Senior Project Accountant Job Calgary area,Alberta Canada,Finance & Banking

What will you do?

Below are some of the primary responsibilities you will be taking on in this role. There will be more, but we can discuss those in person.

Prepare and process cash calls, assist in cash flow analysis, record and reconcile project capital to ensure sufficient project liquidity, and prepare bank reconciliations;

Perform monthly calculations, reconciliations and recording of revenues, various fees, interest and commissions for each project;

Record journal entries, maintain and reconcile general ledger, job cost and other JDE reports;

Work with AP and project cost coordinators to ensure accurate and timely daily/weekly accounts payable processing for projects;

Prepare monthly construction draw packages and assess costs incurred to budget;

Maintain a working paper file for each project including support for GL balances and actual vs. budget analysis (training will be provided);

Perform timely month-end close and ensure all pertinent transactions, including setting up monthly accruals, are recorded;

Comply with internal controls at all times (training will be provided);

Assist in preparation of monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages to senior management and external business partners (training will be provided);

Provide support to the audit and tax teams, respond to queries;

Collaborate with the Finance and Debt teams to ensure accurate and timely reporting of project financials and cash flows;

Assist in compliance reporting to lenders, government, partners (training will be provided); and

Support team members and other departments as required.

What type of experience and skills do you have?

These are only some of the things we’d like you to bring to the table. We can cover the rest when we meet.

A minimum of 2-3 years of accounting experience; real estate industry experience is considered a strong asset.

Completed or in-progress CPA designation, considered an asset.

Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel.

Experience with JD Edwards an asset.

A self-starter. Ability to anticipate needs, take initiative, plan ahead, commit and deliver within the set time frames. Ambition to learn and grow professionally.

Strong skills in task-prioritization and multitasking. Being able to switch gears among various ongoing tasks, while understanding the priorities.

Strong people skills. A team player with a proven ability to build relationships at all levels of an organization as well as with external parties such as vendors, auditors, and business partners.

Strong communication skills. Demonstrated in written and verbal reports and meeting participation.


Increase/decrease your Search Radius (miles)



Job Posting Language