Job Title: Project Accountant

Placement: Permanent

Report to: Controller

Location: Central Edmonton

Type: On-site

Hours: Full-Time

Compensation: $75,000 - $90,000 per year

Our client, a well-established and growing construction and commercial real estate company in central Edmonton, is seeking a Project Accountant to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned accounting professional who thrives in a project-driven and fast-paced environment.

 Position Overview:

• Work closely with the Senior Project Accountant/Controller to maintain accurate and detailed project accounting across the commercial real estate portfolio. 
• Support the Senior Project Accountant with budget-to-actual tracking, variance analysis, and reporting for project-related costs 
• Maintain oversight of project budgets, quarterly forecasting, and monthly/quarterly reporting in collaboration with internal stakeholders 
• Track project-related purchase orders, change orders, and cost commitments 
• Project related accounting tracking of development project new builds, tenant improvements, and landlords work in new and existing buildings 
• Prepare monthly project accruals and ensure costs are recorded accurately and in the appropriate accounting periods 
• Prepare and distribute monthly and quarterly stakeholder reporting. 
• Prepare project-related Work in Progress (WIP) reporting, where applicable, and support internal review processes. 
• Draft project related financing requests to Quality Surveyors (QS) to facilitate draws from construction lenders 
• Provide guidance to Property Administrators on project-related tenant chargebacks and cost allocations 

Must Have Qualifications:

• Education with a diploma or degree majoring in accounting  
• 2 years’ experience in project accounting 
• Minimum 1 year of experience in construction or commercial real estate
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, and a high degree of accuracy with attention to detail 

Like To Have Qualifications:

• Ability to remain objective and maintain a factual perspective when dealing with questions and inquiries 
• Sense of urgency and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and meet the time demands of unpredictable activities, capable of handling pressure and challenges in a dynamic business environment 
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, and a high degree of accuracy with attention to detail 
• Highly developed interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills 
• Ability to deliver a message to a large group