Project Accountant

Location: Near Old Toronto, ON (Hybrid, 3 days in-office)
Language: Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
Duration: 3-Month Contract

About the Opportunity

Join a mission-driven organization focused on delivering large-scale infrastructure and city-building initiatives that create lasting impact for communities. As a Project Accountant, you'll play an essential role in supporting complex projects by ensuring financial information is accurate, timely, and aligned with project goals.

Working closely with project managers, procurement professionals, vendors, and accounting teams, you'll help keep projects moving by managing financial processes, supporting project controls, and providing valuable reporting insights. This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional who enjoys collaborating across teams while contributing to meaningful public infrastructure initiatives.

What’s In It for You

Work alongside experienced project and finance professionals in a collaborative environment that values accuracy, continuous improvement, and teamwork. You'll gain exposure to large-scale capital projects, strengthen your project accounting expertise, and contribute to initiatives that make a visible impact on the community.

Your Responsibilities

• You'll review project financial documentation, including invoices and payment requests, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• You'll verify billing rates, calculations, contract compliance, cost-to-date reporting, supporting documentation, and statutory requirements, including WSIB clearances.
• You'll collaborate with vendors, procurement, and project teams to investigate invoice discrepancies and validate change order billings against approved records.
• You'll manage electronic invoice approval workflows, process consultant rate increases and new personnel additions, and ensure timely coding within the ERP system.
• You'll prepare project accruals, allocate overhead costs, support project closeout activities, and generate financial and cost reports.
• You'll assist with audits, respond to ad hoc financial inquiries, and contribute to continuous improvements in project accounting and controls.

Skills and Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in accounts payable or project accounting within a large organization.
• Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Experience with project costing and job costing, ideally within the Architecture, Engineering, or Construction industry.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and experience working with ERP systems, Microsoft Dynamics 365 is considered an asset.
• Experience with construction accounting or consulting environments is considered a strong asset.
• Exceptional attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Why Partner with Altis

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We appreciate the time and effort all applicants invest in their submissions. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for this role will be contacted directly. However, your profile will remain under consideration for future opportunities that align with your experience and career goals.All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including those who identify as women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions. Our human recruiters review all applications and always make the final hiring decision. On occasion, we also use AI-assisted tools to help review applications.