This position is a 6-month contract prospect.

The Project Accountant supports the financial management of construction projects by partnering closely with Project Managers to ensure accurate budgeting, forecasting, invoicing, and cost tracking. This role is responsible for maintaining project financial health through variance analysis, progress billing, compliance documentation, and customer invoicing, while ensuring adherence to contract terms and company processes.

Responsibilities

Perform detailed variance analysis for projects on a monthly basis to ensure projects remain on budget, or strategize on ways to improve profitability, together with the Project Managers

Hold monthly meetings with Project Managers to determine monthly invoicing requirements, and support AR to ensure invoices are received timely

Assist in preparing compliance documentation, including collection of waivers, certificates of insurance, bonding, amongst others

Review construction contracts and ensure project is accurately set-up in the system, including contract value, costs, division, branch, etc

Importing of quotes from quoting software into ERP

Produce customer invoices/project draws for a variety of projects, ensuring formatting is compliant with contract terms and customer specifications, including preparation of required backup to accompany invoice

Supporting large, enterprise customers through gathering backup pertaining to cost-plus contracts

Entering change orders into the system in order to update contract values and costs





Performing cost analysis on projects to create projections on remaining costs to complete

Create and provide job costing reports to project managers to assist them in updating estimates on budget projections

Work directly with customers to ensure invoices have been received, approved, and actioned

Assist with ad-hoc projects and other duties as required

Required Qualifications

Minimum 1 year of experience performing in a project accounting role, or similar

Experience with progress draw invoicing

Experience using billing portals

Intermediate excel skills

Post-secondary education in accounting, an asset

Construction project accounting knowledge, specifically around long-term contracts (WIP), an asset

Detail oriented, organized, able to problem solve, multitask, work effectively under pressure, meet deadlines and prioritize workload

Ability to effectively work in a team environment

Self-starter and able to take initiative

Receptive to coaching and willing to learn and develop skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Eager to learn and able to apply newly acquired skills for immediate results

Preferred Qualifications

3+ years of experience in construction or project-based accounting environments

3+ years of experience supporting progress billing, WIP reporting, or cost tracking on long-term contracts

Experience in construction, low-voltage, or specialty contracting environments

Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., D365, NetSuite, Viewpoint, or similar)

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📌 Project Accountant (6-Month Contract) (British Columbia)
🏢 Bosch Building Technologies North America
📍 British Columbia