Project controller Jobs in Guelph, ON

Project Accountant Technician

Guelph, Ontario

RWDI is a global climate and performance engineering consulting firm that helps its clients redefine what’s possible by overcoming design and operational challenges, while minimizing environmental, user, and resource impact. With deep technical expertise across a broad range of services, we drive success on ambitious building, industry, and infrastructure projects.

We are avalues-based organization, which means everything we do relates back to our three core values: innovation, integrity, and integration. So, when we look for new people to join our team, alignment to these values is a vital piece of our people puzzle.

Here’s what this looks like:

• You push the boundaries of what’s possible.
• People know they can rely on you to follow through on your commitments.
• You believe that when a group of people come together, they can achieve more than any one person could alone.

If this sounds like you and you’re ready to join an award-winning organization and work alongside renown technical and exceptionally innovative colleagues, RWDI is the place for you.

About the Position:

RWDI’s Guelph office is seeking an individual to join its Accounting team, as a Project Account Technician.

The role includes but is not limited to:

• Primary responsibility is to manage invoices and project files from initial project set-up to project close
• Responsible for understanding the impact of a project set up on revenue recognition and invoicing to avoid and/or identify issues
• Prepares client invoices for assigned Project Managers in accordance with company procedures, client requirements, and terms and conditions of the contract
• Partners with Project Mangers to review project performance, including translating and interpretating financial data between company and project currency, managing WIP and coordinating any approvals from senior PMs or VPs as necessary
• Actively performs maintenance on existing invoices (credits; reversals; write-offs etc.)
• Records payments received from clients to proper invoices, converting payment currencies to invoice currency when required
• Reviews and approves new projects and changes to existing project data entered in Microsoft Dynamics 365 from the Project Delivery group
• Assists the Collection Administrator with collection activities for the assigned Project Managers in accordance with the company collections guidelines
• Assists Project Managers in creating and generating both standard and custom reports
• Maintains project billing schedules in conjunction with the Business Units
• Responsible for understanding the information flow within Microsoft Dynamics 356 and its impact on the project/job costing and financial system to provide troubleshooting in areas of projects, invoicing, cash receipts, and collections

We are accepting applications from candidates with the following qualifications:

• Post-secondary education in business, accounting, or similar
• Minimum 2 years Project Accounting experience
• Comprehension of financial accounting and the accounting cycle
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with a strong understanding of Excel
• Adept organizational skills with ability to work independently and accurately in a fast-paced environment
• Strong attention to detail and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a proven ability to deliver high quality customer service
• Experience working in a multi-company and multi-currency environment
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 would be considered an asset

If you possess 80% of the listed qualifications, please apply, as you may have additional skills that would align well with this role.

What We Offer:

• An opportunity to redefine possible.
• Salary range: $53,000.00 – 65,000.00
• Group health benefits
• Proactive and ongoing training, education, and a Learning Spending Account.
• Fitness Spending Account
• An abundance of career paths and opportunities to advance.