Senior Accountant

The future you want is within reach.

 

At PCL, we build the places where life happens and find camaraderie in the process. We're a community of builders committed to building better communities. That's why we're always looking ahead, and not just to the next project or what's next in our industry.

 

We're also looking at what's next for you and how we can help you build a career you're proud of.

 

Here's how a Senior Accountant for our Civil Infrastructure office contributes to our team:

Responsibilities

• Collects, reconciles, obtains approval, and processes through PCL business systems all project-related trade partner payments, general expenditures, and internal payroll costing allocations (including recharge). 
• Reviews and analyzes all adjustments, submissions, and reports and ensures they are complete in a timely manner. 
• Participates in monthly forecast review meetings for assigned projects to provide input on recoveries and various other reconciliations.
• Provides project team with various ad hoc reports and analyses as required.
• Participates in year-end procedures as assigned.
• Assembles client billings package in accordance with approval procedures and processes through PCL business systems to ensure the client is in receipt of billings on a timely basis and payments are received as per contract terms and conditions.
• Assists with assembling information for internal financial reporting requirements (e.g., MOR, DRM/year-end) and external financial reporting requirements (e.g., government agencies, taxes).
• Prepares bank deposits and/or monthly reconciliations and prepares subsequent cash receipt entries where required.
• Reviews and analyzes monthly contract reports to ensure accuracy of cash-flow, fee reconciliation, and ledger balance. Subsequently follows up with project management staff and accounting manager to identify any irregularities or risk exposure and assists with the development of a strategy to address accordingly.
• Ensures that all project and subcontract required documentation, including insurance, bonding, SDI, workers’ compensation, statutory declarations, and lien waivers is in place.
• Reads contracts and interprets trade partner documentation for accounting related items only and may assist with project setup procedures.
• Identifies and communicates with the project team and accounting management any compliance and/or project risks (e.g., trade partner issues, financial risk).
• Assembles information for internal and external audits.
• Supports the exploration of new technology and innovations to update or streamline processes

Qualifications

• Postsecondary degree or diploma in a related discipline.
• Active pursuit of accounting designation an asset.
• Intermediate construction knowledge and understands general construction terms and processes.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of full-cycle accounting, with the ability to teach and mentor more junior staff.
• Advanced understanding of accounting principles, including maintenance of ledgers and cash flows with ability to analyze and recommend potential strategies.
• Intermediate understanding of project forecasting and budgeting.
• Intermediate knowledge and experience with project costing principles, recoveries, insurance, and contract/subcontract requirements as related to projects.
• Aware of relevant labor agreements and government legislation as it relates to licensing, payroll and tax and complies with all terms and escalates as needed.
• Intermediate knowledge of government legislation regarding generally accepted accounting principles.
• Intermediate knowledge of bid and contract securities and insurance as they relate to risk management, claims management, pricing, and accounting as it relates to project costing and tracking.
• Intermediate knowledge of subcontract, and PO terms, including insurance and subcontractor default insurance (SDI) and bonding requirements.
• Intermediate knowledge and experience with owner