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About the Role

The Junior Accountant is responsible for providing essential support to the project bookkeeping team, managing day-to-day financial operations throughout all phases of construction projects. This includes overseeing general ledger accounts, reconciling accounts receivable, managing customer invoices, and ensuring seamless month-end closing procedures. They also support departmental improvement projects and initiatives.

Responsibilities

Maintain standard accounting records for multiple construction projects.
Reconcile sub-ledgers against the Trial Balance monthly.
Reconcile, prepare, and record project monthly sales journal.
Prepare and record bank deposits.
Prepare daily project occupancy deposits, including monthly reconciliation for submission to purchaser’s statement of adjustment calculation.
Prepare online wires and utility requests in the banking module.
Prepare bank transfers and wire transfers for authorization.
Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and other account reconciliations.
Analyze and record financial transactions, including various banking fees.
Prepare monthly HST remittance supporting schedules, enter information into the HST module, and prepare a remittance cheque if applicable.
Prepare third-party construction management billings per the terms of the CCDC contract.
Prepare monthly accounts receivable invoices (i.e., partner, third party, internal, and back charges).
Assist with the monthly budget review.
Prepare and submit all monthly cost consultant reports and ensure all requirements are met.
Review and approve monthly cost consultant draft summaries.
Prepare the project funding transfer request.
Review and approve cheques to ensure proper backup/approval/compliance requirements on cheque remittances before sending out to signing officers when required.
Preparation of Year-End Closed Project Financial Statements.
Co-ordinate information flow from Junior Accountants and Management.
Review information received for accuracy, integrity and appropriateness.
Ensure prepared schedules are complete, reviewed for accuracy, integrity and appropriateness and timely distributed.
Isolate and investigate significant variances through follow-up and explanations.
Assist the Senior Project Accountants with external audits of financial statements by providing related documents, entering general journals, providing various summaries, and reports.
Periodically perform other functions and special projects as assigned by the Bookkeeping Senior Manager and Senior Project Accountants.

Requirements

Post-secondary degree or diploma in accounting/business or currently enrolled in an accounting program.
Minimum 1 year work experience.
Good command of the English language, including verbal and writing skills.
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
High level of organizational skills.
Excellent time management skills.
Detail oriented.
Strong interpersonal and communications skills, both written and verbal.
Ability to work independently in a growing environment that is fast paced, while meeting expectations and rigid deadlines.
Ability to analyze/interpret data and take appropriate actions.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Initiative-driven and reliable in completing tasks.
High level attention to detail.
ERP experience - ideally with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations.

Skills

Accounting principles
General ledger accounts management
Accounts receivable reconciliation
Customer invoice management
Month-end closing procedures
Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
Organizational skills
Time management
Detail orientation
Interpersonal skills
Communication skills (written and verbal)
Data analysis and interpretation
Independent work
Teamwork
Initiative
Reliability
Attention to detail
ERP experience
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations

Location

100% on-site
5 days in the office

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Minimum 1 year work experience

Education Level

Post-secondary degree or diploma in accounting/business or currently enrolled in an accounting program.

Benefits

A diverse and robust suite of benefits and perks

About the Company

Founded in 1934, Tridel is responsible for delivering over 90,000 homes to date, and we are proud to continue building not just our legacy but communities for years to come.
As a purpose-driven company guided by our ‘Built for Life®’ commitment, we create socially and environmentally responsible communities and invest in innovations that promote quality, sustainability, high performance in construction, social inclusion and cohesion, and community economic development.
As an award-winning company, we are proud to be recognized as an industry leader for excellence in design and construction, green building, corporate social responsibility, diversity, equity and inclusion, customer service, and more.

Equal Opportunity

Tridel is committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities where we build, where everyone feels they belong, is physically and psychologically safe, and can reach their full potential.
We embrace diversity while reinforcing equity and inclusion, and are committed to building a team with a range of experiences and skills.
As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage all qualified individuals to apply, including those who self-identify as Indigenous in Canada (First Nations, Métis, Inuit), are from racialized communities, and persons with disabilities.
We remain committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process and will provide accommodation upon request.
As part of the Tridel Group of Companies’ recruitment and selection process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications and analyzing resumes.
These tools assist our team but don’t replace human judgment.
All final hiring decisions are made by people.