Project Accounting Supervisor, West

Job title: Project Accounting Supervisor, West

Job description: Morrison Hershfield is a multi-disciplinary consulting engineering and management firm located throughout the US and Canada. We are a dynamic, employee-owned, team-oriented firm with a diverse project list that ensures you will be working on exciting, high-profile and challenging projects. For more than 75 years, the people at Morrison Hershfield have been the leading force behind our continuous growth and the expansion of our services.

Exciting career opportunities exist within our diverse services and disciplines, including our Financial Services Department. Your personal vision and goals will establish your opportunities and growth within Morrison Hershfield. We are currently seeking a Senior Project Accountant to join our Financial Services team in our Vancouver office, with Supervisory responsibilities. We feel it is important that everyone at Morrison Hershfield feels comfortable, welcome and motivated. The diversity of assignments and clients means that the candidate will have the opportunity to work on very challenging and rewarding projects.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Manager, Project Accounting in formulation of Project Accountant (PA) objectives and achievement of same
• Lead and support western hub of PAs: coach staff, train new hires, assess workloads, facilitate continuous improvement
• Collaborate with, and support the goals of, the full Project Accounting Team
• Ensure compliance with company policies and accounting standards
• Carry out project maintenance for own portfolio of Project Managers, including consulting with PM on work breakdown structure, project set up, budget maintenance, and timely closure
• Collaborate with PMs and support their accountability for revenue recognition and invoice maintenance
• Execute journal entries as required (WIP, AR, manual invoices)
• Analyze complex project financial data and make recommendations in a timely manner
• Consult and advise PMs on appropriate courses of action for financial project management
• Be a proactive business partner to Operations, the Collections team, and the rest of Financial Services
• Other duties as required

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary education in accounting or business preferred
• Minimum 6 years’ experience in a project accountant role in an engineering consultant or related professional services organization
• Proven leadership ability; at least 5 years in a leadership role
• Robust process and systems knowledge; solid experience in ERP systems (either BST or Deltek Vision is an asset)
• Proficient in advanced Excel
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability and proven experience in coaching and training
• Excellent time management and problem-solving abilities
• Effective interpersonal skills to develop strong working relationships with a diverse group of teams and individuals

Job Type: Regular

Morrison Hershfield is committed to having an inclusive and diverse workforce, with recruitment free of discrimination, ensuring all candidates are given a fair opportunity for employment. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities.

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