Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Job Description:

Note this is a 12 month contract role

The Asset Accountant performs fixed, leased and capital assets accounting relating to creating manual journal entries, reviewing/approving assets, calculating depreciations, posting journal entries, and creating standardized reporting.

Key Job Responsibilities

Fixed Assets Accounting

• Review and approve additions, journal entries, disposal and transfers
• Manage the physical asset verification process and reconcile to FA ledger
• Calculate depreciation and post relevant journal entries
• Analyze and verify fixed asset movement reporting

Intangible Assets Accounting

• Review and approve additions, journal entries, disposal and transfers

Capital Assets Accounting

• Manage creation of project in system, track and approve expenses against the project budget
• Oversight of invoice posting and tagging of employee expenses to the appropriate project number
• Create manual journal entries for adjustments and expenses (non- employee or missing invoices)
• Process and post relevant manual journal entries for adjustment
• Develop plans to improve accounting processes and minimize future exceptions

Leased Assets Accounting

• Work with external lease contractor (Cushman) to oversee the lease renewal process, monitor treatment, and transactional posting
• Set-up manual lease and payment schedule for manual leases
• Record monthly lease accounting journal entries ( payment, interest, depreciation and expenses)
• Create standardized reporting based on stakeholder requirements & resolve inquiries

Reporting

• Develop reporting for fixed, capital and lease assets for input into financial statements and note disclosures

Additional

• Provide general close support / accruals
• General ledger reconciliations

Education and/or Experience Required

• Undergraduate degree in Business (preferably Accounting or Finance) with 2+ years of experience in accounting & financial functions
• Relevant Certifications: CPA or others and/or working towards completion

Required Skills/Abilities

• Finance & Accounting principles and core functional knowledge
• Ability to multi-task and manage a workload with competing deadlines and priorities
• Critical thinking skills
• Accurate, organized and attention to details
• Confidence and assertiveness to enforce the financial guidelines while still maintain rapport
• Strong professional communication and interpersonal skills to work with all types and levels of people inside and external to the organization
• Advance computer skills (Excel, Word) in order to create all spreadsheets, formulas and linking; create own confidential correspondence
• Ability to deal with confidential information that may not be shared inside and outside the organization.
• Passion to provide excellent customer service

Other Requirements

• Ability to sit for long periods of time
• Prolonged use of computer

Please note, this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

*The physical demands of your job must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job.

AI Disclosure Statement:
At The Boyd Group and all affiliated companies, we do not use artificial intelligence (AI) or automated tools to screen, assess, or select applicants for employment. All hiring decisions are made by real people who review each application individually.

Compensation Details:

Expected Pay Range:

58K-62K Year

Compensation is commensurate with skill, education and experience.