Project Accountant

Stantec; Calgary; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Project Accountant in Calgary, where you will manage financial activities for diverse projects. You will collaborate with internal teams to ensure compliance and provide exemplary customer service. This entry-level role offers opportunities for growth within a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education in Accounting or related field preferred.
• 0-3 years of related experience preferred.
• General accounting knowledge and attention to detail are needed.

Responsibilities

• Financial management of projects including invoicing and project closure.
• Build relationships with Project Managers and internal business partners.
• Collaborate with finance teams to ensure compliance and accuracy.

Skills

Problem-solving

Customer service

Organization

Attention to detail

Microsoft Excel

Education

Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration

Tools

Oracle

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Grow with the best. Join a smart, creative, and inspired team that works behind the scenes to support operational excellence. Our functional services teams (FSTs) provide services to 32,000 employees in over 450 locations across 6 continents. Bringing together individuals with diverse backgrounds, talents, and expertise, our FSTs are vital to making our Company stronger. Explore opportunities in Financial Services.

Your Opportunity

Take the first step towards designing your career with Stantec. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Project Accountant (PA). Reporting to a Project Accounting Lead (PAL), in this role you will be responsible for the overall financial management of a portfolio of projects within Stantec's controls, policies and practices.

Your Key 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.
  
  

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field preferred.
• 0-3 years of related experience preferred but not required.
• 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
  
  

Education and Experience

This position will primarily work in an office environment, with the potential for partial work from home, working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

Primary Location: Canada | AB | Edmonton

Organization: BC-1205 Financial Services-CA Canada

Employee Status: Regular

Job Level: Entry Level

Travel: No

Schedule: Full time

Job Posting: 17/06/2025 07:06:58

Req ID: REQ25000154

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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