Posted 6 days ago
Project Accountant M/F
@ Eurovia France
Nisku, Alberta
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Overview
Carmacks Enterprises Ltd. is hiring an intermediate Project Accountant to manage project costs, budgeting and forecasting across civil construction projects. The role covers variance analysis, month-end reporting and support for external audits. The posting offers a competitive compensation package, dental and extended health care, a matching RRSP and free on-site parking.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare project budget and forecast reports for project managers
- Monitor and allocate project costs accurately
- Perform variance and account analysis
- Support month-end and quarterly financial reporting
- Liaise with external auditors
Requirements summary:
- 2-3 years in construction or project-based environment
- 3 years reporting in a multi-divisional organization
- CPA preferred
- Strong analytical and attention to detail
- Excellent communication and time management
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-09
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-15
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Finance & accounting |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Generous parental leave, Retirement plan, Stock or equity, Wellness, Transit support, Home office allowance |
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Eurovia France
| Field | Value |
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| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1 |
Job description
Company Overview
Since 1974, Carmacks Enterprises Ltd. has evolved from a small municipal road contractor into a comprehensive heavy civil construction and highway maintenance organization operating across. With a diverse portfolio of projects ranging from asphalt repairs to multi-million dollar infrastructure contracts, our dedicated team delivers professional, high-quality services through long-standing relationships with public and private sector clients.
We are seeking an intermediate level, detail-oriented and energetic Project Accountant to join our dynamic team. In this vital role, you will oversee and manage project costs, ensuring financial accuracy and efficiency across various civil construction projects. Your expertise will help optimize budgeting processes, monitor expenditures, and support the financial health of our organization while maintaining transparency and compliance with industry standards.
What is the role?
Please visit us on the web at www.carmacks.com to learn more about Carmacks.
Since 1974, Carmacks Enterprises Ltd. has evolved from a small municipal road contractor into a comprehensive heavy civil construction and highway maintenance organization operating across. With a diverse portfolio of projects ranging from asphalt repairs to multi-million dollar infrastructure contracts, our dedicated team delivers professional, high-quality services through long-standing relationships with public and private sector clients.
We are seeking an intermediate level, detail-oriented and energetic Project Accountant to join our dynamic team. In this vital role, you will oversee and manage project costs, ensuring financial accuracy and efficiency across various civil construction projects. Your expertise will help optimize budgeting processes, monitor expenditures, and support the financial health of our organization while maintaining transparency and compliance with industry standards.
What is the role?
- Ensure that Project Management decisions are respected applied, and well documented
- Prepare 3 times yearly reporting for PM's relating to budget and forecasting with periodic updates
- Coordination of the corporate overhead budget 3 times yearly, with assistance
- Perform detailed account analysis to identify variances, discrepancies, or potential cost overruns
- Ensure divisional operational accounts are reliable by checking and verifying; K factor (margin), job results, risks on receivables, stocks, follow-up on billing
- Ensure group management accounts are reliable; financial reporting; overhead; variances (labour and equipment), global risks
- Support month end activities including preparing/reviewing monthly and quarterly financial reporting
- Monitor project cost transactions and ensure costs are allocated accurately, and recoding where applicable
- Work with Project Managers to ensure that all costs are recorded monthly and all projects are billed monthly
- Assist in identifying ways to streamline the day-to-day project management, project coordinating, and project administration operations as they relate to the accounting department and make processes more efficient and accurate.
- Assist with external audit process including liaise with auditors, prepares and reviews working papers for auditors
- Respond to all inquiries from senior management
- Provide detailed variance analysis on a monthly basis, including but not limited to fuel and hourly labour
- Monthly environmental indicators audit and reporting
- Assess, support and advise senior managers
- Develop, recommend and implement general accounting controls and assist in audit
- Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in the construction industry or a project based environment
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in reporting in a multi divisional organization
- Professional designation (CPA) is preferred Experience in report design, implementation and support
- Excellent analytical skills with keen attention to detail in account analysis and bank reconciliation
- Ability to work effectively within a team environment while managing multiple priorities
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize
- Creative problem solver
- Conscientious with attention to detail
- Continuous improvement attitude
- Competitive compensation package
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Annual boot allowance
- Matching RRSP
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Employee assistance program
- Maternity top-up program
- Second parent leave program
- Free On-site parking
- Growth Opportunities
- Company events
Please visit us on the web at www.carmacks.com to learn more about Carmacks.
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