Project Accountant (6-Month Contract)

Bosch Building Technologies North America; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bosch Building Technologies North America is seeking a Project Accountant to support the financial management of construction projects in Vancouver on a 6-month contract.

You will partner with Project Managers to budget, forecast, invoice, and track costs, perform variance analyses, handle progress billing, and ensure contract terms are followed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience in project accounting.
• Experience with progress draw invoicing.
• Experience using billing portals.
• Intermediate Excel skills.
• Post-secondary education in accounting is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed variance analysis monthly to keep projects on budget.
• Lead monthly invoicing meetings with Project Managers and support AR for timely invoices.
• Prepare compliance documentation and backing for invoices and cost records.
• Review contracts and set up projects in the ERP with correct values and costs.
• Enter change orders to update contract values and costs.
• Produce job costing reports to help update budget projections and estimates.

Skills

Progress draw invoicing

Billing portals

Intermediate Excel

Teamwork

Self-starter

Communication

Education

Post-secondary accounting education

Tools

ERP systems (D365/NetSuite/Viewpoint)

Job description

This position is a 6-month contract opportunity.

The Project Accountant supports the financial management of construction projects by partnering closely with Project Managers to ensure accurate budgeting, forecasting, invoicing, and cost tracking. This role is responsible for maintaining project financial health through variance analysis, progress billing, compliance documentation, and customer invoicing, while ensuring adherence to contract terms and company processes.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed variance analysis for projects on a monthly basis to ensure projects remain on budget, or strategize on ways to improve profitability, together with the Project Managers
• Hold monthly meetings with Project Managers to determine monthly invoicing requirements, and support AR to ensure invoices are received timely
• Assist in preparing compliance documentation, including collection of waivers, certificates of insurance, bonding, amongst others
• Review construction contracts and ensure project is accurately set-up in the system, including contract value, costs, division, branch, etc
• Importing of quotes from quoting software into ERP
• Produce customer invoices/project draws for a variety of projects, ensuring formatting is compliant with contract terms and customer specifications, including preparation of required backup to accompany invoice
• Supporting large, enterprise customers through gathering backup pertaining to cost-plus contracts
• Entering change orders into the system in order to update contract values and costs
• Performing cost analysis on projects to create projections on remaining costs to complete
• Create and provide job costing reports to project managers to assist them in updating estimates on budget projections
• Work directly with customers to ensure invoices have been received, approved, and actioned
• Assist with ad-hoc projects and other duties as required

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience performing in a project accounting role, or similar
• Experience with progress draw invoicing
• Experience using billing portals
• Intermediate excel skills
• Post-secondary education in accounting, an asset
• Construction project accounting knowledge, specifically around long-term contracts (WIP), an asset
• Detail oriented, organized, able to problem solve, multitask, work effectively under pressure, meet deadlines and prioritize workload
• Ability to effectively work in a team environment
• Self-starter and able to take initiative
• Receptive to coaching and willing to learn and develop skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Eager to learn and able to apply newly acquired skills for immediate results

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in construction or project-based accounting environments
• 3+ years of experience supporting progress billing, WIP reporting, or cost tracking on long-term contracts
• Experience in construction, low-voltage, or specialty contracting environments
• Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., D365, NetSuite, Viewpoint, or similar)