Company

Lafarge CanadaSee more

addressAddressPrince George, BC
salary Salary$70,000–$80,000 a year
CategoryAccounting

Job description

Whatever you do, you'll make a difference at Lafarge Canada. Because we know that your passion and curiosity are the natural resources the world needs. Thanks to our teams' energy, commitment and ideas, we are reinventing how the world builds to make Canada greener and smarter for all.

Job Cost Accountant

Requisition ID: 3475
Location: Prince George, British Columbia, CA, V2N 2J8 Spallumcheen, British Columbia, CA, V0E 1B0 West Kelowna, British Columbia, CA, V1Z 2L6
Pay Type: Salary
Salary Range: $70,000 - $80,000 depending on educa

WHO IS LAFARGE?
As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It’s all thanks to our 7,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

WHO ARE LAFARGE PEOPLE?
Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues.

Overview:

The Job Cost Accountant is a position that facilitates the accounting structure for the Asphalt/Pave Construction group. They are responsible for providing support to the GVA Construction, Pave and Infrastructure Operations and Estimating teams, while administering project accounting on a continual basis. The position will report to the General Manager and Finance Manager and also act as a resource for the administrative accounting staff. The Job Cost Accountant contributes to organizational excellence by continually promoting a culture of agility, collaboration and empowerment (ACE) enabling continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

Financial Management
  • Effectively develops goals and objectives to implement actions, track performance and continuously look for opportunities for improvement
  • Produces timely and accurate invoices and reports through careful attention to detail, and improvements to information processing
  • Monitors job activity through E-One and Track to ensure all revenue is being captured
  • Runs weekly OT Allocation and posts BC Hauler and tack coat journal entries to maintain accurate Job Cost
  • Preparation of monthly reports; Small Tools, Cost Accruals, and Revenue Journal
  • Estimated versus Actual Cost analysis by job
  • General Ledger queries/Variance analysis
  • Works with operations to ensure Work In Progress is maintained below the 30 day target
  • Reviews Job Cost summaries with operations to identify and rectify any discrepancies

Customer Focus
  • Assists credit with customer billing inquiries and disputes
  • Provides customers with invoice back up, and performs invoice adjustments and re-bills as required
  • Acts as a coordinator between Credit, Operations, Estimating, and Management to provide customer with timely and accurate invoices and resolutions to problems

Operations Management
  • Generates invoices based on quantity sheets and discussions with Operations
  • Prices and verifies trucker sheets
  • Tracks material tonnages going to jobs
  • Ensures proper job setup so transactions flow automatically

Specific Accountabilities
  • Billing – ensure all active jobs are invoiced by in a timely manner
  • Accounts Receivable – ensure all documentation is available to facilitate timely collection of invoices
  • Ensure job performance is accurately reported on a regular basis; through preparation of worksheets and journal voucher entry, cost allocations, revenue and cost accruals, and other journal entries as required
  • Ensure WIP is maintained below 30 days

Dimensions / Relationships with Others’ Jobs
  • Provides support for the General Manager, Credit Department, and the Accounting, Operations, and Estimating teams.
  • Directly reports to the Controller and General Manager

Qualifications:
Education:
  • An undergraduate degree in Accounting or related field
  • Minimum 3rd level CMA/CGA student or higher

Experience and Skill Set:
  • Minimum 2 years Job Costing experience an asset
  • Self-starter, willing to do work outside job description as required
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Excellent written and oral communication and teamwork/interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work tight deadlines
  • Disciplined and process-oriented
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills
  • Highly organized individual
  • High level of time management and task prioritization skills

Competencies:
  • Drive for Results
  • Detail Oriented
  • Time management
  • Task Prioritization
  • Highly organized
  • Listening
  • Composure
  • Customer Focus

Salary Range: $70,000 - 80,000 per year depending on education and experience

As part of our dedicated focus on the health and safety of all employees, a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing and a criminal record check, may be required.

YOUR LAFARGE EXPERIENCE
At Lafarge, there is endless opportunity for you to play your part. Whether you’re in a technical, managerial, or frontline role, you can shape a career that works for you. With us you’ll have the chance to embrace the passion we share for our planet. You’ll be encouraged to seek out diverse perspectives, share your ideas and build the skills and connections you need to perform at your best. Because it’s only when we work together in a culture where everyone thrives, that we can build the world we all want to live in.

Refer code: 2143895. Lafarge Canada - The previous day - 2024-03-02 00:34

Lafarge Canada

Prince George, BC

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