Project Accountant (vancouver)

Let’s face it, you love numbers. You are progressive, confident, and when there is an issue, you seize it and don’t let go until it’s solved – all the while meeting tight deadlines. You are a seasoned accountant who welcomes challenge and isn’t afraid to ask the hard questions. You know how to collaborate and work in a team. You love finding solutions using your pragmatic yet persistent approach.

You

• Are comfortable working with project managers to ensure accuracy of cost and financial reporting for projects
• Take pride in ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures
• Are exceptional in oral and written communication and know how to communicate effectively

You will

• Plan, direct and administer all aspects of project accounting including cash management, job costing, contract management and project reporting

• Reconcile monthly construction progress invoices to contracts and approved change orders

• Ensure contract payment and holdback release processes are completed in accordance with underlying contracts

• Manage and maintain construction project trial balances and reconcile GL and WIP

• Maintain construction standard job cost reports

• Monitor cash on hand and prepare funding requests to ensure sufficient funds to pay vendors on time

• Prepare project cash flow and cost projections

• Prepare monthly construction loan draws and compile documentation for construction financing

• Review and ensure all construction payable invoices have required backups and approvals.

• Collaborate with the project team to establish an efficient workflow for invoice processing.

You have

• A Professional Accounting Designation along with 1+ years of experience in real estate development or construction accounting OR;

• Bachelor of Business/Commerce, major in Accounting along with 3+ years of experience in real estate development or construction accounting

• Advanced Excel skills and experience with Timberline (job costing) or Yardi

• Experience with cash management, budgeting and financial reporting

• Proven work experience handling high volumes in a fast-paced work environment with multiple demands.

We have

• Great, diverse, authentic people!
• Unlimited career growth opportunities
• Mentorship from the ‘best in the biz’
• Corporate Giving Strategy supporting community development
• Annual salary reviews and performance bonuses
• 100% employer paid Benefit Plan with Healthcare Spending Account and Employee Assistance Program
• Educational Assistance Program
• ‘Dress for your day’ policy… and more!

Salary

• Estimated between $70,000 - $85,000 per year, based on experience.

Anthem is a real estate development, investment and management company that strives, solves and evolves to create better spaces and stronger communities. We are Growing Places.

We work hard. We work smart. We work in teams. We challenge the status quo and have fun doing it. We believe in developing our people to maximize their potential. Conversations are candid, conflict is swiftly resolved and coaching is continuous.

Founded in 1991, Anthem is a team of more than 750 people driven by creativity, passion and direct communication. Anthem has invested in, developed or managed – alone or in partnership – more than 385 residential, commercial and retail projects across western North America. Our growing residential portfolio includes 31,500 homes that are complete, in design or under construction, from master planned mixed use residential and multifamily, to townhome, rental and single family communities. We own, co-own, manage or have previously owned over 10 million square feet of retail, industrial and office space. We have developed more than 60 communities across 9,000 acres of land in Alberta, British Columbia and California.

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