Posted 8 months ago
IGN - Senior Accountant
@ CMB Insurance Brokers
Edmonton, Alberta
Overview
CMB Insurance Brokers is hiring a Senior Accountant for full-cycle accounting, covering month-end and year-end close, financial statements, budgeting and forecasting, and audit coordination, while supervising other accountants. The role is full time in a professional office environment. The posting asks for at least 5 years of full-cycle accounting experience and a CPA designation or working towards one.
Responsibilities:
- Complete month-end and year-end close and generate journal entries
- Prepare financial statements, dashboards and management reporting
- Coordinate annual audit schedules and respond to external auditor queries
- Build budgets, forecasts and cost allocation models
- Review the work of Accountants and supervise cross-training
Requirements summary:
- At least 5 years of full-cycle accounting experience
- CPA designation or working towards a similar designation
- Exposure to the external audit process
- Advanced Excel skills
- Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-03-05
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-15
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Finance & accounting |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | CPA |
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CMB Insurance Brokers
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Full company description
CMB Insurance Brokers provides customized insurance solutions for Alberta businesses, specializing in the transportation, energy, construction, and manufacturing sectors. Since 1986, we’ve helped businesses reduce risk, control insurance costs, and minimize disruptions through proactive service and tailored insurance programs. CMB is a privately owned Canadian company with independent local ownership and leadership focused on client needs. Headquartered in Edmonton, we serve over 4,000 clients, manage more than $10 billion in client assets, and employ over 170 professionals across 11 locations in Canada. Our team is recognized for industry expertise, responsive service, and innovative insurance solutions.
- LinkedIn followers
- 2,801
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 83
- Reported office locations
- #201, 1430 - 91 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6X 1M5, CA
- Other recorded names
- CMB Insurance Brokers
- Specialties
- Transportation
- OiI & Gas
- Construction & Manufacturing
- and VIP Home & Auto
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
CMB Insurance Brokers provides customized insurance solutions for Alberta businesses, specializing in the transportation, energy, construction, and manufacturing sectors. Since 1986, we’ve helped businesses reduce risk, control insurance costs, and minimize disruptions through proactive service and tailored insurance programs. CMB is a privately owned Canadian company with independent local ownership and leadership…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Insurance |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1986 |
| Specialties | TransportationOiI & GasConstruction & Manufacturingand VIP Home & Auto |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 36 |
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The Senior Accountant is responsible for full cycle accounting from managing the chart of accounts, to month end financial and management reporting, and supporting the annual audit process. The role involves supervising the work of other Accountants and investigating variances and reconciling accounts. This role is also responsible for any special projects to support any capital transactions.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Financial Reporting
- Complete month-end and year-end close process for various entities.
- Generate period close Journal Entries.
- Prepare financial statements and dashboards for all entities.
- Investigate and resolve variances in period-end reconciliations.
Coordination of Annual Audit
- Prepare schedules to support period end balance sheet balances.
- Respond to queries from external auditors.
- Maintain documentation to support audit process.
Budgeting and Forecasting
- Gather information from various entities and corporate departments.
- Create budget templates and mapping of budgets to management reporting formats.
- Build cost allocation models for various common expenses.
- Report monthly on budget variances and forecasts
Supervision of Accountants
- Review the work of Accountants.
- Provide feedback on process improvements to operate at a high level of efficiency.
- Assist with cross-training to provide coverage for vacations.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
- Budget variances investigated and corrected/explained by business day 4.
- Financial Statements prepared and sent out by business day 5.
- Management reporting to be completed by business day 7.
- Month-end close checklist to be completed and signed off by business day 7.
CMB TEAM SUPPORT
- Be familiar with and follow company policies and procedures as established (Employee Handbook, Finance policies and procedures, etc.).
- Attend and participate in staff meetings and company functions.
- Demonstrate good corporate citizenship qualities with a positive attitude.
Knowledge and Experience
- At least 5 years full cycle accounts accounting experience
- CPA designation or working towards a similar designation.\
- Exposure to external audit process
- Advanced excel skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic fast- pace environment.
- Excellent interpersonal as well as written and verbal communication skills.
- Independent, process oriented with an attention to detail.
- Ability to adapt to change and improve continuously
This job operates in a professional office environment. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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