Corporate Accountant

The Opportunity

Company, Department: Nova Scotia Power, Office of the CCEO

Location: Halifax, NS

Closing Date: December 11th, 2024

Reporting to the Senior Corporate Accountant, the Corporate Accountant, ECEI is a member of the Capital Finance team and is responsible for the preparation and review of NSPI’s financial results and reporting related to Eastern Clean Energy Initiative capital projects.

Key Elements Of This Role Include

• Supporting the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process to ensure financial results are complete and accurate,
• Completing monthly internal control procedures in a timely manner,
• Collaborating with the ECEI team to prepare budgets and forecasts,
• Reporting on project variance analysis to budget and forecasts,
• Assisting with the preparation of the Company’s quarterly and annual external Financial Statements; and other quarterly deliverables,
• Performing tasks with excellent overall quality, while being able to prioritize work to meet deadlines and identify, recommend, and implement process improvements.
  
  

The successful candidate will be responsible for their personal safety and that of co-workers by observing all Occupational Health and Safety Rules and Regulations.

These Skills Will Make You Successful

• The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in business administration or commerce with a minimum of three years of progressive experience with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes and reporting.
• You possess or are working towards a professional accounting designation. A related combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience with financial reporting systems and Excel, knowledge of Oracle and Powerplan is considered an asset).
• Be highly motivated, adept in technical accounting, detailed oriented and possess strong leadership, analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven, team-focused environment with the ability to handle multiple deliverables and work independently under tight deadlines.
• The successful candidate also possesses solid business acumen with a strong customer focus and is innovative, with the ability to identify and implement process improvements.
  
  

We understand that experience comes in many forms, and we are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team. So, if your experience is close to what we have listed above, please consider applying.

Learn more about our culture and values

At the Emera Group of Companies, you’ll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported. Come build a career as unique as you are: making an impact from Atlantic Canada to the world. Your experience and perspective will help us to safely deliver cleaner, more reliable energy to our customers.

If working in an innovative environment, challenging yourself, and shaping a cleaner energy future inspires you, we want to hear from you. Apply by December 11th, and let us know why this role is right for you.

The perks of joining our team? We offer:

• Flexibility: Hybrid work model with 2 flexible remote workdays.
• Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, 24/7 access to virtual health care services for you and your family through Dialogue, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.
• Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.
• Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising-matching, volunteer programs, various committees and employee resource groups, and scholarships for children of employees.
• Competitive Compensation: Short-term incentive plans and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.
  
  

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emera

As one of Atlantic Canada’s largest publicly traded companies, we are ranked one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Top Employers for Young People and Top Diversity Employers. We know our success is driven by our dedicated teams and we strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including persons who identify as racially visible, Indigenous, persons with disabilities, women in underrepresented roles and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

Applicants from these equity groups may self-identify through the online application process. We support candidates and employees with access and accommodation needs and encourage you to let us know when you require accommodation.

Recruitment & Promotion Policy

The success of the Emera Company is driven by its people: a strong team with a shared commitment to support the Emera Company mission and values. The purpose of our recruitment policy is to provide a consistent framework to support fair and equitable attraction, hiring, and retention of the best talent for vacant positions. We are dedicated to maintaining a fair hiring process that provides equitable opportunities to all our applicants and is guided by our company values.