Intermediate or Project Accountant

Key Responsibilities

Project Billing

- Work closely with Team Leads and Regional Managers throughout the project billing process
- Understand contract documents and their implications on revenue recognition
- Respond to client inquiries regarding contracts and invoicing
- Track project-related expenses
- Partner with Team Leads to ensure recoverable expenses are appropriately allocated to projects and billed to clients

Invoicing
- Follow up weekly on outstanding employee timesheets across the organization
- Prepare draft invoices and review them with Team Leads and Regional Managers
- Finalize invoices, including client-specific progress claim requirements (e.g., EllisDon, Bosa)
- Upload invoices to client supplier portals and maintain accounting login records
- Gather applicable supporting documentation for approval by the Manager of Finance
- Ensure 100% of draft invoices are distributed to Team Leads and Project Coordinators within the first business day of the month
- Ensure 75% of invoices are issued within eight working days of the beginning of the month
- Update financial management reports as required
- Address client-specific invoicing requests on an ongoing basis

Financial Systems Administration
- Maintain Ajera project accounting records and accounts receivable information
- Utilize QuickBooks for general ledger and accounts payable activities
- Review accounting systems and recommend process improvements
- Act as a QuickBooks subject matter expert and provide recommendations for enhancing system effectiveness
- Conduct monthly and quarterly account reconciliations within Ajera and QuickBooks

Accounts Payable
- Assist with recording supplier invoices, expense reports, and accrued expenses
- Manage aged accounts payable and electronic payment processing
- Support process improvements within the accounts payable function
- Verify transaction allocations to maintain accounting integrity
- Reconcile corporate credit card transactions

Accounts Receivable
- Process accounts receivable cash receipts including EFTs, e-transfers, and cheques within Ajera
- Reconcile cash receipts against bank transactions on a daily basis
- Ensure collections occur within contractual payment terms
- Follow up on delinquent accounts and outstanding receivables monthly

General Accounting
- Participate in annual audit and fiscal year-end preparation activities
- Prepare journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations, including fixed assets
- Maintain and reconcile subsidiary ledgers and resolve discrepancies as required




- Serve as the primary backup to the Manager of Finance
- Maintain up-to-date documentation, procedures, and job aids for key accounting processes

Communication and Workflow Management
- Collaborate effectively with Team Leads, Regional Managers, and support staff
- Build positive working relationships with clients, suppliers, and external stakeholders

Professional Development
- Participate in ongoing professional development, training, and coaching initiatives
- Contribute to continuous improvement efforts within the Finance team and the broader organization

Education, Skills, and Qualifications Education
- Diploma, certificate, or bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field

Experience Intermediate Accountant
- 2 to 5 years of accounting or project accounting experience
- Experience managing project billing and invoicing processes
- Strong understanding of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and account reconciliation practices
- Experience supporting audits, month-end, and year-end accounting activities
- Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with the Manager of Finance and internal stakeholders

Asset Qualifications
- Experience with Ajera, Unanet, Deltek, or similar project accounting software
- Experience working within professional services, consulting, engineering, architecture, or construction-related organizations
- Knowledge of revenue recognition principles and project-based accounting

Technical Skills
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft 365, particularly Excel
- Experience with QuickBooks and project accounting systems
- Solid analytical, problem-solving, and reconciliation skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail

Professional Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational and time-management abilities
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- High standards of professionalism, confidentiality, and integrity
- Commitment to continuous learning and process improvement





Join a Team of Creative Problem Solvers! Founded in 1988, LMDG is an industry-leading, 100% employee-owned fire protection and life safety consultancy with more than 30 years of experience delivering innovative, performance-driven solutions across Canada. With offices in Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto, we are recognized as leaders in solving complex fire and life safety challenges for ambitious, world-class projects.

Employee ownership is central to who we are. It fosters a culture of accountability, collaboration, and long-term thinking, where our people are personally invested in the success of our clients, projects, and firm. This ownership mindset supports career development, shared success, and a genuine commitment to excellence.

Our portfolio includes award-winning and nationally significant projects such as TELUS Sky, Platform Innovation Centre & Parkade, Coronation Park Sports and Recreation Centre, and MacEwan University.

At LMDG, we believe our support professionals are critical partners in our success. They help create the financial stability, operational excellence, and accountability that allow our technical teams to deliver exceptional service to clients. Through accuracy, collaboration, and continuous improvement, our finance team contributes directly to the success of our projects, people, and organization.

As an Intermediate or Project Accountant, you will provide key financial and administrative support to the Manager of Finance and Executive Team while ensuring the integrity of financial records, project accounting, billing, and reporting processes. This role combines project accounting, accounts payable and receivable, reporting, and process improvement responsibilities in a collaborative and fast-paced environment. Based in our Vancouver office, this hybrid role offers a balance of in-office collaboration and flexible work arrangements while supporting teams and projects across Canada.

Why Work at LMDG

- Flexible work hours that support work life balance
- Hybrid work environment based out of our Vancouver office
- Three weeks of vacation to start
- Extended health benefits with flexible coverage options
- Health & Wellness Spending Account
- Optional participation in an RRSP matching program
- Ongoing career development and growth within an employee-owned firm

If you are a detail-oriented accounting professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and takes pride in delivering accurate, timely, and meaningful financial support, we'd love to hear from you.

📌 Intermediate or Project Accountant (Vancouver)
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