Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer and working closely with site management, the Site Accountant will be responsible for day-to-day site accounting, accounts payable, purchase order administration, payroll preparation , cost tracking, and various site administrative responsibilities.
This role is well suited to an accounting professional who enjoys working closely with operations, can operate independently, and is comfortable working in a project or field environment.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting and Financial Support
- Manage and coordinate the site accounts payable process, including invoice review, coding, supporting documentation, and approval follow-up.
- Review vendor invoices against purchase orders, contracts, and evidence of receipt of goods or services.
- Prepare accounts payable information for payment processing and coordinate with the corporate finance team.
- Prepare payroll and benefits information for site employees and contractors, including review of hours, timesheets, payroll changes, and other required information.
- Assist with month-end close activities, including preparation of accruals, reconciliations, prepaid schedules, and other supporting schedules.
- Assist with bank, credit card, employee expense, and other account reconciliations as required.
- Maintain appropriate accounting records and supporting documentation in accordance with Company policies and procedures.
- Assist with fixed asset and equipment tracking.
- Support external audit, tax, and financial reporting requests relating to site activities.
- Assist the CFO with other accounting and financial reporting matters as required.
Project Cost and Budget Reporting
- Track site expenditures by project, workstream, vendor, and cost category.
- Prepare regular budget-to-actual and project cost reports for site and corporate management.
- Assist with preparation and maintenance of site forecasts and budgets.
- Monitor outstanding commitments, purchase orders, and expected future expenditures.
- Identify unusual expenditures, coding issues, or potential budget variances and work with site personnel to resolve them.
- Support management in understanding project costs and financial information.
Purchase Orders and Procurement Administration
- Oversee the site purchase order process and ensure purchase orders are appropriately initiated, approved, documented, and maintained.
- Assist site personnel with preparation and administration of purchase orders.
- Monitor open purchase orders, outstanding commitments, change orders, and PO balances.
- Review invoices for consistency with approved purchase orders and investigate discrepancies.
- Coordinate vendor setup and maintenance of vendor documentation.
- Assist with maintaining procurement records, contracts, quotes, and supporting approvals.
- Help ensure compliance with Company procurement and spending authorization policies.
Site Administration
- Act as the primary day-to-day finance and administrative contact for site personnel.
- Assist with general site administrative activities as required.
- Support preparation, tracking, and maintenance of safety-related reporting and administrative records.
- Assist with maintenance of employee, contractor, training, and site compliance documentation.
- Coordinate administrative information required by corporate management, consultants, insurers, regulators, and other stakeholders.
- Maintain organized electronic and physical records for site accounting and administrative activities.
- Support site management with other administrative and operational requirements as needed.
Qualifications
- Diploma or bachelor’s degree in accounting , finance, business administration, or a related discipline.
- Approximately 2–7 years of relevant accounting experience .
- Experience in mining, exploration, construction, engineering, manufacturing, or another project-based environment is strongly preferred.
- Experience with accounts payable, payroll preparation, purchase orders, reconciliations, and month-end accounting.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills and ADP.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently with limited day-to-day supervision.
- CPA designation or progress toward a CPA designation is considered an asset but is not required.