**The Opportunity:** WSP Canada Inc. is seeking a **Project Accountant** to join our Finance team for a one year contract term. **Why choose 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. + 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** **What you can expect to do here:** + Provide financial support and maintenance of a portfolio of projects under multiple project managers + Assist project managers through the financial lifecycle of a project (Project opening, monitoring, updating and closing, etc.) + Ensure that projects are created properly, and that the update accurately reflects the value of the contract, costs and expected margin of the contract, and that addenda/change orders and purchase orders support the value of the contract in the accounting system + Validate that the financial status of the project is correct by ensuring that all costs and revenues are recorded and forecasted in a timely manner + Work with the delivery team to ensure regular reviews of the project, with respect to planned costs and total costs at completion + Ensure that all financial issues related to revenues, budgets and profitability are adequately addressed + Collaborate with project managers in the use of project analysis tools, PowerBI dashboards, Oracle, etc. + Understand the commercial clauses and the terms of invoicing and payment of projects and interact with the invoicing and collections teams on payment/collection issues related to projects + Assist Controllers with projects that require provisions (Estimate at Completion adjustments, Accounts Receivable, Work in Progress, etc.) + Support Controllers during month end close as required + Prepare ad-hoc financial reports for project managers and staff managers, when required **What you’ll bring to WSP:** + Post-Secondary Education in Finance or Accounting field or equivalent experience + Minimum 3 years of related project accounting experience + Good communication, problem solving, critical thinking and organization skills + Good understanding of accounting standards and policies + Preference given to candidates with knowledge of Oracle ERP; PowerBI; Microsoft 365 environment; Bluebeam/Adobe Acrobat Compensation Expected Salary (all locations): $71500 - $98300 WSP Canada is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it will pay for this position based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to the specific geographic location. **WSP** is one of the world's leading professional services firms. Our purpose is to future proof our cities and environments. We have over 65,000 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. At **WSP** : + We value our people and our reputation + We are locally dedicated with international scale + We are future focused and challenge the status quo + We foster collaboration in everything we do + We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable Please Note: Health and Safety is a core paramount value of WSP. Given the importance of keeping one another safe it is expected that you comply with our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) policy at all times as well as client HSE policies when working at client locations. Offers of employment for safety-sensitive positions involving fieldwork are contingent upon candidates being able to perform key physical tasks of the job as described in the job posting and interview. This may include the ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions, such as remote or isolated areas, working alone, and in inclement weather (within safe and reasonable limits). WSP welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. WSP is committed to the principles of employment equity. Only the candidates selected will be contacted. WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. For more information please READ THE FULL POLICY. (https://www.wsp.com/en-CA/careers/notice-to-staffing-agencies)