Accountant managing corporate accounting functions including cash, payroll, and receivables in finance. Reporting to the accounting manager with hybrid work setup available.
About the role
- Project Accountant managing financial aspects of projects at Stantec. Collaborating with project teams and ensuring compliance with financial policies and procedures.
Responsibilities
- Financial management of projects assigned by the Project Accounting Lead (PAL), which includes but is not limited to project setup, maintenance, invoicing, and project closure.
- Provide excellent customer service and a customer-centric focus, while providing a quality of work that consistently meets or exceeds expectations.
- Build strong relationships with and serve as a trusted advisor to our internal business partners including Project Managers (PM) and Project Manager Assistants (PMA).
- Build and maintain relationships with other Project Accountants and other FST members, including Finance Managers, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, to ensure collaborative teamwork.
- Independently organize and prioritize workload to ensure timely completion of deliverables. Escalate concerns/issues to PAL as required.
- Implement process or procedural changes identified and rolled out by management.
- Collaborate with PM and PMA to recommend an appropriate work breakdown structure (WBS), issue accurate and contractually compliant invoices, and perform other ad hoc functions as requested.
- Evaluate project setup and budget change documentation to ensure compliance with contractual requirements, internal controls and IFRS.
- Collaborate with Stantec’s finance team in Pune, India to ensure timely delivery and accurate completion of tasks they support.
- Prepare internal and external audit support and respond to inquiries from PA Leadership and Finance Managers.
Requirements
- Experience with Oracle preferred but not required.
- Must be organized, willing to embrace change and have a strong attention to detail.
- Excellent problem-solving skills are required.
- General accounting knowledge obtained through experience and/or education.
- Excellent customer service and communication skills (written and oral) along with the ability to build and foster excellent working relationships.
- Ability to identify potential implications of actions to mitigate downstream financial impacts.
- Basic Microsoft Excel skills required with an intermediate level understanding preferred.
- Ability to independently review contracts and understand the contract terms regarding project type, scope of work and invoicing terms.
- Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field preferred.
- 0-3 years of related experience preferred but not required.
Benefits
- Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans
- a wellness program
- health saving accounts
- flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) plan
- employee stock purchase program
- life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
- short-term/long-term disability plans
- emergency travel benefits
- tuition reimbursement
- professional membership fee coverage
- paid family leave
- ten paid holidays in each calendar year
- employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year
- eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law)
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