Job Title: Project Accountant

Placement: Permanent

Report to: Controller

Location: Central Edmonton

Type: On-site

Hours: Full-Time

Compensation: $80,000 to $95,000 per year

Our client, a rapidly growing construction company based in Edmonton, is seeking a Project Accountant to join their team. This opportunity is a great fit for an intermediate Project Accountant or Accountant with construction experience who wants to join a growing organization and take on more responsibility as the company continues to expand.

Position Overview:

- Monthly processing of accounts receivable invoicing, including prime contract change orders, reconciling prime contracts to billing sheets and labour charge-out rates.
- Investigate all project expenses not billed to customers.
- Record corporate overhead allocations to be applied to project billings.
- Bimonthly distribution of aged receivables and responding to requests for information from owners.
- Perform the day-to-day processing and payment of accounts payable transactions, including purchase order verification.
- Verify that transactions comply with financial policies and procedures (statutory declarations, WCB, prepaids, deposits).




- Review project budgets to ensure accuracy of recording accounts payable.
- Work with the Project Team to ensure accuracy of invoice submissions, assisting with owner communications and responding to requests for information from the project teams.
- Project clean-up and reconciliation on a quarterly basis, or upon substantial completion.
- Maintenance of vendor information.
- Attending project start-up and close-out meetings.
- Vendor statement reconciliation.
- Preparation of the bank reconciliation.
- Processing expense reports.

Must Have Qualifications:

- 2+ years of experience as a Project Accountant or Accounts Payable Clerk
- Accounting experience within the construction industry
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, & PowerPoint

Like To Have Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

Employer Perks:

- Great prospect within a fast-growing local business
- Great room for growth in the form of advancement, increased income, & responsibilities
- Positive and professional work environment
- Aggressive compensation & benefits package

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