City : Edmonton

Category : Regular Full time

Industry : Materials & Construction

Employer : Stantec

Stantec’s Alberta based Community Development group is a market leader in the real estate planning and development industry. Our experts lead their fields, collaborating on projects that are as technically challenging as they are impactful, creative, and fulfilling. We’re a place where you can apply your passion—and find endless opportunities to help make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable.

Our multidisciplinary team covers planning and urban design, civil and stormwater engineering, landscape architecture, private site development, and construction management. We work with a diverse group of clients in land and site development, city-building and municipal projects. Successful delivery of a diverse portfolio of projects and clients begins with insight and foresight into industry trends and engagement.

Your Opportunity

Our Community Development group is seeking a part time (potential to work full time as required), highly motivated, and adaptable Accounting Assistant to join our Edmonton office. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work alongside a group of multidisciplinary professionals to help support the operations of the business center.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Create project setup forms and project files.
• Provides project and administrative support to project managers.
• Codes invoices, verify budgets on tasks and correspond with subconsultants A/R & A/P project related activity.
• Follow detailed instructions to maintain accurate, consistent, and efficient processing.
• Recording and distributing invoices to stakeholders.
• Perform other administrative duties as required.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

You are an effective “team player” who has an ability to work with little or no supervision, multi-task and have the ability to work effectively in an environment with competing priorities and confidential/sensitive issues. As a self-motivated individual you excel at working independently.

• Clear understanding of project accounting principles.
• Ability to organize and prioritize a diverse array of assignments and duties.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail, high level of accuracy.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to read, interpret, and act upon the requirements outlined in agreements and contracts.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with expertise in Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint and Oracle would be an asset.

Additional qualification details include:

• Proficiency in MS Office applications and presentation support tools, specifically Excel (intermediate/advanced), Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat Pro.
• Experience and ability in learning and adapting to programs and processes quickly.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Good understanding of how to create, maintain and retrieve information quickly and effectively.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Previous exposure to projects in the AEC services sector is desirable

Education and Experience

• Accounting experience or education is preferred
• 2+ years of experience working in a professional consulting environment would be considered an asset

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. 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.

Benefits Summary: 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.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location: Canada | AB | Edmonton

Organization: BC-1161 CommDev-CA Alberta North

Employee Status: Regular

Business Justification: New Position

Travel: No

Schedule: Full time

Job Posting: 20/03/2026 05:03:55

Req ID: 1005017