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Administrative & Bookkeeping Coordinator Jobs in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at Health Stand Nutrition Consulting Inc.
Title: Administrative & Bookkeeping Coordinator
Company: Health Stand Nutrition Consulting Inc.
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
About Us
We are an established and growing business with a 25+ year history of creating purposeful health and wellness impact. We teach people how to eat well and still have a life! Our team of private practice Registered Dietitians provide scientific, evidence-based services to help individuals and companies achieve improved health, mental health and wellness. We deliver one-on-one health coaching, corporate speaking engagements and consulting support grounded in compassion, collaboration and customization.
Our mission is to empower people to create a healthy and joyous relationship with food and your body. This means getting enough nerdy nutritious foods for health while also saving room for soulful foods chosen exclusively for taste and social fun like nachos and dessert. We prioritize a company culture where customers and our internal team will feel a sense of pride, positivity and purposeful living as a result of the experiences at our company.
Job Summary
We are seeking a meticulous, warm and highly organized Administrative & Bookkeeping Coordinator to join our in-person team in Calgary. This is a full-time employee role that keeps the financial and operational side of our practice accurate, current and running smoothly.
This role combines office administration, income-side bookkeeping, client care and support to our CEO. You will process client payments, create invoices, manage accounts receivable, and produce the dated invoices our clients need for insurance reimbursement. You will also be the first warm face our clients meet when they walk through our door.
As a key member of our team you will embody our company values of clarity, compassion, credibility and collaboration in every interaction. You will report directly to our CEO and Founder, and you will have your own private office with a window in our beautiful office.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Administration & Bookkeeping (income side only)
• Process client payments daily and audit our payment platform for accuracy
• Create invoices in QuickBooks and apply payments
• Produce dated appointment receipts that clients require for insurance reimbursement
• Audit accounts receivable weekly and at month end, and flag overdue accounts early
• Prepare the monthly package for our external bookkeepers
Client Experience & Office Administration
• Welcome and greet in-person clients with warmth
• Manage our main inbox daily, responding to and routing inquiries
• Support team logistics including technology setup and EMR housekeeping
• Handle client concerns and general inquiries following our established procedures
CEO & Team Support
• Provide executive assistant support to our CEO including booking calls and calendar support
• Receive, acknowledge and book speaking engagement and workplace wellness inquiries, and prepare confirmation and logistics packages
• Support our sales team with lead entry into our CRM and first response when they are at capacity
• Assist with renewals administration and our referral programs
Marketing, Systems & Efficiency Support
• Schedule social media posts across Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn using content our marketing team has already created
• Draft our weekly newsletter based on our blog content
• Maintain our data tracking spreadsheets including our business dashboard, leads to sold tracking, paid ads tracking and weekly sales tracking
• Own, update and improve our administrative procedures so we are never dependent on one person’s memory
• Work with our CEO and IT support to bring technology and AI solutions into our practice, beginning with automating repetitive work to free up time for new growth projects
Who You Are
• Meticulous and detail-oriented: you take real satisfaction in getting things right, and a reconciled account is quietly satisfying
• Consistent, reliable and dependable: you do what you say you will do, without needing reminders
• Honest and high integrity: when you make a mistake you name it early and fix it, because you know hiding an error costs the team more
• Warm, calm and welcoming: you have a gift for putting anxious people at ease
• Anticipatory: you think ahead for the people you support rather than waiting to be told
• Methodical and systematic: you like sequence, order and bringing things to completion
• Comfortable with detailed, repetitive work: high volume does not cause you to lose precision
• Self-motivated and self-directed: you manage your own workload and priorities well
• Curious about technology: you enjoy learning new tools, including AI, and finding better ways of working
• Emotionally intelligent and discreet: you are trustworthy with confidential health information
• Open to feedback: you treat it as useful information rather than criticism
• A collaborative team player: you enjoy contributing to shared goals and you are also comfortable working independently
• Personally passionate about health and wellness: you walk the talk and live your values
• Professional and ethical: in a regulated health practice, our reputation is carried in every invoice, email and interaction
Qualifications
• Post-secondary education required (diploma, degree or certificate in a field related to this role)
• 2+ years in an administrative, bookkeeping, accounting support or medical office coordination role
• Demonstrated experience with invoicing, payment processing or accounts receivable. A bookkeeping certificate or diploma is an asset but not required, as we provide training on our systems and procedures
• Medical office administration training or experience is a strong asset
• Experience with QuickBooks or comparable accounting software is an asset
• Strong computer and spreadsheet skills, including Microsoft 365 and Excel
• Comfort learning new platforms. Our systems include QuickBooks, Helcim, Practice Better, Active Campaign, Calendly, Zoom, 1Password, Claude AI. Training is provided
• Strong understanding of health and wellness and personal value for maintaining a healthy lifestyle
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a high level of professionalism
• Able to work in person at our Calgary office
• A satisfactory criminal record check is required as a condition of employment
This Role Is a Great Fit For You If
• You want to be the trusted person who holds the details so a team can do meaningful work
• You like variety in your day, moving between finance, client care, and supporting projects
• You want to work somewhere your work has visible purpose and you know everyone by name
• You want an in-person role (not a remote position)
• You don’t want to work in a large corporate environment with narrowly defined duties
Compensation Package
• $50,000 annually, based on a full-time schedule of 40 hours per week
• This salary reflects the scope and responsibilities of the role
• We meet at 12 months to celebrate your wins and review your compensation. We are always glad to reward strong results, guided by how the business is doing
Schedule
• 40 hours per week, in person at our Calgary office
• Monday to Friday during regular business hours
• No evenings and no weekends to respect work life balance for you and your family
Perks & Benefits
• Health spending account
• Your own private office with a window in a beautiful office
• Free on-site parking
• Flexibility for time off and vacation
• Team appreciation, celebrations and social activities
• Training and development support
• Work that makes a real difference in people’s health and lives
Growth Opportunities
This role has room to grow. One of our first projects together will be using AI to automate the most repetitive administrative work, in collaboration with our IT support. As that time is freed up, this role expands into greater support for our CEO, our workplace wellness and corporate speaking growth, and process improvement projects across the practice. We invest in our team and we value people who want to grow with us.
How to Apply
Applications are reviewed as they are received. Priority will be given to applications received by July 31, 2026. This posting will remain open until the position is filled.
Start date: As soon as possible. We are able to accommodate a standard two weeks notice to your current employer.
EMAIL your application to: [email protected]
• Attention: Andrea Holwegner, CEO and Founder, Health Stand Nutrition Consulting Inc.
• Please use this exact subject line: Admin & Bookkeeping Coordinator – [Your First and Last Name]
• Applications submitted through job board messaging systems will not be reviewed. Please email us directly.
• Important: In addition to your resume please submit a cover letter that answers the following questions:
1. What prompted you to apply for this position?
2. After reviewing the job description and our company website, what professional skills and experience do you have that you feel you can offer our business?
3. After reviewing the job description and our company website, what about our practice personally appealed to you?
4. Do you enjoy wellness, food, cooking or some aspect of healthy living? If so how?
5. What are you looking for most from our team/practice both personally and professionally?
6. Tell us about your experience with invoicing, payments, accounts receivable or bookkeeping. Which software or systems have you used?
7. Tell us about a time you caught an error that others had missed. Then tell us about a mistake you made that reached a client or customer, and how you handled it.
8. What is one piece of technology or an AI tool you have taught yourself to use, and what did you use it for?
