Accounting Specialist – Trading Finance
| Company | Capital Power |
|---|---|
| Location | Calgary, AB, Canada |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Degree/diploma in accounting or related field.
- Progression toward a professional accounting designation or CPA designation is an asset.
- 3-5 years of accounting experience with preference given to those with energy trading finance or risk management, or equivalent experience.
- Previous experience with trade accounting applications such as Allegro or TriplePoint, and EPM applications such as Oracle or SAP is considered an asset.
- Proficiency with MS Office suite of applications, Excel in particular.
- High attention to detail, analytical and strong problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), including the ability to work effectively with others and cultivate strong relationships across functional teams.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills.
Responsibilities
- Supporting month-end general ledger close processes and reporting through analysis of results, account reconciliations, daily reconciliation and check-out process for trading transactions, preparation of entries including accruals, and timely counterparty invoicing, collection and payment activities.
- Applying continuously expanding industry and accounting skills and knowledge to support the growing trading activities across North America’s power, natural gas, and renewables sectors.
- Coordinating and aligning transaction details and other data between 3rd party counterparties and ISOs, and internal business partners including but not limited to Finance, Trading and Origination, Information Services, Legal, and Risk Management groups.
- Becoming proficient working with the energy trading and risk management system (ETRM), EPM system and various other applications to execute daily and monthly activities.
- Supporting new business and systems initiatives including identification, recommendations, planning, and execution of continuous process improvement projects positively impacting the effectiveness of controls, and efficiency and effectiveness of processes.
- Establishing and maintaining a strong working rapport with both internal and external parties, including accurately responding to inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
- Assisting with deliverables associated with quarter-end interim reviews and year-end audits.
- Maintaining updated documentation and checklists around the accounting processes, ensuring adherence to CSOX and other internal controls.
- Adhering to HSE procedures/rules and standards.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in accounting/settlements, competent in developing Excel models and tools required to reconcile large amounts of data between disparate sources and understand the wholesale electricity markets and charges.
- Preference will be given to those with demonstrated project management skills.