Project Accountant/Analyst
- Remote, Canada
$80,000 to $100,000 CAD / year
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Job details
- Pay
- $80,000 to $100,000 CAD / year
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- Remote eligibility
- Canada listed. Check the posting for province restrictions.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Are you an ambitious project accounting professional looking to step into a high visibility role and build foundational financial controls from the ground up?
Are you driven by the challenge of managing complex financial lifecycles for a large scale organization across North America?
Are you ready to leverage your expertise in job costing, ERP systems, and project forecasting to secure a direct trajectory toward broader finance leadership in a rapidly scaling organization?
If so please check out this great new opportunity that also happens to be fully remote - however please note our client would like someone in an EST zone and ideally within the GTA and surrounding area.
Advantages
* direct visibility with executive leadership and a clear path toward broader finance management
* play a key role in building and refining financial systems and controls rather than just maintaining existing processes
* fully remote opportunity
* competive base and bonus structure
Responsibilities
* partner with operations and project leadership to analyze budget vs actuals, monitor committed costs, track margin variances and improve forecast accuracy
* oversee complete project accounting from initial job setup, cost-code assignment, and progress billing to holdbacks/retainage, WIP analysis, and final closeout
* manage vendors/subcontractor AP, including line item validation, PO matching, coding, and payment scheduling to optimize working capital
* prepare period end journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statements, and executive management packages
* develop custom dashboards and KPI's while strengthening internal controls, reporting workflows and ERP integration
Qualifications
* Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finace
* CPA designation preferred (or active CPA candidate)
* 3-5 yrs of dedicated project accounting experience within construction or infrastructure environments
* advanced proficiency in job costing, multi-site program accounting
* Procore system is a strong assert
* Exceptional analytical, problem solving, cross functional communication skills and a strong eye for detail
Summary
If you are a detail oriented project accountant ready to take ownership of a growing infrastructure portfolio and build scalable financial systems, please reach out to me today and be sure to apply directly to this post.
kristina.davidson@randstad.ca
647-500-1172
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
Are you driven by the challenge of managing complex financial lifecycles for a large scale organization across North America?
Are you ready to leverage your expertise in job costing, ERP systems, and project forecasting to secure a direct trajectory toward broader finance leadership in a rapidly scaling organization?
If so please check out this great new opportunity that also happens to be fully remote - however please note our client would like someone in an EST zone and ideally within the GTA and surrounding area.
Advantages
* direct visibility with executive leadership and a clear path toward broader finance management
* play a key role in building and refining financial systems and controls rather than just maintaining existing processes
* fully remote opportunity
* competive base and bonus structure
Responsibilities
* partner with operations and project leadership to analyze budget vs actuals, monitor committed costs, track margin variances and improve forecast accuracy
* oversee complete project accounting from initial job setup, cost-code assignment, and progress billing to holdbacks/retainage, WIP analysis, and final closeout
* manage vendors/subcontractor AP, including line item validation, PO matching, coding, and payment scheduling to optimize working capital
* prepare period end journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statements, and executive management packages
* develop custom dashboards and KPI's while strengthening internal controls, reporting workflows and ERP integration
Qualifications
* Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finace
* CPA designation preferred (or active CPA candidate)
* 3-5 yrs of dedicated project accounting experience within construction or infrastructure environments
* advanced proficiency in job costing, multi-site program accounting
* Procore system is a strong assert
* Exceptional analytical, problem solving, cross functional communication skills and a strong eye for detail
Summary
If you are a detail oriented project accountant ready to take ownership of a growing infrastructure portfolio and build scalable financial systems, please reach out to me today and be sure to apply directly to this post.
kristina.davidson@randstad.ca
647-500-1172
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Project Accountant at Randstad Canada will manage budgets against actuals, project billing, vendor payables and month-end reporting for construction projects. They will also build dashboards and strengthen financial controls and system integration.
Requirements
Candidates need a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and 3 to 5 years of project accounting in construction or infrastructure. CPA designation or candidacy is preferred, along with strong job costing and Procore experience.
Skills
- Job costing
- Procore
- ERP systems
- Project accounting
- WIP analysis
- Progress billing
- Retainage and holdbacks
- Accounts payable
- PO matching
- Journal entries
- Account reconciliation
- Financial statements
- Budget vs actual analysis
- Forecasting
- Margin analysis
- Dashboard development
- KPI reporting
- Internal controls
- Multi-site program accounting
- Analytical problem solving
Benefits
- Competitive base and bonus structure
- Fully remote work
Categories
- Finance & Accounting
- Consulting
- Construction
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Project Accounting
- Project Accountant
- Project Analyst
- Job Costing
- Procore
- ERP
- WIP analysis
- Retainage
- Accounts Payable
- Financial Reporting
- Budget vs Actuals
- Forecasting
- Construction Accounting
- Infrastructure Accounting
- CPA
- Remote
- Toronto
- GTA
- Financial Controls
- KPI Dashboards
Seniority
Mid level
Perks
- Performance bonus
Tools
- Procore
- ERP system
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Accounting
- Finance