Accountant supporting financial operations, billing, forecasting, and compliance for PCL’s construction infrastructure projects in Richmond, British Columbia.
About the role
- Senior Accountant managing project accounting, construction draws and closings for Adi Development Group, a Canadian real estate developer. Supporting audits, filings, ERP implementation and financial reporting.
Responsibilities
- Execute month-end close for assigned entities against a published close calendar, targeting two business days past month end
- Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, allocations and intercompany entries with supporting documentation
- Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations and clear reconciling items before close sign-off
- Prepare monthly and annual financial statements under ASPE or IFRS for Controller review
- Prepare year-end working paper files to audit- or review-ready standard
- Maintain job cost ledgers covering budgets, commitments, change orders and actual costs
- Prepare budget-to-actual and cost-to-complete reports, reconcile to the general ledger and explain variances
- Prepare construction draw packages and lender and partner reporting
- Account for statutory holdbacks, capitalized costs and capitalized interest
- Reconcile purchaser deposits and deposit trust accounts
- Account for occupancy and final closings, including revenue recognition, cost of sales, deposit application and closing adjustments
- Prepare HST returns, new housing rebate claims and self-supply calculations
- Prepare schedules, confirmations and working papers for external audits and reviews; act as primary contact for external accountants
- Maintain compliance calendars and assist with tax, HST, information and statutory filings
- Maintain documentation supporting internal financial reporting controls
- Support annual budgets and rolling forecasts through data gathering, review, variance analysis and commentary
- Support ERP implementation, including chart of accounts design, data migration validation, workflow and control design, and user acceptance testing
- Apply AI-assisted tools and Power Query to streamline reconciliations, reporting and close procedures
- Identify, propose and implement accounting process and control improvements and measure results
- Report to the Controller and collaborate with senior leadership
Requirements
- Completed CPA designation; in-progress candidates are not considered
- Five or more years of progressive accounting experience, including hands-on real estate development or construction accounting
- Experience with job cost, draws, holdbacks and closings
- Ownership of a full-cycle close, end to end
- Experience as the point of contact for an external audit or review engagement
- Working knowledge of ASPE and IFRS
- Solid grounding in HST as it applies to new housing
- Advanced Excel including Power Query; ability to rebuild a broken query
- Public accounting training preferred, including audit or assurance at a Big Four or national firm
- Experience with Sage 300 CRE, Sage Intacct, Yardi, TimberScan or a comparable construction or real estate ERP preferred
- Experience with an ERP implementation is a plus
Benefits
- Employee Home Ownership Program with a discount off the purchase price
- Learning and development reimbursement
- Substantial paid vacation, wellness and sick days
- Comprehensive benefits for employees and dependents, including dental, prescriptions, vision, paramedical practitioners, life insurance and more
- Health, lifestyle and wellness spending account for fitness, gym memberships, family and pet needs, and additional health benefits
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