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Senior Project Accountant - Major Rail Infrastructure - ONTARIO, TORONTO
Reporting to the Finance Director, the Senior Project Accountant will be part of a high-performing project team dedicated to delivering a billion-dollar major rail infrastructure project through collaboration and a best-for-project vision. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring financial accuracy and compliance, supporting strategic financial decisions that drive project success. With a focus on proactive problem-solving, you will also contribute to optimizing financial processes and enhancing reporting efficiency across the project.
This position is in Downtown Toronto.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Provide project accounting leadership and support for major infrastructure projects.
- Support district finance team with regular processes and procedures, including Procore timesheet management.
- Prepare and submit billings to Rail Connect Partners (the Joint Venture) on a time-and-material (T&M) basis, including detailed backup.
- Maintain and update billing rate tables, incorporating annual tax changes (CPP & EI), WSIB and merit increases.
- Oversee time reconciliation and transfers, working with operations each quarter to support quarterly reporting.
- Assist with quarter-end tasks (goal of monthly reporting).
- Record accounts receivable (AR) and manage cash receipts.
- Prepare and record Rail Connect Partners -related journal entries, along with direct cost analysis.
- Obtain accruals and a summary of supporting documents for accurate record-keeping.
- Prepare journal entries and approve cost accrual entries in JDE (finance system)
- Manage and submit invoices, including preparation of invoices for Rail Connect Partners and gathering direct cost invoices, labor costs, timesheets, and expenses.
- Ensure the accuracy and integrity of profit & loss reporting
- Support project closeout processes, ensuring all financial documentation is complete and accurate.
- Assist monthly financial statement preparation, ensuring accuracy and compliance
- Respond to inquiries from internal and external auditors.
What We Are Looking For:
- Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance or relevant work experience
- CPA and construction experience is considered an asset
- 5+ of relevant project accounting experience
- Previous supervisory experience is an asset
- In depth understanding of project accounting, project management, and project delivery formats
- Advanced Excel proficiency, ability to work with complex formulae, XLOOKUP/INDEXMATCH functions, and arrays is an asset
- Experience in Viewpoint Vista and/or JD Edwards is an asset
- Demonstrates a willingness to learn new ways to accomplish work activities and objectives
- Ability to forge, grow, and maintain positive relationships with multiple groups
- Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, meet the time demands of unpredictable activities, handle pressure, and meet challenges in a dynamic business environment
- Ability to work within tight deadlines through prioritization of work to achieve them
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
- Demonstrated sense of urgency and strong commitment to achieving goals; ability to work in a challenging, fast paced and steadily changing environment
- Ability to work collaboratively with a positive attitude
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
Legal Information:
We act as an employment agency for permanent work and as an employment business for temporary work.
For roles in the UK, applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
We value diversity and promote equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all areas of society and can discuss any reasonable adjustments to support your application.
