre and the historic 1875 - 1885 NWMP Fort Representation in the heart of downtown. Located on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River, Fort Saskatchewan boasts more than 80 km of paved trails along with many natural areas for residents to explore. As a City, we believe in diversity and inclusion and are working toward creating a city where all residents are respected and have a sense of belonging.

The City of Fort Saskatchewan thanks all applicants for their interest and advises those applicants under consideration will be contacted.

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