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Overview:
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Position: Regular / Full-Time
Positives Available: 1
Reporting to: Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
Job Purpose
Month End Tasks
Project Reporting
Other Tasks
Working Conditions
Physical Requirements
*We would like to thank all applicants for their interest. Please note due to high volumes of resumes received; only successful candidates will be contacted. Waiward is an equal opportunity employer.*
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Position: Regular / Full-Time
Positives Available: 1
Reporting to: Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis
Waiward is a respected construction and maintenance service provider that operates one of Canada’s largest fabrication shops based out of Edmonton, Alberta. Our mission is To Be Your Trusted Partner which ensures we act with integrity in all that we do. Through planned growth and development, we have kept our commitment to provide our customers with an unsurpassed level of service. Waiward’s historical and future success is grounded in our collective commitment to our core values.
At Waiward our priority is our personal commitment to and belief in caring for each other, creating an incident-free culture focused on; planning and activing to reduce health, safety, environmental, and quality stressors, participation and accountability, leadership and building competency and acknowledging good work.
Job Purpose
The Project Accountant is responsible to ensure accurate and timely project financial reporting, as well as monitoring key controls to support strong project financial management.
Responsibilities:
Month End Tasks
- Analyze projects to calculate monthly revenue recognition
- Reserved inventory/Advances on material analysis and posting
- Work closely with finance and projects management teams on project analytics
Project Reporting
- Assist project managers on project analysis and budget management
- Work with project management on project close out reporting
- Provide additional cost reporting to assist project managers with understanding project financial data
- Assist project management with managing supplier invoice approvals and client invoice submissions
- Assist with forecasting project cash flows, revenue, and costs
- Compile data into reports for management to show an overall status of projects and forecasts
Other Tasks
- Support maintaining projects in accounting systems
- Support for Billings Coordinator
- Support for Cost Controls team
- Support for Construction Time Administration team
- Compile information for internal and external auditors, as required
- Provide support to other Finance and Project Management members as needed
- Ad hoc reporting and analysis
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma required
- Post-secondary education in Accounting or Business an asset
- 2 to 3 years of experience in a Project Accountant role within a Construction or Manufacturing industry required.
- Very strong analytical, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills
- Exceptional organization and time management skills
- Proficient in the use of computer programs (MS Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) with working knowledge of Excel at a high intermediate level.
- Strong work ethic and ability to own one’s accountabilities
- Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with all levels of employees, management, and external relationships.
Working Conditions
The incumbent is required to work in an office environment with moderate noise. The job may require the incumbent to walk stairs; be outside in inclement weather (slippery surfaces and cold); carrying objects, driving and being exposed to normal office routines.
Physical Requirements
The incumbent is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal for extended periods of time; and extensive reading. The incumbent is also required to stand and sit for extended periods of time.
*We would like to thank all applicants for their interest. Please note due to high volumes of resumes received; only successful candidates will be contacted. Waiward is an equal opportunity employer.*
