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SalaryEmployee Working Location : Remote/Virtual (Canada)
Employment Status : Permanent Full-time
Salary Band : $ 57,530 - $ 83,898 / year
The Canadian Red Cross (CRC) - an inspirational not for profit organization, helps people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and supports them in strengthening their resilience. As a Canada's Best Employers 2024, we are committed to having an accessible, diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free work environment.
In this role, you will :
Responsibility 1 : Capital Projects Specific Tasks
- Supports the project management team with Capital Projects and strategic investments' finances, including tracking of overall project costs, budgeting, monitoring, and ad-hoc requests.
- Performs variances to budget analysis and assesses impact on operations and cash-flow.
- Reviews General Ledger, identifies errors or omissions, and prepares correcting adjusting journal entries as required.
- Ensures costs capitalized align with capitalization policy and accounting standards, taking corrective actions if necessary.
- Leads the month-end process for Capital Projects & Philanthropy, ensuring all deadlines are met.
- Prepares and posts month-end journal entries.
- Reviews monthly reports to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Maintains and improves Power BI dashboards for financial and operational reporting.
- Prepares and distributes yearly budget templates.
- Works directly with stakeholders to provide advice and answer any questions regarding the yearly budgeting cycle.
- Compiles completed templates and prepares related annual budget submission entries into the relevant budget database and reporting system.
- Analyzes budgets and trends, ensures budget guidelines are respected, and flags risky accounts and assumptions to senior management.
- Completion of a university degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field with a concentration in accounting and 4-7 years of job-related experience.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of accounting.
- Working knowledge and experience with an accounting system for medium-large enterprises.
- Advanced Excel skills and focused on leveraging technology to increase efficiency.
- Proactive approach with strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Time management and organizational skills, reflected in the ability to prioritize and multi-task.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues and communicate effectively with senior management. Fluency in French is an asset.
- Ability to work remotely both independently with minimal supervision, and collaboratively within a team.
- Experience in D365, Solver Bi360, Smartsheet, and/or Power BI, coupled with expertise in analyzing and visualizing extensive datasets, is considered an asset.
- Working towards, or completion of, a chartered professional accounting designation, is considered an asset.
- Previous experience managing a portfolio of Capital Projects and working within non-profit organizations, is considered an asset.
- Eligibility to work in Canada: At this time, we welcome applications from candidates eligible to work in Canada. If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, we encourage you to carefully review your visa to find out whether you are eligible to work in the job you are considering applying for. Refer to our FAQ for more information.
- If you are selected for this role, you will be required to complete a successful pre-employment screening process which includes a satisfactory Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC).
