SAP & Major Systems Accountant

Winnipeg, MB

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Defined-benefit pension plan for long-term financial security.
• Nine-day work cycle, typically resulting in every other Monday off to support a balanced approach to work, family life and community.

• Provide expert financial and accounting advice to management in support of SAP/ERP and other technology initiatives through detailed financial analysis and interpretation of results to support sound business decisions.
• Develop, analyze, monitor, and report on project budgets, forecasts, and actual results for the SAP S/4HANA and other technology projects, including operating, capital and rate-regulated asset performance on an ongoing basis, identifying trends and variances to support management in the attainment of financial targets.
• Provide financial oversight and guidance on project and contract expenditures, ensuring costs are recorded accurately, aligned with project plans, and compliant with capitalization, expense, and rate-regulation requirements applicable to system implementation and technology investments.
• Support Project Managers through the design, implementation, and ongoing use of financial monitoring and reporting tools and processes to enable timely review and control of project costs.
• Prepare, review and present monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports related to SAP and other technology projects to management team.
• Participate in the development of operating, capital, and rate-regulated asset budgets related to enterprise systems, digital transformation, and technology initiatives, including multi-year project planning.
• Ensure appropriate financial controls and reporting systems are designed, developed and maintained to meet internal management needs, audit requirements, and corporate governance standards for large-scale system implementations.
• Review operating approval documents and operational business cases to ensure financial analysis is complete, assumptions are reasonable, all relevant costs are captured, and recommendations align with enterprise strategic priorities.
• Prepare specialized analyses and reports related to project accounting, system implementation costs, capitalization assessments, cloud computing arrangements contracts and financial risk, including evaluation of alternatives and recommendations for management consideration.

• A Professional Accounting designation (CPA) and two years of related experience.
• Exceptional interpersonal communication skills and proven ability to establish and maintain successful working relationships with staff at all levels.
• Knowledge of accounting considerations related to ERP implementations, cloud computing arrangements, system development costs, and capitalization versus expense assessments would be considered an asset.
• Comprehensive knowledge of financial, cost and project accounting principles and practices, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and performance reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex financial and accounting information clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Advanced working knowledge of financial systems including SAP, Business Warehouse, BPS and C55 systems would be considered an asset.
• Proficient with Microsoft suite of products with a high level of expertise in Excel spreadsheets.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within cross functional teams and to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
• Self-motivated with a high degree of initiative, sound professional judgment, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining a high standard of accuracy and quality.