Posted 11 days ago
Accounting Co-op
@ Optima Living
Edmonton, Alberta
Overview
Optima Living is hiring an 8-month accounting co-op student in Edmonton at $20 per hour. The student supports day-to-day accounting operations, including bank and Square reconciliations, payroll templates and month-end activities. The role is open only to enrolled co-op or WIL students who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
Pay:
$20 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and investigate discrepancies
- Reconcile daily Square sales and processing fees
- Record resident payments and maintain audit documentation
- Prepare payroll templates and journal entries
- Prepare rent increase letters and resident rent records
Requirements summary:
- Enrolment in a relevant post-secondary program
- Basic accounting knowledge
- Working knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Able to manage deadlines and multiple priorities
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-27
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-28
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-28
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Finance & accounting |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Accounting |
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Optima Living
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Full company description
Optima Living—founded in 2007—owns and operates innovative seniors’ living communities throughout Alberta and BC, taking an unprecedented approach to senior life. Their unique company culture is one where both residents and team members are family. Optima Living’s North Star, Let us welcome you home, speaks to their underlying principles and the experience seniors discover in their communities. When residents are home, they feel safe, respected, and welcome. Home is where one’s voice is heard, their views matter, and they have freedom of choice. Optima Living’s mission, vision, and values—respect, dignity, teamwork, and doing the right thing—support and build upon their North Star. Optima Living operates over 3,700 beds providing congregate living options for seniors. These options range from subsidized to luxury, Independent to Assisted Living, Long-term Care to Memory Care, and Residential Mental Health. For more information, visit optimaliving.ca. Optima Living is also an approved service provider with both the interior Health Authority (IHA) and the Fraser Health Authority (FHA), is a licensed care provider under the BC Community Care and Assisted Living Act, and is registered as an approved Assisted Living (AL) Operator with the AL Registrar of BC.
- LinkedIn followers
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- People associated on LinkedIn
- 403
- Reported office locations
- 900-688 W Hastings St, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1P1, CA
- 8382 156 St, Surrey, British Columbia V3S 3R7, CA
- 806-0235 101 St NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3G1, CA
- Business categories
- Hospital
- Health Care
- Other recorded names
- Optima Living
- Specialties
- Seniors Indepedant Living
- Seniors Assisted Living
- and Seniors Mental Health
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- 0
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Optima Living—founded in 2007—owns and operates innovative seniors’ living communities throughout Alberta and BC, taking an unprecedented approach to senior life. Their unique company culture is one where both residents and team members are family. Optima Living’s North Star, Let us welcome you home, speaks to their underlying principles and the experience seniors discover in their communities. When residents are…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2007 |
| Specialties | Seniors Indepedant LivingSeniors Assisted Livingand Seniors Mental Health |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 196 |
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About Optima Living
Founded in 2007 by two friends inspired by their families’ dementia journeys, Optima Living was created to provide a more home-like experience in seniors housing and care. What began as a personal mission has grown into one of Western Canada’s leading senior living and continuing care providers.
Today, Optima Living offers Independent Living, Assisted Living, Supportive Living, Long-Term Care, Brain Health, and Memory Care across Alberta and British Columbia. Our innovative approach includes Spark, Your Wellness, Your Way; our proprietary brain health and care model. As the only Top 10 Canadian senior living and care provider focused exclusively on Western Canada, we proudly serve more than 6,000 residents.
Guided by our North Star, Let us welcome you home™, we are committed to People, Place, and Community. With a resident-first philosophy and a focus on innovation, we are redefining aging with purpose creating communities where seniors live with dignity, connection, and joy.
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Location: Edmonton
Term: 8 months
Compensation: $20/hour
Position Summary
As a co-op student, you will not be doing side work, You will support day-to-day accounting operations and financial reporting processes and will contribute to real projects that impact employees, residents, and operations across the organization.
These positions are funded through WIL Digital and Co-op Grants program. To qualify for a placement under the program's funding requirements, candidates must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada, or protected persons as defined under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. International students are ineligible for this funding program, as per the program’s eligibility criteria.
Why This Role
You will gain exposure to full-cycle accounting in a real operating environment.
Responsibilities
• Bank Reconciliations: Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Square Sales and Fee Reconciliation: Reconcile daily Square sales and processing fees against bank deposits and supporting reports.
• Resident Comfort Fund: Record resident payments and maintain accurate supporting documentation for audit purposes.
• Float Reconciliation: Reconcile community cash floats, verify balances, and investigate discrepancies.
• Payroll Templates and Journal Entries: Prepare payroll templates and assist with payroll-related journal entries.
• Rent Increase Letters: Prepare rent increase letters and maintain accurate resident rent records.
Other Accounting Responsibilities
• Reconcile accounts and investigate discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate financial records and supporting documentation.
• Reconcile credit card transactions and process necessary adjustments.
• Process intercompany charges.
• Collect financial data and prepare journal entries.
• Assist with month-end accounting activities and other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Experience
• Enrollment in a relevant post-secondary program
• Basic accounting knowledge
• Comfortable working with details, data, and structured tasks
• Able to manage deadlines and handle multiple priorities
• Working knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Clear communication and willingness to ask questions
• Able to work independently and collaborate with a team
• Takes initiative and follows through on assigned work
Eligibility
• Enrolled in a Co-op or Work-Integrated Learning (WIL)
• Currently attending a post-secondary institution
• Open to domestic students (Canadian Citizen/Permanent Residents) only.
Why Join Optima Living
• Work on real projects that impact 40+ communities across BC and Alberta
• Gain exposure to how a multi-site organization operates behind the scenes
• Learn directly from experienced professionals across functions
• Build practical skills you can use in future roles
• Contribute to work that supports seniors, teams, and communities
• Opportunity to extend your term or return for future roles based on performance
Embark on this journey with us and pave the way for a rewarding career in senior living.
Your journey starts here.
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