Financial Accountant

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential.

We acknowledge, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minhrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.

The Opportunity

The Financial Accountant provides the technical, administrative, and operational support required for the full cycle of Banff Centre financial processes. The Financial Accountant serves as primary back-up for the Accounts Receivable Administrator including the cashiering duties as part of the Accounts Receivable Administrator role.

The Financial Accountant does not have any direct supervisory responsibility but provides coordinating of tasks/activities and mentoring to the Accounting Generalist, Accounts Payable Administrator and Accounts Receivable Administrator positions by posting and approving entries.

The Financial Accountant interacts on a regular basis with both internal and external customers of Banff Centre.

Roles and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Manager, Accounting and Financial Reporting, below are some key accountabilities:

• Assists Financial Services staff with training, technical accounting questions, policy and procedure questions, and troubleshooting accounting systems issues.
• Assists with month end close out processes and journal entries.
• Investigates and takes other action as needed to train and respond to questions on a wide variety of accounting, policy and procedure, and transaction processing matters from departments.
• Understands how general ledger transactions flow through multiple financial systems and administers accordingly.
• Investigates, journalizes and completes monthly bank reconciliations and other balance sheet reconciliations, and ensures that all reconciling items are resolved.
• Processes incoming/outgoing payments including wires, EFTs, pre-authorised debits and foreign payments, and duly records all bank transactions.
• Handles stop payments, void cheques and cheque payment queries.
• Prepares, compiles and/or processes a wide variety of documents, reports, tax returns and financial transactions such as share donations, journal entries, GST tax returns, other tax returns/remittances, etc., requiring the ability to identify issues, raise questions, and use good judgement to proactively resolve those issues/questions with departments and within Financial Services and to meet reporting deadlines.
• Assists with the interim and year-end external audit processes.
• Reviews/posts month end IDT journal entries and interdepartmental expense allocations.
• Performs other month end tasks such as compiling, analyzing, and journalizing travel expenses, prepaid drawdown, online film sales cash receipt, and endowment contributions.
• Reviews and verifies incoming cheque log for bank deposits.
• Carries out additional duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications and Educational Requirements

• 5+ years related experience
• Bachelor degree preferably in accounting actively working towards a CPA designation
• Equivalent in education and experience will be considered
• Previous experience with the administration of accounts receivable, cashiering, and/or accounts payable is preferred
• Committed to professional service delivery
• Organized, flexible and comfortable dealing with change
• Extremely accurate and highly attentive to detail
• Able to multi-task efficiently and effectively
• Thorough knowledge of full cycle accounting practices as well as all applicable policies and procedures and accounting/control principles
• Strong computing skills and is confident with desk-top software
• Effective communication skills
• Works effectively in a team environment

Employment Terms and Benefits

• In accordance with CUPE 4318, this is a unionized, salaried support staff position, subject to a 6 month probation period.
• The annual salary for this position is between $60,551.40 and $63,572.60, depending on experience, based on working 35 hours per week.
• The successful candidate will have access to a range of benefits through Alberta Blue Cross and will be eligible to participate in our defined benefit pension plan.
• Benefits of working at Banff Centre are:
  • Transitional staff housing options (based on availability)
  • Professional development
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Hybrid work environment (3 days in the office, 2 days remote)
  • Health care spending account
  • Staff cafeteria and restaurant discounts
  • Onsite fitness facility at a discounted rate – first month free for new staff!

Application Process

• We are accepting applications for the Financial Accountant position until a suitable candidate is found.
• Candidates offered a position with Banff Centre, in this capacity, will be required to obtain a criminal record check verifying a clear record before a final job offer can be finalized.
• Visa Requirements: Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada. Banff Centre is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.

Commitment to Diversity

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is committed to creating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive campus for students, faculty, staff and visitors. Guided by our values, Banff Centre is rooted in Alberta with provincial, national and global impact. Our strength arises from inclusion; the diversity of people, ideas, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds in our work and team. We encourage women; First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression to apply.

Privacy Statement

Banff Centre is a public body pursuant to the Protection of Privacy Act (Alberta) (“POPA”) and the Access to Information Act (“ATIA”). All of your personal information collected by Banff Centre, including personal information collected through third-party contractors or platforms, in relation to the creation of your candidate profile and submission of a job application, is collected pursuant to section 4(c) of POPA for the purpose of administering your candidate profile, evaluating your eligibility for a position(s) at Banff Centre, and communicating with you about your application. Your personal information may be disclosed, as required, pursuant to ATIA or other applicable law, to satisfy reporting requirements, or for statistical, funding, planning or research purposes.

If you have any questions about the collection, use or protection of this information, please contact the Privacy Coordinator at privacy@banffcentre.ca, 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Box 1200, Banff Alberta, T1L 1H5, 403.762.6100.