Job Overview

We are a set of Burnaby companies working in civil contracting, street lighting/electrical, concrete formwork, paving and real estate development. We’re hiring one person to run the books for all five companies, from daily entries through year-end with our outside accountant. It’s a hands-on role. You’ll do the work yourself and report directly to the owner.

What you’ll do

- Keep the books for 5 related companies in QuickBooks Online, including intercompany entries

- Do progress billing from Schedules of Values on the 25th of each month, including holdbacks and change orders

- Invoice from daily field tickets (traffic control, labour, equipment)

- Run AP: enter and code bills, manage payment runs, deal with vendors

- Run AR and collections: track holdbacks and lien deadlines, follow up on overdue accounts

- Handle payroll for field and office staff, including source deduction remittances, ROEs and T4s

- File GST/PST returns and WorkSafeBC reports

- Reconcile bank and credit card accounts

- Do the monthly close and produce monthly financial statements for each company





- Keep the cash flow forecast and the filing compliance calendar up to date

- Prepare year-end files for our accountant (July 31 year-end)

What we need

- 3+ years of full-cycle bookkeeping, ideally in construction

- Experience running books for more than one company

- Strong QuickBooks Online and Excel skills

- Hands-on experience with Canadian payroll, GST/PST and CRA remittances
- An understanding of progress billing and holdbacks (strongly preferred)

- Accuracy and organization, and the habit of raising problems early
- A CPA designation, or progress toward one, is an asset but not required

What we offer

- $65,000–$85,000/year, depending on experience

- [Benefits / vacation]

- Monday–Friday, 8:00–4:00, at our Burnaby office

- Full ownership of the books, with direct access to the owner

Pay: $65,000.00-$85,000.00 per year

Perks

- Dental care

- On-site parking

Work Location: In person

📌 Accounting Manager (Burnaby)
🏢 Civil Contracting
📍 Burnaby