Job Description

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Cranbrook

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Closes: 2025-11-30

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Overview

The Ktunaxa Nation Council has an opportunity for an Accountant - Revenue and Receivables. This position assists with the internal timeline coordination of duties and deadlines among the Finance department staff, for month-end, year-end, and budgeting. In the absence of the CFO, or as directed, this position reviews and approves payables, and performs accounts receivable, banking and cash management, revenue contract administration, and other general accounting duties for the KNC under the direction of the CFO. This positions also acts as back-up for Payroll staff as directed and required.

This is a full-time, on-site position with full benefits.
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Responsibilities

Recording and collection of Revenues and posting accounts receivable, ensuring that transactions posted to the general ledger are timely, complete, accurate and documented. Includes petty cash, gift certificates, interest and investment income, tracking of term deposit/GIC renewals, and recording of inventory as appropriate.

Completes journal entries for the organization, ensuring they are backed by sufficient documentation and submit to CFO for review and approval.

Assist the CFO in preparation for year-end audit working papers, analysis and schedules.

Reconciles general ledger accounts (petty cash, accounts receivable, revenue tracking) on a monthly basis and sends reconciliation reports and journal entries for review and approval. Posts approved journal entries.

Liaise/coordinate billing/revenue functions with sector Business staff,and with Ktunaxa First Nations for revenue and receivable tracking with other sector administrative staff, to ensure follow through, timeliness, accuracy, and completeness into KNC books of account.

Advises the CFO on finance department business operations and recommends additions or changes to internal control systems, policies and practices. Reports to CFO on breaches of internal control systems.

Liaises with sectors to troubleshoot issues regarding financial submissions.

Performs Bank Reconciliations as requested.

Monitors ContractSafe Software system for revenue contracts, holdbacks, and reporting deliverables.

Performs other general accounting month-end and year-end duties as required.
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Qualifications

We recognize the value of diverse educational experiences including cultural, academic, work, and lived experience. We encourage those who closely match the qualifications listed below to apply.

Bachelor degree in Business preferred, diploma in accounting required.
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Employment Level

Full-time
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Work Conditions

This is an in-person position working primarily from the Cranbrook office.
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Eligibility Statement

The Ktunaxa Nation Council is committed to providing and maintaining a safe and healthy work environment for all Employees and the People, Communities, and Bands that we serve.
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Equity Statement

The KNC values diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applications will be considered, however, qualified persons of First Nations, Metis, and Inuit ancestry will be given preference. If you require accommodation to participate in the interview process, please let us know.

Only those applicants who meet the qualifications will be contacted for an interview.

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