Location
Burnaby, BC | Canada
Job description
A real estate development company, with high-rise projects in Metro Vancouver is looking for a Project Accountant to join their vibrant team.
The Role
You will be responsible for multiple large multi-family construction/development projects, including the following tasks:
- Prepare monthly progress draw
- Prepare bank reconciliations
- Code and enter invoices, ensuring accuracy along with collection of approvals and matching supporting documents
- Prepare payments; coordinate approval signatures
- Reconciliation of GL/WIP and GL/AP sub-ledger accounts
- Reconcile AP balance with suppliers; follow up on discrepancies
- Filing monthly GST returns
- Monitor and ensure the accuracy of costs coded to assigned projects
- Monitor project costs and report unexplained variances
- Liaise with project managers, sub-trades, suppliers, management, and other project staff
- Monitoring holdbacks, including reconciliation of release
- Maintain project-related records
- Maintain the integrity of GL for construction and development projects
- Follow all aspects of month-end close activities
- Inter-company reconciliation
- Research and respond to accounting and financial inquiries on projects
- Other functions or activities as may be assigned from time to time
About You
Ideally, you bring 3 to 5 years of real estate (high-rise) construction or development accounting experience in Canada, along with formal accounting training from a recognized institute. You are a positive, self-motivated professional with excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
Your experience and qualifications include:
- 3 to 5 years of experience as a Project Accountant in construction in Canada; experience in high rise construction is preferred
- Construction loan draw
- Costing & budget/cost variance analysis
- Total A/P responsibility
- Preparation of GST returns; familiarity with GST rules/requirements
- Familiarity with subcontractor contracts, progress draws, change orders, holdbacks, contract reconciliation
- Experience taking a high-rise project from land acquisition to completion is considered an asset
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Supervisory experience is an asset
- Strong working knowledge of MS Office applications and Sage 300 CRE or similar accounting software
To Apply
Please email your resumé along with a cover letter telling us why you’re a great fit for this opportunity and indicating your availability and salary expectations to [email protected]
Job Types: Permanent, Full-time
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Burnaby, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- How many years of experience in high-rise construction project accounting do you have?
- Eligibility to work in Canada: Please advise if you are a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold an Open Work Permit.
Work Location: In person
If this feels like the best opportunity for you, please send your resume to [email protected]
More Information
- Total Years Experience
0-5
Job tags
Salary
