Project Accountant/Analyst

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.

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