Energize your career in the Arctic!
Find your next exciting adventure in the Canadian Arctic! Join our team of highly motivated and experienced industry professionals as we provide safe, reliable, and affordable power across Nunavut.
Working in Nunavut
Nunavut is Canada’s newest and largest territory and has the fastest growing economy in the country. With breathtaking landscapes and amazing adventure opportunities, you will find excitement not only in your career, but in your free time as well. If the thought of dog sledding, snowmobiling, kayaking, ice fishing, or exploring a rich culture filled with distinct artwork and music sounds enticing, Nunavut is the place for you.
Qulliq Energy Corporation
Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) is entrusted to provide safe, reliable power to all customers in Nunavut. Owned by the Government of Nunavut and operated as an arms-length territorial corporation, QEC is the sole provider of electricity and district heating in Nunavut. In comparison to other utilities in Canada, QEC faces unique challenges as it operates 25 stand-alone diesel power generation facilities and distribution systems located in each of the territory’s communities.
Intermediate Accountant (QEC-23-017)
Baker Lake, Nunavut
Reporting to the Senior Accountant, the Intermediate Accountant provides general accounting support to the corporation. This includes reconciliation of financial accounts, overseeing general bank and payroll disbursements, and making general ledger assignment decisions and entries.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensures that the financial components of all corporate transactions are recorded in a timely, accurate and complete manner.
- Reviews and reconciles general ledger accounts as required including assets, liabilities and expenses.
- Inputs monthly payroll liabilities, loan payments, interest on loans, bank charges, and GST remittances if required.
- Completes month end journal entries, including payroll and purchasing accruals, prepaid expense reclassifications, LTD interest accruals, debenture interests.
- Assists in reconciliation as required as per travel advances, superannuation, and vendor reconciliation to Accounts Payable Sub Ledger Develops comprehensive financial reports to ensure departments and department heads are appraised of their financial positions relative to the achievement of their short, medium, and long-term goals and objectives.
- Prepares monthly fuel tax reports, reconciles fuel tickets to fuel invoices and prepares journal entries for fuel usage and fuel receipts.
Required Qualifications Include:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting or Finance from an accredited university.
- Three (3) years experience working in accounting roles of increasing responsibility.
- Professional accounting designation or extensive practical experience with GAAP and significant progression toward completion of accounting designation.
Assets:
- Experience reconciling general ledger accounts in a computerized, multi-department, multi-location environment is an asset.
- Experience in detailed financial analysis is an asset.
- Knowledge of Nunavut, the land, language, and culture.
- The ability to communicate in Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun and/or French.
A combination of education and equivalent experience may be considered.
We offer a competitive starting salary range of $98,014.44 to $114,488.13 and a northern living allowance of $24,281.00 per annum. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, including a defined-benefit pension program. In addition, subsidized staff housing is available for this position. This position is not included in the Nunavut Employee’s Union.
Preference will be given to Nunavut Inuit.
To apply, send your application by email to: careers@qec.nu.ca.
Apply in writing by June 9, 2023.
Applications for this competition may be considered for future employment opportunities with QEC.
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.