Senior Accountant

About the Opportunity

Our client is a well-established, project-driven group of companies operating within custom residential home building, multi-family developments, and exterior construction services across the Greater Edmonton Area and Central Alberta. Backed by ongoing projects and active operational demand, the organization is seeking a proactive, operationally engaged Senior Accountant to join their central finance team.

Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), this is an expansive, hands-on role designed for an accounting professional who excels at the intersection of corporate finance and operational project performance. You will take ownership of full-cycle ledger integrity, intercompany reconciliations, and end-to-end job costing while working directly with operational teams to keep projects on budget.

This position is on-site in Edmonton; candidates willing to complete an expedient relocation at their own expense are welcome to apply.

Core Impact Areas

• Operational Job Costing & Project Accounting: Partner directly with project managers and operations teams to track job costs, review project performance, monitor expense allocations, and flag budget-to-actual variances across all project phases.
• Full-Cycle Financial Management: Drive period-end close procedures, maintaining balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, intercompany accounts, and external audit-ready working papers.
• Cash Flow & Strategic Analysis: Support the CFO with cash flow management, forecasting, budgeting, and variance reporting for leadership.
• Payroll & Statutory Governance: Execute payroll runs, ensuring accurate remittal of payroll source deductions, GST filings, Workers' Compensation, and year-end statutory compliance (T4s, ROEs).
• Process Optimization & Systems: Leverage QuickBooks Online and advanced Excel models to streamline transactional workflows, enhance internal controls, and automate recurring reporting schedules.

What You Bring

• Experience: 3+ years of progressive, full-cycle accounting experience within construction, trades, residential building, or project-based environments.
• Job Costing Acumen: Demonstrated depth in project accounting, job costing, budget tracking, and operational cost analysis.
• Payroll Execution: Direct, hands-on experience running payroll cycles and managing associated statutory filings.
• Technical & Excel Toolkit: Experience with QuickBooks Online or similar accounting software; advanced Microsoft Excel skills (including complex formulas, data analysis, and financial reporting).
• Designation: CPA designation or actively working toward CPA is strongly desired.
• Communication & Collaboration: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate financial concepts clearly to operational site teams, leadership, and external partners.
• Interpersonal Strength: High attention to detail, comfort working independently, and strong collaboration across operational teams.

Compensation & Perks

• Base Salary: $80,000 to $100,000 per year, commensurate with experience.
• Health Benefits: Comprehensive extended health and dental coverage package.
• Health Spending Account (HSA): Generous allowance.
• Vacation & Time Off: 3 weeks of paid vacation, plus paid office closure between Christmas and New Year's.
• Professional Development: Coverage of CPA program fees and professional dues.
• Work Environment: Direct mentorship from executive leadership within a stable, highly collaborative operating group.

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