Corporate 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.   

Capital Power is currently seeking a proactive and detail-oriented individual with strong corporate accounting experience to join our team as a Corporate Accounting Specialist.

In this role, you will be accountable for ensuring accurate and timely accounting, reporting, budgeting, and forecasting of property, plant and equipment (PPE), intangible assets and decommissioning.

You will contribute to our team by:

• Performing timely and accurate accounting entries for PPE, intangible assets and decommissioning, including accounting for depreciation and amortization, asset additions and disposals, contributions, accretion and other true-ups for decommissioning.
• Maintaining accurate supporting schedules including continuity schedules and decommissioning models.
• Performing timely and accurate account reconciliations.
• Coordinating the interface processes between our fixed assets subledger and the general ledger.
• Supporting variance analysis for capital expenditures and depreciation expense.
• Supporting the quarterly forecast, annual budget and semi-annual long-term planning processes with respect to capital expenditures and depreciation.
• Preparing other periodic reporting requirements as well as ad hoc reporting requests.
• Providing input and recommendations on ways to optimize processes, timelines, and flow of information
• Contributing to the Shared Services team by maintaining internal controls around Information Produced by the Entity (IPE) with respect to key business reports used by the team.
• Compiling quarterly documentation to support our financial control environment.
• Communicating effectively with stakeholders inside and outside of Finance.

What you will bring to the role:   

Education:

• Bachelor of Commerce or Business degree with a major in Accounting or Finance
• An accounting designation or progress towards a CPA designation is an asset.

Experience:

• 3 – 5 years of relevant experience
• The ability to automate and improve processes, with an interest in technical solutions and continuous process improvement.
• Strong attention to detail, excellent planning and organization skills, advanced Excel skills, and can perform in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Experience in the power industry is considered an asset.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency with Oracle G/L, Hyperion, Microsoft Power BI (or other similar tools) and MS Office suite of applications, particularly Excel.
• Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication capabilities.

Working Conditions:

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

Additional Details:

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

Hours of Work: 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week

Union: CSU52 (SEP-T2)

Wage: $47.22

Clearance of Credit check is required for this position.

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

The successful candidate for this position will undergo an education verification, reference checks and criminal record check.

Capital Power employees that refer a successful candidate for this position are eligible for a $1000 Referral Reward

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.

Depending on the posting requirements relocation assistance may be available.

How To Apply and Next Steps

Capital Power only accepts resumes via online application at  If you choose to submit your resume by any other means, we cannot guarantee that your application will be considered for vacancies.

Applicants with disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation to complete their application can request accessible formats, communication support, or other accessibility assistance by contacting 

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.

Thank you for taking the time to apply and expressing interest in powering a sustainable future with Capital Power We wish that we could personally respond to everyone who applies; however, it is our practice to contact only those individuals selected for interviews.