Project engineer Jobs in Brampton, ON

About the Opportunity

• Effectively communicate with Project Managers and Project Directors to determine proper costs to invoice for the month
• Prepare client invoices in accordance with company procedures, client requirements and terms and conditions of the contract.
• Review contracts for each new project and setup all templates and procedures to administer invoicing for all new projects
• Record invoices into accounting system
• Reconcile and include, as part of project invoices, sub-consultant billings for fees and reimbursable expenses
• Work with the cash receipts team to reconcile variances that occur in the application of cash and review/clean-up of unallocated cash
• Daily monitoring of cash receipts against sub-contractor billing tracker to release sub-consultant payments under pay-when-paid policy
• Ensure all monthly activity is complete and accurate in the areas of customer billings, accounts payable and related postings to the accounting system
• Assist project team with follow-up and collection of aging invoices
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and the ability to identify and correct quality control issues such as duplicate billing, data entry errors, set up/system errors, etc.
• Ability to monitor key financial metrics on projects, such as aging debts, aging WIP and cash flow
• Assist with monthly forecasting of billings and cash collections
• Special and ad hoc projects as assigned

• 4+ years of relevant experience in billing. Experience in a professional services firm is preferred.
• Fluent in French
• Experience with billing large scale major government agency projects is preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree is preferred in Business or related fields.
• Must have a solid knowledge of standard contract terms, including hourly, lump sum, not-to-exceed and how they are applied in the billing process
• Advanced Excel skills are required (Pivot Tables, VLookups, sumif, etc.). Must have familiarity with general accounting software packages
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to multi-task
• Must be detail oriented with ability to work under pressure and within a team

Salary Range
$75,000 - $80,000 /year

How to Apply
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This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Vaco/Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.