City : Vancouver, BC

Category : Z-WSP E&I Canada Ltd.

Industry : Engineering

Employer : WSP

VANCOUVER

WSP is one of the world's leading professional services firms – made stronger with the recent creation of WSP E&I Canada Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of WSP Canada Inc.

We have over 63,000 team members across the globe. In Canada, our 12,000 people are involved in everything from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transportation networks, from finding new ways to extract essential resources to developing renewable power sources for the future. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments.

The Opportunity:

We have an opportunity available for a Project Accountant to support our Environment & Infrastructure business group across Canada based in Vancouver, BC.

Please note: this is a temporary position that could lead to a permanent role  

Why WSP?

• We value and are committed to upholding a culture of Inclusion and Belonging
• Our Flexible Work Policy – we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
• Our Hybrid Work Policy - a combination of in-person and remote working, enables us to purposefully think of how we work, who we need to work with, and where the work should be done.
• A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
• Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
• Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
• A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

#WeAreWSP
 

A day in the life:

• Process billing in accordance with a Client’s requirements and within the currently established procedures, which includes:
• Verifying that all charges billed to the client can be backed up with original input documents (i.e. approved timesheets etc.) 
• Pulling any required invoice backup, as needed, to issue invoice in a timely manner
• Ensure all data entry documents received are verified and input into the accounting system weekly based on current data entry procedures and timelines;
• Review and load Project Opening Forms within the accounting system daily;
• Complete any budget changes and variance adjustments as needed and as per “Month End Schedule” (24-hour turnaround time);
• All manual adjustment entries, such as Debit (DB) or Credit (CR) notes, manual transfers, or manual invoices, must be approved by direct supervisor prior to input to the accounting system. 
• Review Work In Progress (WIP) and A/R bi-weekly for accuracy issues and Work In Progress for aging issues for divisions you are responsible to bill, seeking assistance from Unit & Project Managers where necessary and escalating problems and issues to Supervisor immediately;
• Provide assistance, financial information, and training to operations staff as required, including:
• Training on the company intranet system;
• Understanding and communication of policies and procedures; and
• Assistance with financial information.
• Work with operations to enhance the flow of information to the Project Accounting team, notifying Supervisor of any issues related to flow, including prebill reports not being returned in a timely fashion.

What you'll bring to WSP ...

• Post-secondary education in Accounting
• Experience in Project Accounting is required
• Experience working with large scale project cost accounting systems (i.e. Oracle, Deltek, BST etc.) is desired
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with the ability to work with multiple levels of an organization in order to resolve issues in a rational manner
• Strong ability to work independently and well under pressure (deadlines, etc)
• An organized approach to work as well as a high attention to detail