Project Accountant (Temporary)

Our business teams include finance, procurement, human resources, information technology, marketing, corporate development, HSSE, real estate, legal, and practice services. Through teamwork and collaboration, we’re building a stronger, more resilient Stantec every day. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Project Accountant (PA). Reporting to a Project Accounting Lead (PAL), in this role you will be responsible for the overall financial management of a portfolio of projects within Stantec's controls, policies and practices.
Financial management of projects assigned by the Project Accounting Lead (PAL), which includes but is not limited to project setup, maintenance, invoicing, and project closure.
Provide excellent customer service and a customer-centric focus, while providing a quality of work that consistently meets or exceeds expectations.
Build strong relationships with and serve as a trusted advisor to our internal business partners including Project Managers (PM) and Project Manager Assistants (PMA).
Build and maintain relationships with other Project Accountants and other FST members, including Finance Managers, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, to ensure collaborative teamwork.
Evaluate project setup and budget change documentation to ensure compliance with contractual requirements, internal controls and IFRS.
Collaborate with Stantec’s finance team in Pune, India to ensure timely delivery and accurate completion of tasks they support.
Prepare internal and external audit support and respond to inquiries from PA Leadership and Finance Managers.
Experience with Oracle preferred but not required.
General accounting knowledge obtained through experience and/or education.
Excellent customer service and communication skills (written and oral) along with the ability to build and foster excellent working relationships.
Basic Microsoft Excel skills required with an intermediate level understanding preferred.
Ability to independently review contracts and understand the contract terms regarding project type, scope of work and invoicing terms.
Post-secondary education in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field preferred.
~This position will primarily work in an office environment, with the potential for partial work from home, working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time.
Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.
At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.
Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.
Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.
Organization: 1205 Financial Services-CA Canada-Halifax NS
Business Justification: Replacement
Travel: No
Schedule: Full time