Senior Project Accountant

About the Company

Our client is a construction and maintenance firm. They are looking for a Senior Project Accountant who will be responsible for project accounting leadership and financial support, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and effective financial management throughout the project lifecycle. You will collaborate closely with project teams, vendors, and clients to support timely and accurate invoicing, cost tracking, reconciliation, and financial reporting.

Why Work Here

• Fantastic boss that will act as a mentor

• Excellent team to be a part of

• Canadian headquartered company

• Opportunity for growth.

• Lots of stability and reasonable work life balance.

• Massive beneficiary from AI data center build out

About the Opportunity

• Accountable for the financial management of construction projects, including gross profit, percentage-of-completion forecasting, work in progress (WIP), revenue recognition, and backlog reporting

• Prepare and consolidate financial reports in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

• Oversee cost management activities, including cost reconciliation, analysis, and control measures.

• Review and validate vendor and consultant invoices for compliance, accuracy, and appropriate cost allocation.

• Resolve billing discrepancies and issues to facilitate timely revisions and payment processing.

• Monitor outstanding payments and cash collections, providing reporting and follow-up as required.

• Collaborate closely with project teams to gather relevant financial information and provide regular updates on project financial status.

• Conduct regular cost reviews and reconciliations, identifying and resolving discrepancies or variances.

• Support accounts payable processes to ensure timely processing of invoices and payments.

• Audit project profit and loss (P&L) reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company reporting policies and accounting standards.

• Monitor project profitability and claims activity to identify risks and opportunities.

• Manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including reconciliations and financial reporting.

• Collaborate with project managers, directors, and other stakeholders to provide financial insights and support project planning and execution.

• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and company policies, including internal controls and external audit requirements.

• Handle ad hoc financial assignments and projects as required.

• Support project closeout processes.

• Respond to requests received from internal and external auditors.

• Help champion strong partnerships and act as a liaison between the district finance team and operational stakeholders.

• Support the Controller with continuous improvement initiatives.

About You

• University degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• CPA designation or other relevant professional designation is considered an asset.

• Minimum 4 years of relevant project accounting experience.

• Advanced Excel proficiency, including experience with complex formulas, XLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH functions, and dynamic arrays.

• Proficiency with ERP systems; experience with Viewpoint Vista, 4CastPlus, or InEight is considered an asset.

• Experience supporting commercial, institutional, or large-scale building construction projects is considered an asset.

Salary Range

$90,000 - $100,000/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.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com.

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada: Based on Highspring’s discussions with its Client, Highspring’s understanding is that this position for employment is a current vacancy (either through Highspring as a contractor or with the client directly).

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Additionally, 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. More details about Vaco by Highspring’s use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.