ABOUT EARTHDAILY

EarthDaily is revolutionizing the way we understand and monitor our planet. Through cutting‑edge Earth Observation (EO) technology and geospatial analytics, we provide unparalleled insights for industries ranging from agriculture to mining, insurance, and government intelligence. Our mission is to build the world’s most advanced change detection system to capture, analyze, and interpret global shifts in near real‑time.

OUR CREW

Our global, distributed team represents a variety of business lines and is made up of business development, sales, marketing and support professionals, data scientists, software engineers, project managers and finance, HR, and IT professionals.

READY TO LAUNCH?

Do you want to join the Finance team of one of the most exciting space companies at the forefront of global change detection and monitoring? The Project Accountant will be a dedicated resource providing project accounting support for several exciting space mission projects.

This is a Vancouver‑based hybrid position with some in‑office work required. Candidates must have full‑time availability during business hours 9:00 am–5:30 pm Monday through Friday. Occasional overtime may be required.

Reporting to the Sr. Project Accountant and working closely with team members from both Finance and Programs teams, the Project Accountant will prepare project costing, revenue recognition related to projects, project invoicing, and provide timely and accurate reporting.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Responsible for accounting, reporting and finance functions relevant to capital and revenue basis projects.
- Maintain financial models in Excel for project costings, scenario analysis, and other ad‑hoc analysis.
- Prepare and submit financial claims under various Canadian Government R&D; funding programs.
- Review new claims, projects, and project contracts; support Programs team.
- Support new project bids by providing costing templates and detailed costing review.
- Prepare and maintain new and ongoing projects in NetSuite.




- Work with Program Managers to determine optimal project resource allocations and help ensure timely and accurate completion of internal timesheets (including generating reports in Excel to compare actuals vs. forecasts for a specific month).
- Support project‑related business process analysis and improvement.
- Prepare quarterly PO reconciliation.
- Support updating project labour rates and overhead allocations on a quarterly basis.
- Support subcontract invoicing, POs and track payment milestone schedules.
- Manage risk approval process based on inputs from PMs.
- Manage monthly reporting schedule based on financial reporting requirements to stakeholders.

BUDGETING & FORECASTING

- Work closely with Programs team to proactively update project staffing plans, P&L;, budgeting and cash flow forecasts, meeting strict deadlines.
- Monthly Status Reports (MSRs) showing variance analysis, ETC, EAC, forecast maintenance (R&D; and Gov’t funding) and contribution table—including detailed knowledge of the entire MSR file and supporting the PM to validate the data monthly.
- Monthly Program Report updates for EDC showing variance analysis, ETC, EAC, forecast.
- Weekly cash planning & cash flow forecasting support for projects.

FINANCING REPORTING & CLOSE SUPPORT

- Support month‑end close by preparing inputs for capitalized development costs, R&D; allocations and various accruals (including working closely with the government customers).
- Prepare revenue recognition spreadsheet & government funding working papers.
- Non‑labour project coding for costs incurred per project.
- Assist with the preparation of year‑end financial statements and the annual audit.

YOUR PAST MISSIONS





- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- CPA designation (or working towards) is an asset.
- 3+ years experience in project accounting and management reporting.
- Experience with government grants and SR&ED; is an asset.
- Experience with ERPs (NetSuite preferred) or other project accounting software.
- Experience with SharePoint.
- Experience working in a project environment and understanding project‑management processes and language (e.g., WBS, ETC, EAC, WPDs).
- Experience with Government R&D; projects and accounting rules.
- Experience with month‑end closings, journal entries, reconciliations and AR/AP.
- High‑tech industry (or similar) experience an asset.

YOUR TOOLKIT

- Strong knowledge of US GAAP/IFRS, particularly with respect to revenue recognition, cost of sales and capitalization.
- Expertise in building large Excel spreadsheets and maintaining them under collaborative editing.
- Excellent customer service and written/verbal communication skills.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Proficient troubleshooter with expertise in identifying and resolving issues promptly.
- Team‑oriented professional who appreciates coordinating with various teams to ensure seamless collaboration and project success.
- Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment and “pitch‑in” where necessary.
- Self‑motivated, resourceful, results‑driven professional with the ability to work in a fast‑paced, changing setting.
- Orientation toward continuous process improvement with an innate desire to improve processes and service.
- Natural inclination to understand the business and purpose behind the numbers.
- Interest in applying technology and new systems and tools to improve processes, including AI.

YOUR COMPENSATION

Base Salary Range: $70,000–$90,000 CAD annually (based on Vancouver, BC).

Other benefits include competitive compensation, full benefits, flexible time off and a hybrid work arrangement.

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📌 Project Accountant (Vancouver)
🏢 EarthDaily Analytics
📍 Vancouver