Project Accounting Clerk

Modern Niagara helps building owners, managers, and general contractors meet the mechanical, electrical, integrated building technology, and building services needs of their buildings across Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Southwestern Ontario, and Ottawa. We also develop custom, turnkey solutions to help reach the desired outcomes. We are committed to having a positive and meaningful impact on Canada's infrastructure and on the communities where we live, learn, work, and heal.

WE BUILD FOR LIFE.

We value passion, initiative, determination, professionalism, and teamwork and we are committed to ensuring that our teams have everything they need to succeed. Health and safety are embedded in everything we do and, as a result, our award-winning safety culture has a record that's well above industry standards.

At Modern Niagara, you will work alongside values-driven, safety-conscious, and high-impact teams in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment. Here, your knowledge, skills, and excellent service will help ensure that the buildings that make up Canada's infrastructure fulfill the needs they were set out to meet.

Modern Niagara is one of Canada's Best Managed Companies and is a recipient of SMACNA's Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP) - Canada and the Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) Magazine's Gold Winner for Canada's Safest Employers Award in the Building and Construction category and Excellence Winner for Canada's Best Health + Safety Culture Award as well as Canada's Best Health + Safety Leader Award.

Our Ottawa team is growing! We're looking for a Project Accounting Clerk to support our accounting and operations teams. You'll prepare monthly billings, compile invoices, timesheets, and expenses for a multi-million-dollar construction project. You'll also enter job-related invoices into NetSuite, ensuring accurate coding and tracking, and support client requests for detailed information.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Preparation of monthly billings; compile invoices, timesheets and expenses to support a multi-million-dollar construction project through time and material billings
• Enter job related invoices to NetSuite, ensuring they are hitting the correct sub job and change event.
• Work closely with operations team to ensure invoices are coded correctly while ensuring all expenses are tracked accurately
• Support client's requests for more detail including; timesheets and cost backup
• Various general accounting duties and ad-hoc reporting with finance team and project management team as required
• Help champion a strong partnership and act as a liaison between the finance team and its operational counterparts

Qualifications and Job Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience in an accounting role (AP/AR, Billing Coordinator, Junior Accountant, etc.)
• Post-secondary degree or diploma in accounting
• Detail oriented with the ability to multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with a strong emphasis on Excel
• Knowledge of the construction industry is a plus
• Ability to obtain a security clearance
• Effective time management skills
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Modern Niagara, we recognize the value of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization and are committed to eliminating barriers faced by members of equity-seeking groups (women, Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and new immigrants) in the construction industry. Our DEI vision is to build an organization where everyone has access to the same opportunities, experience equitable outcomes, and can thrive and reach their full potential.

We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Modern Niagara is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise us so that suitable accommodations can be made. We can be reached at careers@modernniagara.com.