Accounting Specialist

**A little about Capital Power**

Capital Power (TSX: CPX) is dedicated to _Powering Change by Changing Power _. This north star guides our ambitions, focus, and actions as we transform our energy system to power a lower-carbon future. We're a growth-oriented North American energy company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. Our team safely delivers, builds, and creates balanced energy solutions for customers across North America.

Our people are at the core of our journey to deliver reliable, affordable, and lower-carbon power solutions. We provide purpose-driven work in a safe and inclusive environment, and we live by our North Star. With us, your contributions matter - we want you to be empowered to innovate, collaborate, and ultimately drive results. We're here to partner with you so you can learn, grow, and forge a career that's meaningful to you. Join us in powering North America

**Your Opportunity**

One Permanent Full Time Position.

We are currently seeking an innovative and results-oriented individual to join our Trading and Origination Accounting team

We are seeking a highly motivated Accounting Specialist to join our dynamic team at Capital Power. As an Accounting Specialist - Trading Finance, you will play a vital role in supporting our growing energy trading business by ensuring accounting results/reporting and cash flow at the transactional level accurately represent the trading activity through a combination of accounting skills, business understanding, leveraging technology, and collaboration with multiple teams and customers. The scope of the role covers power, natural gas, and/or environmental trading activities including new business initiatives and ongoing continuous process improvements. This is an exceptional opportunity to contribute to a world-class organization and make a significant impact in the energy sector.

**You will contribute to our team by**
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.

**What you will bring to the role**

**Education**
- Degree/diploma in accounting or related field.
- Progression toward a professional accounting designation or CPA designation is an asset.

**Experience**:

- 3 -5 years of accounting experience with preference given to those with energy trading finance or risk management, or equivalent experience.

**Technical Skills**
- 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. Preference will be given to those with demonstrated project management skills.

**Working Conditions**:

- Hybrid Office/Work from home position, with possible travel to meet business users at Capital Power facilities or other offices.
- Overtime hours required during peak periods including weekends based on timing of deadlines.

**Additional Details**

Clearance of Credit check is required for this position.

To be considered for this role you must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

We believe that creating a culture that supports employee physical, mental, financial, and social wellbeing is critical to our success. That is why we provide flexible and affordable employee benefits, retirement savings, and paid time off programs. We also provide comprehensive onboarding, training, and programs supporting your career development.

Capital Power is committed to providing a fair and transparent hiring process. We recognize and embrace the value of diversity and hire employees with the appropriate skills, experience and knowledge for each position.