Engineering Accountant

About Red Deer:

Red Deer sits at the heart of Central Alberta along the QEII corridor, perfectly positioned between Calgary and Edmonton. With more than 100,000 residents and a regional reach of over 300,000, it’s a growing hub for business, services, and opportunity.

Here, big-city amenities meet small-city ease. Enjoy abundant parks and trails, vibrant arts and culture, excellent recreation and education, and a strong sense of community.

With easy access to lakes, outdoor adventures, and the mountains, plus a thriving economy and high quality of life, Red Deer is an inviting place to live, work, and grow.

The City of Red Deer is a dynamic municipal organization with a $480M operating budget, a $60M capital program, and a workforce of nearly 1,700 employees. It is focused on growing with purpose by attracting talented, community-minded people who want to make a difference.

Guided by the vision “Our City, One Voice,” Red Deer is building a thriving, inclusive, and connected community, with priorities centered on a vibrant economy, community wellbeing, and strong engagement.

At its core, the City values its people, embracing diverse perspectives and fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and shared success

This position is responsible for ensuring the integrity of the Engineering department’s financial and accounting records, facilitating, and supporting the budget process, monitoring revenues and expenditures for operating and capital budgets. Provides accounting mentorship to section and departmental staff. Provides financial and administrative support including interpreting, reporting, recommending, and overseeing internal controls. A high degree of professional judgement and independence is required in performing these duties while supporting the department and maintaining strong working relationships with other departments, division, and corporate staff.

This position requires the ability to manage multiple tasks accurately within tight deadlines and conflicting priorities.

This position also provides accounting support to the staff of the Development & Protective Services departments.

As part of Capital Projects for the department, this position may be required to provide the accounting processes needed for the successful delivery of a variety of capital projects from various other City Departments

• Lead and coordinate departmental accounting activities, including financial transactions, account reconciliations, revenue and expenditure reporting, capital project accounting, and year-end processes.
• Provide financial analysis, reporting, and guidance to support operational and strategic decision-making, including contract reviews, variance analysis, development agreements, reserve management, and financial forecasting.
• Support the development, monitoring, and administration of operating and capital budgets, including budget preparation, cash flow analysis, expenditure tracking, and compliance reporting.
• Ensure compliance with municipal, legislative, and accounting standards, including PSAB requirements, tangible capital asset accounting, grant reporting, purchasing policies, and financial controls.
• Coordinate and manage grant funding and capital project financial activities, including grant applications and reporting, capital job setup, project tracking, and monitoring contract expenditures and revenues.
• Provide leadership and expertise to departmental staff by guiding accounting practices, improving financial processes, supporting financial systems, and promoting accurate and effective financial management across the department.
• Additional responsibilities: conduct financial research and analysis

• Completion of an undergraduate degree majoring in accounting or finance. Completion of the CPA designation. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Four years performing accounting duties and providing financial analysis and advice for a large organization, preferably within a municipal engineering environment.
• Must have knowledge of…