Role overview

Senior Project Accountant

Our Calgary-based client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Project Accountant to support project managers in all commercial aspects of project delivery and ensure project transactions are accurately accounted for, billed, and collected. Reporting to the Controller, this role involves daily interaction to ensure project accounting processes are followed and financial reporting requirements are met. The successful candidate will be comfortable interacting with clients, vendors, employees, and management, and addressing issues as they arise.
Your success will be defined by your ability to:

Lead and mentor the Project Billing and Accounts Payable teams, ensuring accurate project cost tracking and billing.
Support project setup by establishing commercial terms and onboarding awarded projects.
Collaborate with Project Managers to ensure project costs are accurately allocated for timely billing.
Review and approve monthly invoices for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with client requirements.
Oversee invoice tracking, submission, collections, and project closeout activities.
Ensure billing consistency, invoice accuracy, and effective resolution of client billing issues.
Develop and monitor billing KPIs, project profitability, and actual-to-budget cost analyses.
Prepare project financial reports, P&Ls, revenue analysis, and support month-end reporting.
Maintain data integrity across systems (AIMSIO, Sage ERP, Beanworks, Textura, Fieldglass, etc).
Support audits by providing revenue, cost, collections, and project documentation as required.

Your strengths include:

Collaborate with project teams, clients, vendors, and finance stakeholders to ensure accurate project accounting, billing, and documentation.
Oversee project transactions from initiation through billing and collection, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, controls, and reporting.
Investigate and resolve unusual transactions, discrepancies, and billing issues in a timely manner.
Utilize project accounting systems (AIMSIO, Beanworks, Fieldglass, Textura, OpenInvoice) and BI/AI tools to support operations and analysis.

If you are interested in this role and meet the above criteria, please click the “Apply” button to send your resume directly toShae Nesselbeck.

Recruitment Partners Inc. is an Alberta-based, Alberta-focused recruitment firm. We are dedicated to building long-term relationships while securing top talent for Alberta’s best employers. At the heart of our efforts is a collaborative, consultative approach. We are proud of our team of consultants, who come with practical business experience, a strong network of professional contacts, and are focused on what is best for both clients and candidates. We will facilitate thebest fitbetween client and candidate. This means reduced turnover, enhanced employee engagement, increased productivity, customer satisfaction, and more.

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