Junior Accountant

Overview:

The Job Cost Accountant is a position that facilitates the accounting structure for the Asphalt/Pave Construction group. They are responsible for providing support to the GVA Construction, Pave and Infrastructure Operations and Estimating teams, while administering project accounting on a continual basis. The position will report to the General Manager and Finance Manager and also act as a resource for the administrative accounting staff. The Job Cost Accountant contributes to organizational excellence by continually promoting a culture of agility, collaboration and empowerment (ACE) enabling continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

Financial Management 

• Effectively develops goals and objectives to implement actions, track performance and continuously look for opportunities for improvement
• Produces timely and accurate invoices and reports through careful attention to detail, and improvements to information processing
• Monitors job activity through E-One and Track to ensure all revenue is being captured
• Runs weekly OT Allocation and posts BC Hauler and tack coat journal entries to maintain accurate job cost
• Preparation of monthly reports; Small Tools, Cost Accruals, and Revenue Journal
• Estimated versus Actual Cost analysis by job
• General Ledger queries/Variance analysis
• Works with operations to ensure Work In Progress is maintained below the 30 day target
• Reviews job cost summaries with operations to identify and rectify any discrepancies

Customer Focus

• Assists credit with customer billing inquiries and disputes
• Provides customers with invoice back up, and performs invoice adjustments and re-bills as required
• Acts as a coordinator between Credit, Operations, Estimating, and Management to provide customer with timely and accurate invoices and resolutions to problems

Operations Management

• Generates invoices based on quantity sheets and discussions with Operations
• Prices and verifies trucker sheets
• Tracks material tonnages going to jobs
• Ensures proper job setup so transactions flow automatically

Specific Accountabilities

• Billing – ensure all active jobs are invoiced by in a timely manner
• Accounts Receivable – ensure all documentation is available to facilitate timely collection of invoices
• Ensure job performance is accurately reported on a regular basis; through preparation of worksheets and journal voucher entry, cost allocations, revenue and cost accruals, and other journal entries as required
• Ensure WIP is maintained below 30 days

Dimensions / Relationships with Others’ Jobs

• Provides support for the General Manager, Credit Department, and the Accounting, Operations, and Estimating teams.
• Directly reports to the Controller and General Manager

Qualifications:
 

Education: 

• An undergraduate degree in Accounting or related field
• Minimum 3rd level CMA/CGA student or higher

Experience and Skill Set:  

• Minimum 2 years Job Costing experience an asset
• Self-starter, willing to do work outside job description as required
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Excellent written and oral communication and teamwork/interpersonal skills
• Ability to work tight deadlines
• Disciplined and process-oriented
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Highly organized individual
• High level of time management and task prioritization skills

Competencies: 

• Drive for Results
• Detail Oriented
• Time management
• Task Prioritization
• Highly organized
• Listening
• Composure
• Customer Focus

Salary Range: $70,000 - 80,000 per year depending on education and experience

As part of our dedicated focus on the health and safety of all employees, a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing and a criminal record check, may be required.