Colas is a Canadian leader in transportation infrastructure - materials, construction, and maintenance. From roads to rail, airports to ports, we build some of the most important projects that connect our communities.
Backed by our network of Colas companies across Canada and the Colas Group worldwide, Colas offers a wide range of innovative and sustainable solutions for the construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure.
Join the largest transportation infrastructure group in the world and help connect Canada.
Join us in an exciting adventure to complete the Edmonton Valley Line West LRT - a remarkable legacy project that will redefine our community’s transportation landscape! Be part of this transformative journey and help us create a lasting impact for generations to come!
The Project Accountant will work with the Finance Manager along with the accounting department on the Edmonton Valley Line West (EVLW) project. The position will be responsible for month end process, financial statement preparation, cross departmental coordination, quick analysis of general ledger accounts to identify areas requiring further review, along with various ad-hoc analysis and process implementation.
• Work with Finance/Accounting team to provide superior support for construction operations.
• Provide management and oversight of the accounts payable department.
• Working with Project Controls, performing various cost reclasses.
• Generate monthly bank reconciliations.
• Review and analysis of monthly cost report.
• Perform GL account reviews and variance analysis to identify anomalies, trends, and areas needing deeper investigation; propose follow-up actions.
• Assist or drive monthly billing process to the client.
• Fixed asset recognition and entries.
• Work with the team on compiling the month end financial package and draft financial statements.
• Prepare accruals, reconciliations, and schedules to support month-end close and financial reporting.
• Support audit and financial review requests, compile documentation, and respond to auditor queries.
• Positively participate in company safety program and adhere to all safety requirements.
• Prepare journal entries.
• Provide recommendations for savings, efficiencies and improved communication.
• CPA qualification: recently completed CPA designation (or in final stages), with a strong foundation in financial reporting and accounting standards.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working in accounting, preferably construction.
• JDE software experience – Preferred.
• Effective communication skills with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Intermediate Excel user.
• Able to work well under pressure and meet set deadlines.
• Good organizational, time management, and prioritizing skills.
• Attention to detail in all areas of work.
• Good interpersonal skills for client / contractor relations.
• Costing and margin expertise: understanding of cost allocation methods, job costing, and margin analysis, with the ability to interpret drivers of profitability.
• Audit and review experience: exposure to audits or financial statement reviews; strong understanding of audit requirements, documentation standards, and key areas of auditor focus.
• Asset and inventory exposure: hands-on experience accounting for capital assets and/or inventory, including valuation, tracking, and related controls.
• Month-end and reporting discipline: proven track record preparing accruals, reconciliations, and monthly financial reporting, with attention to accuracy and deadlines.
• Public practice background (preferred): experience from public accounting, reviewing multiple financial statements across clients, and now seeking to transition into an industry role.
DIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT TO US
At Colas, we believe our workforce should reflect the diversity of the communities we connect. By living our core values of Caring, Sharing, and Daring, we welcome all those who help create the links that bring us together. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, ethnicity, national origin, religious beliefs, disability, marital or family status, gender, gender identity or expression.
Colas, a subsidiary of the Bouygues Group, is a major player in the construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure and urban development.
Colas covers the entire value chain: from industrial production to service offerings, including construction work.
Thanks to its local presence in some fifty countries on five continents 🌍, Colas achieved a consolidated revenue of €15.9 billion in 2024, 59% of which is outside France.
With its 64,000 employees 👷♀️👷♂️, a network of 2,000 operating units comprising 3,500 production units, and nearly 45,000 projects per year, Colas is the trusted partner of its customers.
Colas maintains its pioneering, innovative and responsible spirit to connect people and foster the sustainable development of territories 🚀 ♻.
Colas shares the four founding values of the Bouygues Group, which form the basis of its corporate culture and the way it operates on a daily basis:
• Respect: treat others how you would like to be treated.
• Commitment: for us, commitment is about giving your heart and soul.
• Pioneering: bold innovation, not blind ambition.
• Sharing: at Bouygues, knowledge and experience are meant to be passed on.
At Colas, it’s our people who drive our company forward.
We strive to develop talent, and we give those who join the company the opportunity to reach their full potential throughout their careers.
Because, when you join Colas, we hope you’ll make a career here.
