Senior Project Accountant

FLINT Corp.•Calgary, AB

About The Position

FLINT is a leading service provider in Canada's energy and industrial markets. We offer full asset life cycle support, including construction, maintenance, fabrication, and environmental services. Committed to safety and quality, we foster a workplace culture that values innovation and sustainability. With a strong local presence and top-tier talent, we deliver high-quality services as we help our customers bring their resources to our world. This role involves leading and coaching a team of Financial Transaction Coordinators, overseeing month-end close activities, facilitating A/R and WIP aging meetings, generating project performance reports, developing and maintaining complex Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), leading the preparation of monthly progress billing packages, performing trend calculations for cost overruns, quantifying and tracking Change Orders (COs) and Project Variance Notices (PVNs), and monitoring field commitments, labor productivity, and equipment utilization rates.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Project Accounting, preferably in the Oil & Gas industry, with expertise in forecasting, project profitability analysis, and handling customer audits.
Experience with client contracts, payment terms such as Time & Material or Cost Plus, burden reimbursement, and project cost control, including labor, materials, and services.
Proficient in accounts payable/receivable processes, month's end and MS Excel.
Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, with a high level of accuracy and precision in repetitive tasks.
Skilled in word processing and presentation tools.
Experienced team leader, collaborative, self-motivated, and highly organized, with the ability to operate efficiently under pressure while maintaining confidentiality.
University Degree in Accounting or Finance; pursuing or holding a CA, CMA, CGA, or CPA designation.

Nice To Haves

Experience with IFS
A track record of supporting DSO improvement

Responsibilities

Lead and coach a team of Financial Transaction Coordinators, ensuring timely time entry, client reporting, and billing processes. Drive the team to meet daily targets, as these processes impact Days Sales Outstanding (DSO).
Oversee month-end close activities for assigned districts, including capturing all time entries, processing A/R invoices, and creating accruals for the GL. Review GL and project transactions to ensure accuracy, investigating and resolving anomalies.
Facilitate weekly A/R and WIP aging meetings to address past-due transactions and invoices, develop plans to expedite invoicing, and manage holdbacks, ensuring timely releases. Escalate aging issues as needed to expedite payments.
Generate weekly and monthly reports on project performance, non-billable costs, and working capital aging. Collaborate with Operations for project setup, rate analysis, and customer requests, including audits and ad-hoc reporting.
Develop and maintain complex Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) to ensure accurate cost collection and alignment with the master project schedule.
Lead the preparation of monthly progress billing packages and "Stewardship Reports" for major oil sands operators, ensuring compliance with specific contract terms (Cost Plus, Unit Price, or Fixed Price).
Perform trend calculations to identify potential cost overruns early. You will calculate Variance Analysis and use Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics to predict project outcomes.
Quantify and track Change Orders (COs) and Project Variance Notices (PVNs). You’ll ensure that all extra work is documented, approved by the client, and integrated into the budget.
Monitor field commitments, labor productivity, and equipment utilization rates against the baseline budget.