Senior Project Accountant

Responsibilities

Provide detailed analysis and reporting on project or program status within an established system of project controls

Be responsible for analysis, developing and reporting associated with various project controls job duties, such as project baseline, work package agreements, cost control, cost estimation, earned value management (EVM), projections, variance analysis, schedules, project/program/portfolio integration or technical project reviews

Be responsible for using knowledge and experience in project controls, support the technical project management team in project management activities

Serve as the centralized point of contact to internal and external business

Team with technical staff, project leads and managers to make recommendations to influence key decision-makers within the scope of project controls (work breakdown structure, schedule, and budget/cost)

Utilize information management, access controls management, configuration management, program integration and communications and risk management processes to support project teams

Assist with customer interactions, including arranging and documenting periodic reviews and tracking project management deliverables and presenting project management status to external or internal customers

Analyze, prepare, validate and maintain cost estimates, detailed baseline budgets, work package agreements, and monthly cost variance reports

Utilize earned value management techniques or other management techniques to understand relationships between planned work, executed work, and actual costs

Analyze the schedule, including ensuring that schedule logic is consistent and maintained, analyzing what-if scenarios, reviewing critical-path reviews (including secondary or tertiary critical-path, where applicable) as required

Work with technical leads and/or project managers to ensure that risks and opportunities are integrated with schedule and budget and that goods and services of the proper quality are obtained when needed by the project, according to the project schedule

Supervise junior project accountants as needed

Perform other duties as needed

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Required Qualifications

Associate degree in a closely related field or combination of education and relevant experience

A minimum of 10 years of experience; an advanced degree may offset years of experience

Understands the scope of work to sufficiently build and status schedules, cost plans, spend plans, within a variety of project controls tools

Excellent verbal and written communication skills including grammar, punctuation, proofreading, spelling and telephone skills

Flexibility and ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and collaborate with various managers in a fast-paced environment

Self-motivated, well-organized and detail-oriented

Ability to handle confidential information

Proficiency with MS Office including Word and Outlook

An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Benefits: A comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long‑term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement.

Compensation:
The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. Pay range for Ontario and British Columbia: $80, 157- $114,510.

Location:

Primary – Canada‑Alberta‑Calgary;
Other – Canada‑British Columbia‑Victoria, Canada‑Ontario‑Burlington, Canada‑British Columbia‑Vancouver, Canada‑Ontario‑London, Canada‑Ontario‑Kingston, Canada‑Saskatoon, Canada‑Ontario‑Richmond Hill, Canada‑Ontario‑Ottawa, Canada‑Ontario‑Toronto.

Industry: Accounting,

Schedule:

Full‑time, Employee Status:
Regular, Business Class:
Marketing & Administration.

Job Posting:
May 12, 2026.

At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records. More info:

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