Accounting Technician, Accounts Payable

BCLC exists to generate win-wins for the greater good.

For our people, our players, our communities, our industry, and our planet.

Lottery | Casino | Sports

 

Being a social purpose company, we are not only able to better align our business decisions with our purpose, but more importantly, we are committing to doing our part in creating a better world.

We bring our purpose to life by ensuring all our actions, behaviours and decisions create benefits for communities and the planet.

Motivated and guided by our social purpose, everything we do must benefit the greater good. And we encourage our employees, partners, players, industry and communities to engage with us on this ambition.

 

We want you to be where you feel you can do your best work. Most of our jobs can be done remotely providing you reside in BC.

For those who prefer working in a community with others, we have two beautiful offices in convenient locations:

• 2940 Virtual Way, Vancouver

• 74 Seymour Street W, Kamloops

This is a Temporary < 12 Months, Full Time opportunity with an approximate end date of September 25, 2026

Expected Salary Range: $53,060.00 - $66,324.00 - $82,905.00

• Our typical hiring range will be +/- 5% of the midpoint shown above

• Factors influencing this decision include qualifications and market conditions for the role

 

The Company

For nearly four decades, BCLC has delivered exceptional gambling entertainment for British Columbians. To fulfill our social purpose we have a vision to revolutionize gambling entertainment through engaging experiences that build and benefit communities. We operate national and provincial lotteries in partnership with 3500 retail partners, provide the games, technology & oversight to 37 brick & mortar casinos, and operate a safe secure and 100% legal online gambling presence PlayNow.com. In our recently completed fiscal year, BCLC generated a record $1.4 billion in net income to the Province of B.C. to support First Nations, host local governments, health care, education and community programs across the province.

 

Job Summary

The Accounting Technician provides accounting support to enable the department to deliver on professional services and financial solutions to the organization. This role is responsible for analyzing, recording and reporting financial data, and preparing financial/summary reports. This role also participates in the determination and implementation of preventative control measures and solutions, assisting in the identification and recommendations for process improvements. The Accounting Technician will act as a consultative partner by providing regular input and resolving routine issues for internal and external stakeholders to enable the business to deliver on business initiatives efficiently and effectively.

 

Key Accountabilities

 

• Performs daily gaming transaction reviews.
• Accounts for revenue and/or accounts receivable (including invoicing); or accounts payable; or cash flow and related activities.
• Posts journal entries for accounting adjustments.
• Performs account reconciliations.
• Completes various function-specific analyses and reports in support of other departmental functions.
• Interacts with personnel from suppliers, service providers, retailers, vendors, banks, and other third parties to resolve transactional and/or process issues.
• Interacts with other Finance areas including (but not limited to) Procurement and Taxation.
• Interacts with Business Technology to effect resolution of process and systems issues.

Education and Experience

 

• An accredited accounting diploma or accounting technical diploma, or equivalent;
• Active pursuit of an accredited professional accounting designation may be considered an asset;
• 2-3 years of recent, related experience;
• An equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.

Technical Requirements

 

• Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail;
• Excellent problem solving and analytical thinking/innovation;
• Working knowl