Senior Accountant, Treasury
Forbes Bros · Edmonton · CA$95,000–CA$105,000 (stated in the posting)
About Us
Forbes Bros. Group of Companies is a leading utility infrastructure contractor helping power communities across Canada and the United States. Built on family roots, we value safety, hard work, and getting the job done right for our clients. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities to build your skills and grow your career.
Role Details
- Location: Edmonton, AB office.
- Work arrangement: Office-based position with the opportunity for a hybrid work arrangement.
- Employment type: Full-time, permanent.
- Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00AM to 4:30PM
- Scope: Cash management, banking, and treasury accounting across Canadian and U.S. operations within a shared-services environment.
The Opportunity
The Senior Accountant, Treasury supports the management of cash, banking, and treasury operations across Forbes Bros. Group of Companies. You will maintain cash forecasts, reconciliations, and financial reporting while working with Finance, Payroll, Tax, and Operations to support liquidity, accurate accounting, and strong financial controls.
This opportunity suits an analytical accountant who enjoys investigating discrepancies, understanding cash movements, and improving financial processes. You will work across multiple entities and banking relationships, combining hands-on accounting with treasury analysis and opportunities to strengthen reporting and automation.
Key Elements of the Role
- Monitor daily cash positions, maintain short-term cash flow forecasts, identify funding needs, and coordinate transfers between accounts and entities, including Canadian and U.S. dollar requirements.
- Support banking relationships and the administration of credit facilities, guarantees, and letters of credit, and monitor banking fees, interest charges, and foreign exchange transactions.
- Prepare and review monthly bank reconciliations, investigate outstanding items, record treasury journal entries, and reconcile related general ledger accounts and schedules.
- Support month-end and year-end close for cash, banking, debt, and interest accounts, and provide accurate supporting records for internal and external audits.
- Support electronic funds transfers, wires, and other payments, working with Accounts Payable and Finance teams to resolve discrepancies and rejected transactions.
- Maintain banking administration, including account openings and closures, signing authorities, user access, and documentation, while following approval controls and segregation-of-duties requirements.
- Prepare treasury reports, analyze cash movements and liquidity trends, explain significant variances, and recommend improvements to cash management and working capital.
- Improve treasury procedures, controls, systems, and reporting workflows, supporting automation and collaborating with internal teams and external banking partners.
What You’ll Bring
- A bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- At least 5 years of progressive accounting experience, with demonstrated experience in treasury, cash management, banking, or financial accounting.
- Experience with bank reconciliations, cash forecasting, payment processing, and general ledger accounting, supported by strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial controls.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills and experience with ERP or accounting systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate discrepancies, identify root causes, and implement practical improvements.
- Accuracy, sound judgment, and discretion when handling financial information, with the ability to manage competing deadlines and work effectively with Finance and non-Finance teams.
- A CPA designation or progress toward one is an asset.
- Experience in a multi-entity organization, Canadian and U.S. banking operations, or construction, utilities, infrastructure, and other project-based industries is an asset.
The range shown is the expected base pay range for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on role requirements, experience, qualifications, work location, applicable project/site requirements, internal equity, and any applicable collective agreement or union requirements.
This range does not include overtime, premiums, per diem / LOA, bonuses, benefits, or other forms of compensation unless specifically stated in the job posting.
Equal Opportunity & Recruitment
Forbes Bros. Group of Companies and its affiliated entities are equal opportunity employers committed to a respectful and accessible recruitment process. We make employment decisions based on job-related qualifications and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or family status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Applicants must currently be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located and must maintain valid work authorization throughout their employment.
Employment is subject to the requirements of the applicable role, location, project, and employing entity. Depending on the position, this may include verification of work authorization, background screening, review of driving records or driver’s abstracts, drug and alcohol screening, credential verification, client or site-access requirements, and other pre-employment conditions permitted by applicable law.
Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process in accordance with applicable law. Applicants who require accommodation are encouraged to contact the recruitment team so we can discuss their needs and arrange appropriate support.
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