Job description

Side Group is comprised of a diverse group of companies with interests in wholesale distribution, oilfield service & supply, lubricants distribution, land and real estate development, rail construction & transload, and finance.

Side Group Website: https://sidegroup.ca/

Overview:

What is it like to work for The Side Group of Companies?

Working for a company like Side Group, it means experiencing commitment to their people, their customers, their vendors, their communities and their businesses.  Side Group began in the Peace Country over 50 years ago with their industrial distribution business – Northern Metalic.  The company’s evolution has taken them from industrial and oilfield supply houses to supply chain management and logistics, property and land development, rail transload and facilities, transportation and finance.  Side Group provides direct employment for over 400 people and guides movement of goods and investments annually from the region more than ½ billion dollars.

We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join our team at Side Asset Management Ltd. to assist with our Real Estate and Rail divisions.

Responsibilities:

This position is responsible for coordinating financial accounting and reporting activities while ensuring they are being performed accurately, efficiently, and in accordance with established time frames and company and professional standards. This includes preparing reconciliations, entries, preparation of year end files for external review, and providing support to the business unit for all ad-hoc requests and financial analysis.

This role will assist in reviewing the work of the finance team to ensure delegated work is timely, accurate and delivered on schedule. Position will also have responsibilities ranging from cash management and reconciliations, accounts receivable, accounts payable and performing other accounting analyses as requested.

Specific Responsibilities include:

• Maintain timely and accurate general ledger records, including fixed asset listings and depreciation
• Coordinate the preparation of year end working papers
• Perform various account analyses and reconciliations and on-going review of journal entries
• Reconciliation and analysis of annual operating costs for Real Estate division
• Serve as liaison for corporate controller, external accountants while ensuring financial information is presentable.
• Interface with all internal departments

Qualifications include:

• Exceptional data entry skills and attention to detail
• Experience in various software programs, including Sage 50 and Microsoft Office
• Minimum 5 years of accounting experienced required
• A strategic mindset
• Ability to effectively communicate with employees at all levels of organization

Benefits:

• Extended health care
• Vision care
• Life insurance
• Dental care
• RRSP/DPSP Program
• Disability coverage
• EAP Program

Job Type:

• Full time

Salary negotiable and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Grande Prairie, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location: In person