Posted 19 days ago
Project Accountant
@ Elby Professional Recruitment
Mississauga, Ontario
Overview
Elby Professional Recruitment is hiring a full-time Project Accountant for an established client managing a large real estate portfolio, based fully on-site in Mississauga, ON. The role bridges accounting and construction teams, handling job cost allocation, quarterly executive reporting with variance analysis, and cost discrepancy resolution. The posting states a competitive base salary, health and dental benefits, RRSP matching, and limited overtime.
Responsibilities:
- Link accounting and construction teams
- Ensure construction costs are accurate and correctly coded
- Prepare quarterly job cost reports with variance analysis
- Resolve cost discrepancies and post job cost entries
Requirements summary:
- 5+ years of project-based accounting experience
- Experience with large projects, ideally GC or REIT
- Strong communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required
- CPA or PMP an asset
- Procore and/or Yardi experience an advantage
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Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-22
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-11
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Finance & accounting |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan |
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Elby Professional Recruitment
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 9 |
Our client, a stable and established organization managing a significant real estate portfolio, is seeking a dedicated and experienced Project Accountant to join their accounting department. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between their accounting and construction teams, ensuring financial accuracy and contributing to critical executive reporting.
This role offers a chance to work within an excellent company culture, characterized by long-tenured employees and a welcoming atmosphere. If you are a proactive communicator with a strong background in construction accounting and a desire to make a significant impact, this could be the perfect fit for you.
Work Arrangement: Fully on-site in Mississauga, ON.
What our client has to offer:
- Competitive base salary
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits
- RSP matching
- Stable work environment with long-tenured employees
- Excellent work-life balance with limited overtime
Responsibilities:
- Communicate effectively between the accounting and construction teams.
- Ensure construction costs are complete, accurate, and properly allocated to the correct categories and general ledger codes.
- Provide stewardship and governance over construction financials.
- Generate quarterly job cost reporting packages for the executive team, including detailed variance analysis (actuals vs. budget).
- Collaborate with budgeting, development, property management, and accounts payable teams.
- Identify, analyze, and resolve cost discrepancies, ensuring projects remain on track.
- Assist in posting entries for job costs, accurately allocating costs.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of project-based accounting experience for large projects, ideally from a GC or REIT environment.
- A relevant designation (CPA, PMP) would be an asset.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact confidently with senior construction project managers.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required.
- Experience with Procore and/or Yardi software is an advantage.
This posting is for an open vacancy currently available within our client's organization. Interested and qualified candidates please apply today. We would like to thank all applicants however only those under consideration will be contacted.
To be eligible for this role, you must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
Please note that we use AI tools as part of our recruitment process to enhance efficiency and improve candidate experience.
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