Senior Accountant

senior accountant

about the company and opportunity:

• our client is a leading north american energy infrastructure company with one of the largest portfolios of regulated and non-regulated energy assets on the continent.
• this organization owns and operates critical infrastructure supporting the transportation, storage, and delivery of natural gas and other energy products across multiple jurisdictions.
• why work here:
• join a leading north american energy infrastructure organization that plays a critical role in delivering essential resources across the continent.
• opportunity to contribute to high-impact accounting initiatives supporting large-scale capital assets and infrastructure projects.
• work alongside experienced accounting and operational professionals in collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• gain valuable exposure to fixed asset accounting, capital project accounting, asset retirements, and data remediation efforts.
• long-term contract opportunity with meaningful work, offering the ability to make a visible impact on key business objectives.
• be part of a supportive culture that values accountability, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
• exposure to complex, asset-intensive operations and large-scale accounting projects that will strengthen your technical and analytical skillset.
• hybrid work schedule!

what you'll be doing as a senior accountant:

• review completed capital projects and transfer eligible costs from construction in progress (cip) to fixed assets.
• analyze project costs to determine appropriate capitalization, expense treatment, transfers, or project closure.
• research, process, and record fixed asset retirements, disposals, replacements, abandonments.
• calculate and record retirement entries, including remove of original cost and accumulated depreciation.
• investigate and resolve aging project balances, open capital projects, and historical backlog items.
• reconcile construction in progress (cip), fixed asset subledgers, and general ledger accounts.
• perform large-scale asset and project data cleanup, including identifying and correcting data inconsistencies and missing information.
• analyze large datasets using excel to support asset accounting, reconciliations, and remediation initiatives.
• partner with accounting, engineering, operations, and project management teams to obtain supporting documentation and resolve accounting issues.
• assist with audit requests, compliance requirements, and accounting documentation.
• support process improvement initiatives, special projects, and additional accounting responsibilities as assigned.

preferred qualifications of the senior accountant:

• bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in property accounting, fixed asset accounting, capital accounting, project accounting, or construction accounting.
• experience processing fixed asset additions, transfers, retirements, and depreciation.
• experience working with construction in progress (cip) and project closeout activities.
• strong understanding of capitalization and fixed asset accounting principles.
• advanced ms excel skills, including pivot tables, xlookup/vlookup, reconciliations, and large data analysis.
• strong investigative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• ability to work independently and manage large volumes of data and transactions.