Finance Lead

People come together at Edmonton Airports. They connect. Learn. Imagine. We are an Airport for Everyone, uniting people for a world of possibilities. At Edmonton Airports, we aim to create a community of unique individuals to allow for expanded ideas, perspectives, collaboration and innovative business decisions. We do this by fostering positive, enthusiastic people who are excited take on challenges. As an organization, we value opportunities to create diversity within our team, including backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and ways of working together. True to our core values, we are invested in our talent and consider professional development, specialty training and career growth among the top priorities to expand team member skillset as we continue evolving with new technologies and forward-thinking ideas. As recipients of the 2024 Alberta Top 80 Employer Award, we work to elevate the experience even higher and facilitate new possibilities at our region’s airports.
Les personnes se rassemblent à Edmonton Airports. Elles nouent des liens. Elles apprennent. Elles imaginent. Nous sommes un aéroport pour tout le monde et nous unissons les gens autour d’un monde de possibilités. À Edmonton Airports, nous nous efforçons de rassembler une communauté de gens uniques pour permettre l’expansion des idées et des perspectives, favoriser la collaboration ainsi que la prise de décisions commerciales novatrices. Pour y parvenir, nous encourageons l’attitude positive et l’enthousiasme de personnes motivées à relever des défis. Nous valorisons, comme organisme, les occasions de promouvoir la diversité au sein de l’équipe, notamment en termes d’origines, d’expériences, de perspectives et de façons de travailler ensemble. Fidèles à nos valeurs fondamentales, nous nous engageons à investir dans nos talents et considérons le développement professionnel, la formation spécialisée et l’évolution de la carrière comme des priorités absolues afin d’élargir l’éventail des compétences des membres de notre équipe et de continuer à évoluer au gré des nouvelles technologies et idées novatrices. Lauréate du 2024 Alberta Top 80 Employer Award, l’entreprise s’efforce constamment d’améliorer l’expérience et de favoriser l’émergence de nouvelles possibilités aux aéroports de notre région.
Finance Lead
1 Full-time, Term Position (12 months)
Is This Role for You?
Day in The Life
- Ensuring accuracy of transactions being recorded each month, monthly balances are correct, and variances of monthly operating results align with trends and knowledge of the business.
- Leading the Finance team’s monthly reporting cycle according to the published timetable by planning the allocation of resources and monitoring progress towards completion.
- Identifying areas of inefficiencies in monthly, quarterly and annual processes and offer solutions to improve efficiencies.
- Accountability for the accuracy and completeness of all internal & external reporting, according to the published timetable, to EMT, the Board, and other external stakeholders.
- Leading the budget process by developing, monitoring and reporting on budgets.
- Ensuring the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of Line of Business Reporting.
- Developing, monitoring, and reporting on cash flow forecast.
- Coordinating with external auditors and provide them with required information and address any questions they have.
- Understand, guide and implement effective internal controls for various financial systems used by Edmonton Airports (AX, Alfa, MRI, Atlas, Concur, Skidata, tower data, FIDs)
- Maintaining accurate and timely recording of financial data reporting systems allowing for real time financial analysis and reporting.
- Maintaining and auditing financial systems to ensure completeness and accuracy of general ledger accounts, the financial coding block, mapping and central accounts integration.
- Participating in ad hoc projects and analysis as necessary and providing assistance to the team as required.
- Working with the other Finance Lead(s) to gain a working proficiency in their areas of responsibility in order to provide backup during periods of absence.
- Fostering a service mentality in the Finance Team towards the rest of the business.

**You Have**:

- Recognized bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration or in a related area.
- Canadian CPA designation achieved (CGA, CMA, CA) required
- Accounting firm expertise is considered an asset
- Full cycle accounting Experience.
- Strong financial acumen and analytical agility.
- Strong IFRS/ASPE/ASNPO knowledge and capable of researching complex accounting topics in the CPA Handbook.
- Experience preparing financial statements, audit working papers and account reconciliations.
- Ability to research and draft an accounting position paper to support Edmonton Airports position or policy.
- Advanced working knowledge of Excel and strong database skills.
- Detail oriented, organized and able to meet tight deadlin