Job Description

The Opportunity:

The Project Accountant provides support to project managers and is responsible for maintaining a portfolio of projects throughout the project lifecycle. Reporting to the Market Segment Controller, the Project Accountant has a good understanding of the contracts awarded in order to provide accurate, timely and complete information on all project accounting activities, from project opening, to imputed transactions, revenue recognition, cost and revenue forecasts to project close-out. Also, the Project Accountant ensures that projects are configured in accordance with the terms of the contract, including margins sold. They participate in month end analyses, coordinates revenue adjustments if required and provides variance analysis to project managers and controllers.

Why choose WSP?

We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

#WeAre WSP

What you can expect to do here:

Provide support and maintenance of a portfolio of projects under multiple project managers in the Property & Buildings market segment;

Assist project managers through the financial lifecycle of a project (ie. Project opening, monitoring, updating and closing);

Ensure that projects are created properly and that the update accurately reflects the value of the mandate, costs and expected margin of the contract and that addenda/change orders and purchase orders support the value of the mandate in the accounting system;

Validate that the financial status of the project is correct by ensuring that all costs and revenues are recorded in a timely manner;

Work with the delivery team to ensure regular reviews of the project, with respect to planned costs and total costs at completion;

Ensure that all financial issues related to revenues, budgets and profitability are adequately addressed;

Collaborate with project managers in the use of project analysis tools, dashboards, Oracle, etc.;

Understand the commercial clauses and the terms of invoicing and payment of projects and interact with the invoicing and collections teams on payment/collection issues related to projects;

Assist the controller with projects that require provisions (invoice adjustments, accounts receivable, work in progress, etc.);

Support the controller for the month’s accounting close;

Prepare financial reports for the controller, project managers and managers.

What you’ll bring to WSP:

Bachelor’s or Technical in Administration or Accounting;

Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar position in financial and operational management;

Knowledge of the professional services industry, accounting/project management and ERP-type systems;

Ability to work under pressure and ability to coordinate and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines;

Professional Judgment and Interpersonal skills;

Excellent command of Microsoft Windows suite tools;

Knowledge of Oracle system would be an asset;

About Us

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

We have over 65,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000+ people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future.

At WSP:

We value our people and our reputation
We are locally dedicated with international scale
We are future focused and challenge the status quo
We foster collaboration in everything we do
We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable

Please Note:

Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations.

Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits).

WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted.

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY.

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