Accountant

BullsEye Recruitment Inc.; Calgary; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client, a growing commercial development and construction company headquartered in Calgary, is seeking an Accountant to own the full transaction cycle. You will code invoices to job costs, match to POs/subcontracts, and run payments while ensuring WCB clearance, insurance, and statutory declarations before payments.

You will also manage holdbacks, progress billing, collections, and month-end duties. Success requires 3+ years in construction/project-based accounting, proficiency in QuickBooks

Qualifications

• Three or more years of full-cycle accounting experience in construction or project-based work including job costing and progress billing.
• Proficient in QuickBooks Online and Excel.
• Accounting diploma or degree.
• Progress toward a professional designation is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Own the full transaction cycle and code supplier and subcontractor invoices to job and cost codes.
• Match invoices to purchase orders and subcontracts; prepare payment runs.
• Confirm WCB clearance, insurance, and statutory declarations before payment; administer holdbacks.
• Track prompt payment deadlines; prepare progress invoices and draw packages; pursue collections.
• Handle month-end accruals, reconciliations, and GST/PST returns.

Skills

QuickBooks Online

Excel

Attention to detail

Full-cycle accounting

Communication

Education

Accounting diploma or degree

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Excel

Job description

Our client is a growing commercial development and construction company headquartered in Calgary, delivering projects across Canada. They are looking for an Accountant to own the full transaction cycle. Reporting to the Controller, you will code supplier and subcontractor invoices to job and cost code, match them to purchase orders and subcontracts, and prepare payment runs. You will confirm WCB clearance, insurance, and statutory declarations before payment, administer holdbacks, and track prompt payment deadlines. On the receivables side, you will prepare progress invoices and draw packages and follow through on collections. Month-end accruals, reconciliations, and GST and PST returns round out the role.

To succeed, you are accurate, organized, and persistent, take ownership of your work, and communicate clearly with the office, the field, and management.

To qualify, you have three or more years of full-cycle accounting experience in construction, engineering, or another project-based business, including job costing, holdbacks, and progress billing. You are proficient in QuickBooks Online and Excel, and hold an accounting diploma or degree. Progress toward a professional designation is an asset.