Accounting Specialist People and Business Operations

Rhodium Group is recruiting an Accounting Specialist to join the company’s People and Business Operations (PBO) team. The preferred location is Rhodium Group’s Vancouver B.C., office.
Location: Vancouver, B.C. | Apply by: March 16, 2026

Position description
Rhodium Group is looking for a bright and talented Accounting Specialist to join our world-class team of economists, policy analysts, researchers, and data engineers. As an Accounting Specialist on the PBO team, you will support the Accounting Manager and day-to-day accounting duties for Rhodium Group’s global operations. You will capture, process, and develop your accounting skills in a supportive team environment.

Position responsibilities

• Support the finance function in complying with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), grant requirements, cost allocation methodologies, and internal control standards; conduct preliminary research as needed.
• Prepare, code, and process vendor invoices using accounting software and related systems, ensuring accuracy and maintaining the integrity of the firm-wide chart of accounts.
• Assist with processing employee expense reimbursements in accordance with company policy.
• Support month-end close activities, including journal entry preparation and payables maintenance.
• Assist with the preparation and organization of documentation for annual audits.
• Proactively communicate timelines, questions, and issues related to finance matters to management, and identify potential solutions when challenges arise.
• Execute assigned tasks ranging from simple to moderately complex with minimal supervision.
• Collaborate and engage with internal and external stakeholders as needed to support the finance function to comply with accounting principles, grant requirements, cost allocation structures, and internal controls, conducting preliminary research.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge and experience in day-to-day accounting operations and technology, GAAP accounting, cost allocation structures, intra-company transactions, and internal controls.
• Excellent and effective verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional professional integrity with an unbreakable commitment to confidentiality and discretion.
• Ability to manage deadlines and developments, plan and manage many time sensitive projects simultaneously.
• Exemplary problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in accounting systems and Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Location and travel requirements

• The preferred location for this role is Vancouver, B.C.
• Occasional international travel (<15%)

Compensation, benefits, and recruiting process
Rhodium Group is an equal opportunity employer for all, committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment.

Rhodium Group offers competitive compensation, a progressive benefits package, and opportunities for intellectual and professional advancement while working with a talented and entrepreneurial group of colleagues.

Rhodium Group compensates based on the level and requirements of the role. Salary within our range may also be determined by factors including, but not limited to, your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as required by the role, as well as geographic location, performance, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, internal equity, alignment with market data, and business or organizational needs. The Accounting Specialist will join at an annualized salary of CAD 63,000. You will also have an additional year-end bonus based on a combination of company and individual performance.

About Rhodium Group
Rhodium Group is an independent research provider with deep expertise in policy and economic analysis. We help decision-makers in both the public and private sectors navigate global challenges through objective, original, and data-driven research and insights. Our key areas of expertise are China’s economy and policy dynamics, and global climate change and energy systems. More information is available at .