Field Accounting Manager

Field Accounting Manager

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Provides overall project administration and accounting expertise to support project team staff on assigned projects. Provides day-to-day supervision and mentoring to all accounting and administrative support staff assigned to the same project. Identifies and implements process improvements, cost savings, and billing opportunities.

Here’s how an Field Accounting Manager for PCL Industrial Services, Inc. contributes to our team:

• Monitors and approves the daily/weekly/monthly/yearly accounting functions such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and others as required, in accordance with legislative, contract terms, PCL policy, procedures, and guidelines.
• Assists with the implementation and monitoring for adherence to district/ company administration and accounting policies and procedures.
• Reviews and analyzes all project adjustments, submissions, and reports and ensures they are completed in a timely manner. Follows up and manages any issues, problems, or discrepancies.
• Performs monthly job cost report analysis and reconciliation in coordination with the project manager for timely financial reporting.
• Provides various ad hoc reports and analysis, then presents information to accounting manager, field business manager and/or project team.
• Prepares, reviews, and analyzes all month-end and year-end project reporting.
• Assists with financial year-end procedures.
• Assists with assembling information for internal financial reporting requirements and external financial reporting requirements.
• Works with operations management and accounting manager to effectively analyze and manage project cash flow and provides recommendations accordingly.
• Ensures all project and subcontract required documentation, including insurance, bonding, SDI, workers’ compensation, statutory declarations, and lien waivers are in place and renewed accordingly.
• Works closely with the project team members to provide general guidance and expertise on contract/ subcontracts, including interpretation of contract/ subcontract documents, and negotiates subcontract changes as required.
• Oversees and is accountable for the setup, maintenance, adjustments, and monitoring of all project accounting processes and procedures as required.
• Administers all governmental compliance reporting required by the contract (e.g., certified payrolls, diverse business participants, project labor statistics hiring goals).
• Establishes project setup procedures aligned with contract terms and conditions outlined in owner contracts and trade partner documentation.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline.
• Active pursuit of accounting designation an asset.
• 3 to 5 years of progressive experience with direct project administration and accounting in the construction or a related industry preferred. On-site project experience an asset.
• Intermediate construction knowledge; understands general construction terms and processes.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of full-cycle accounting, with the ability to teach and mentor more junior staff.
• Advanced understanding of accounting principles, including maintenance of ledgers and cash-flows, with ability to analyze and recommend potential strategies.
• Intermediate understanding of project forecasting and budgeting.
• Advanced understanding of accounting principles, including maintenance of ledgers and cash flows, with ability to analyze and recommend potential strategies.
• Understands and complies with all labor agreements, government legislation, and PCL policies and procedures. Intermediate knowledge of government legislation regarding accounting and applicable generally accepted accounting practices and standards.
• Understanding of Lean principles and process improvement.
• Basic knowledge of bid and contract securities and insurance as…