Emera

Senior Corporate Accountant

full_time

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The Opportunity

Company & Department: Emera Inc. Finance

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia

Closing Date: May 30, 2025

At Emera, you’ll be part of an inclusive, respectful workplace where everyone is welcomed and supported. We invite you to join us in making an impact from Atlantic Canada to the rest of the world through safely delivering 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

May 30, 2025,

and tell us what excites you about this role.

We are currently looking for a Senior Corporate Accountant to join our Corporate Accounting Team on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Manager, Corporate Accounting, you will have the opportunity to support the end-to-end accounting and reporting of a wholly owned subsidiary of Emera Inc., as well as be a key contributor to the corporate accounting team at Emera inc.

As a Senior Corporate Accountant, you will:

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Be responsible for accounting and financial reporting duties including, but not limited to:

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Preparing and/or reviewing monthly journal entries and general ledger monitoring, including full working paper/audit file preparation, detailed account reconciliations and analysis;

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Preparing monthly and quarterly financial statements and analyzing the financial results;

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Monthly reporting of financial results to Senior Management;

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Preparation of quarterly Board of Director materials; and

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Assisting internal and external auditors during quarterly reviews and annual audits

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Assist with preparation of semi-annual forecasts, annual budget and annual long-term forecast;

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Support the preparation of regulatory reports and tax filings;

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Be responsible for internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Emera’s SOX program;

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Contribute to other reoccurring and ad hoc accounting and reporting preparation and review for Emera Inc.;

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Collaborate with other Emera departments to provide financial information; and

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Prepare other ad hoc analysis and reports as required.

What skills will make you successful?

The successful individual will have excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills and an ability to build trust across an organization by consistently demonstrating credibility as a subject matter expert.  You bring maturity, confidence, and decision-making capability, along with enthusiasm and energy.

You recognize yourself in most of the following competencies, and possess the skills and experience listed below:

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A bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Commerce with 4+ years of related work experience and have completed or working toward an accounting designation (CPA, or its predecessor CA, CMA or CGA);

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Experience with financial reporting systems and Excel;

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Knowledge of the gas and utility industry would be considered an asset but is not required;

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Detail oriented and possesses strong quantitative, analytical, and organizational skills;

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Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven, team-focused environment, with the ability to handle multiple deliverables and work independently under tight deadlines;

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Have a solid business acumen, is customer focused and innovative, with the ability to identify and implement improved processes.

At Emera, everyone is a leader in their own right. Our Leadership Competencies set standards that advance our business strategy, deliver results for customers, and provide career development for employees.

Why join our team?

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Health & Wellbeing: A comprehensive benefits plan, access to a free on-site fitness centre, Employee and Family Assistance Program, parental leave top-up plan and wellness benefits.

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Grow Your Career: Opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, a focus on employee development and available sponsored education programs.

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Community Engagement & Care: Corporate investments in the places where our people live and work, mentoring opportunities, fundraising matching and volunteer programs, and scholarships for children of employees.

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Competitive Compensation: A comprehensive benefits plan, a short-term incentive plan and a Defined Contribution Pension Plan.

Diversity, Equity, and 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 and 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.

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