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Sr. Project AccountantRobert Half • St Thomas, ON, CA
Sr. Project Accountant

Sr. Project Accountant

Robert Half • St Thomas, ON, CA
30+ days ago
Job type
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Job description
We are looking for an experienced Senior Accountant to join our team in London, Ontario. In this role, you will bridge financial governance and field operations, delivering critical insights into project performance and costs. Your expertise will help drive informed decision-making, ensure effective cost control, and enhance project profitability.

Responsibilities:
• Monitor and evaluate project costs against established budgets, schedules, and milestones to ensure alignment.
• Prepare comprehensive monthly project performance reviews, including variance analyses and actionable insights.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to address cost overruns and recommend corrective measures.
• Support accurate forecasting and cash flow planning by analyzing real-time data and trends.
• Verify the accuracy of job cost coding for accounts payable, payroll, and procurement entries.
• Assist with financial reporting, including percentage of completion accounting and compliance.
• Conduct analyses of trends, risks, and productivity metrics to enhance executive-level reporting.
• Provide root cause analysis for cost deviations and offer strategic solutions for improvement.
• Strong understanding of construction cost structures, general ledger processes, and job costing principles.
• Proficiency in advanced Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to explain financial performance metrics to both field and executive stakeholders.
• Expertise in root cause analytics for cost deviations and recommending actionable solutions.
• Minimum of 7 years of accounting experience, ideally with a focus on project or activity-based costing.
• Skilled in account reconciliation, balance sheet reconciliation, and journal entries.
• Experience with month-end close processes and creating dashboards for financial reporting.
• Ability to forecast and develop reporting dashboards to support data-driven decision-making.

Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

Robert Half works to put you in the best position to succeed. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training.All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.

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