Project Coordinator, Finance

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited; Ontario; On-site; CAD 48,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading entertainment company in Canada is seeking an experienced accounting professional to ensure timely processing of payments and support various functions within the organization. The role involves handling financial documentation, maintaining vendor relations, and contributing to project coordination. Candidates should have strong business acumen and organizational skills, along with the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Full benefits package for full-time employees

Retirement savings plan

Exciting, supportive and fun work environment

Family and friends discounts on travel, tech, food, beverage, and fitness

Development and training opportunities

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in a similar role within an accounting department.
• Experience with project or construction accounts payable preferred.
• Basic knowledge & understanding of project accounting.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates review and reconciliation of billing and purchase documents.
• Monitors outstanding approvals or discrepancies in procurement and payment workflows.
• Prepares reconciliation reports and assists with month-end closing.

Skills

Business acumen

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Time management

Computer skills

Job description

Job Type: Full-Time

Salary Range: $48,983 - $61,229

We Provide

• Full benefits package for full-time employees
• Retirement savings plan
• Exciting, supportive and fun work environment
• Family and friends discounts on travel, tech, food, beverage, and fitness
• Development and training opportunities

The Position

This position ensures the timely and accurate processing of payments and actively supports the property development team in the purchasing to payment cycle as well as provides financial, administrative and clerical services.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitates the review and reconciliation of billing, receiving, and purchase documents (3-way match).
• Collects, consolidates and routes matched and approved documents for payment processing.
• Monitors and follows up on outstanding approvals or discrepancies in procurement and payment workflows.
• Reconciles company invoice records and payments aligned with vendors' statements.
• Preserves and organizes vendor information files.
• Prepares reconciliation reports as requested.
• Assists with month-end closing reports and official procedures.
• Ensures that transactions comply with financial policies and procedures.
• Provides project expense information to project managers and others.
• Responds to inquiries or redirects them to the attention of the appropriate party, and assists with administration duties, including managing the distribution of incoming and outgoing emails.
• Acts as a communications liaison with department as required.
• Attends development meetings, takes minutes, and captures actions and follow-up on takeaways and deliverables.
• Participates as a member of the project team as appropriate to the role.
• Coordinates with Purchasing and development to initiate and track purchase order (PO) requests.
• Ensures timely issuance and approval of purchase orders in alignment with project schedules.
• Other duties as required.

What You Bring

• Two years of experience in a similar role within an accounting department.
• Experience with project or construction accounts payable preferred.
• Excellent business acumen and ability to exercise initiative, tact, sound judgment and prioritization.
• Experience working with a cross functional departmental company.
• Basic knowledge & understanding of project accounting
• Ability to prioritize, be proactive and tolerant of change in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to meet tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with client focus and the ability to work with staff at all levels.
• Excellent organizational and multi-tasking, time management skills.
• Strong computer skills including knowledge of spreadsheets, data-based software, accounting software, email and web browsers.

Who We Are

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited (“Gateway”) is one of the largest and most diversified gaming and entertainment companies in Canada with 31 gaming properties in British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta. Across its entire portfolio, Gateway currently employs approximately 7,200 people and features approximately 391 table games (including 31 poker tables), 14,288 slots, 81 food and beverage outlets and 564 hotel rooms.

Gateway has been in the business of gaming and entertainment in Canada for more than thirty years and continues to evolve and expand its renowned offerings, including developing casino and restaurant brands. The Gateway to Your Future starts with us.

Gateway celebrates and empowers our team members, who make it all possible. A career at Gateway means working with great people, being recognized for your unique contribution and career advancement opportunities across our 31 locations. Our employees thrive with ongoing training and leadership programs while working in a dynamic and fun environment. See for yourself what it’s like to be on a team that values your vision, skill and energy.