Gannett Fleming
Provides engineering, architecture, and consulting services for infrastructure and built environments.
Project Accountant II
Manage project accounting functions, ensuring accurate invoicing and compliance.
Job Highlights
About the Role
Key duties include interpreting client contracts, reviewing project setup documents and budgets for alignment with guidelines, entering and maintaining project data in the accounting system, processing subconsultant invoices, preparing monthly invoice packets, posting invoices to accounts receivable, conducting work‑in‑process and closeout analyses, supporting audits, mentoring staff, and partnering with IT to improve system functionality and invoice formats. • Interpret client contracts for accurate project setup and compliance. • Review project budgets and documents to ensure alignment with guidelines. • Enter and maintain project data, budgets, WBS, and billing details in the accounting system. • Process subconsultant invoices and coordinate payment releases. • Prepare and issue monthly draft and final invoice packets for clients. • Post final invoices to accounts receivable, make adjustments, and archive records. • Conduct work‑in‑process and project closeout analyses, supporting audits. • Train and mentor junior project accounting staff. • Collaborate with IT to test and improve accounting system functionality and invoice formats. • Research and test new software implementations for the department.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸contract review
- ▸budget review
- ▸data entry
- ▸invoice processing
- ▸ar posting
- ▸system testing
What You Bring
GFT is seeking a Project Accountant to join its Shared Services team in Toronto, working in a hybrid model that requires regular office attendance. The role involves ownership of complex project accounting functions, ensuring financial accuracy, client compliance, and timely invoicing across various projects, and demands strong analytical skills and effective collaboration with technical, administrative, and financial teams. Candidates should possess a bachelor’s degree in accounting (or an associate’s degree with additional experience) and at least two years of project‑accounting experience, be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, and familiar with project accounting software such as BST or Deltek, and demonstrate strong communication, organizational, detail‑orientation, and time‑management skills. • Hold a bachelor’s degree in accounting (or associate’s with additional experience) and 2+ years of project‑accounting experience. • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, and project accounting software such as BST or Deltek. • Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication, organizational, detail‑orientation, and time‑management skills.
Requirements
- ▸accounting degree
- ▸2+ years
- ▸excel
- ▸deltek
- ▸communication
- ▸detail‑orientation
Benefits
Compensation ranges from $65,000 to $75,000, accompanied by a comprehensive benefits package that includes a hybrid work environment, wellness programs, parental and pet insurance, full medical/dental/vision coverage, a tax‑deferred 401(k), competitive PTO accrual, tuition reimbursement, professional development opportunities, and incentive compensation. • Salary $65k–$75k with hybrid work, comprehensive benefits, PTO, tuition reimbursement, professional development, and incentive compensation.
Work Environment
Hybrid