Manager, Accounting Operations - Alberta Motor Association

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Posted: 2024-04-26

Closing: Until Filled

Location: Calgary Bridgewater Bank

Bridgewater Bank is looking for a highly driven Manager, Accounting Operations to integrate professional knowledge, skills and understanding of the business to ensure accurate, efficient, and timely delivery of results in support of Bridgewater Bank’s strategic objectives.

This position is a key contributor to Bridgewater Bank’s development and strategic direction in the marketplace. This role leads and mentors a team of professional and technical staff and ensures appropriate controls over cash management and daily accounting operations. By being a superior customer service-oriented leader, you achieve results and display effective and innovative ways to reach your market.

Sound like you? If so, we should talk!

WHO IS BRIDGEWATER BANK? 

Unlike a traditional bank, we have no branches. This means less time managing logistics and more time focussed on you and our ‘why’ – helping you succeed. Our focus is providing honest, straightforward service and financial solutions for everyday living and important life events.

We’re financial service experts with flexible mindsets. Being a smaller bank makes us nimble, and that means we can respond quickly with innovative approaches that don’t need to go through multiple levels of approvals.

Our customers are everything. When you become a customer of Bridgewater Bank you’re like our neighbour – even family – and we treat you that way.

WHAT MOVES YOU

• You have a passion for driving growth by defining and executing our business development strategy.
• You’re a doer who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• You’re not afraid of achieving ambitious goals and targets.
• You’re a resourceful and creative problem solver, never losing sight of the "why" behind the "what".
• You are a self-starter and motivated to succeed but enjoy working and collaborating with different teams and people.
• You’re a natural influencer across your network, that successfully responds to opportunities and proactively goes after new ones.
• You know the only way to strike long-lasting deals is to build long-lasting relationships.
• You love an audience, and you enjoy presenting and pitching new ideas and opportunities.
• You juggle multiple tasks effortlessly and you always manage to stay ahead of things.
• You consistently demonstrate integrity and a strong work ethic.
• Being solution-driven with the ability to demonstrate empathy, creativity, and rational thinking.
• You have an inquisitive mind and are a pragmatic thinker. You tackle problems head on, make solid decisions and know when it’s appropriate to invite others in to collaborate on a situation.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Report to the VP, Finance.
• Lead and direct the team to deliver high quality, timely products and service in accordance with our goals and objectives.
• Ensure the culture TYLF is maintained to enhance employee engagement, recruitment, and retention efforts.
• Provide effective performance feedback through employee recognition and rewards, and regular performance reviews.
• Maintain and enhance knowledge of products and services to promote Bridgewater Bank’s value proposition and to present new products and services to enhance existing relationships.
• Prepare and complete action plans while identifying trends, issues, and opportunities.
• Determine any necessary system improvements, implement changes and complete audits.
• Provide cash management and follow respective Association and Bank policies on payments to mitigate risk or fraud.
• Ensuring regulatory requirements are met, information is reported accurately, and timely processing of payments.
• Manage the processing and payment of vendor transactions by ensuring a proper control environment, and compliance with the Excise Tax Act.

WHAT YOU’VE DONE

• Post-secondary degree, certificate, or diploma in Accounting or Business.
• Accounting designation (CPA or legacy designations: CA, CMA, CGA).
• You have at least 5 years of accounting experience with progressive levels of responsibility.
• Two years of supervisory experience.
• Proven understanding of internal controls.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and process improvement skills.
• You’ve proven that you know how to evaluate, develop, and engage staff to live their best lives within their work and personal environments.

WHAT YOU'LL GET

• Competitive salary. 
• Flexible benefits. 
• Great AMA discounts. 
• Unlimited learning opportunities. a

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.