Why work for Lafarge?

As the global leader in innovative and sustainable building materials, we’re committed to shaping a greener, smarter and healthier world. At Lafarge Canada Inc., safety comes first, collaboration matters and diversity is celebrated with people who share our desire to continually make our materials better.

Do you have the drive, the skills, and the passion to join us?

Overview

The Job Cost Accountant is a position that facilitates the accounting structure within our Greater Vancouver Region Asphalt and Construction business. The position will report to the Controller for Asphalt & Construction and also act as a resource for the administrative accounting staff and management. 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 SAP, Track and Frontline 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; Cost Accruals, Revenue Journal, Material Allocations
• 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
• Prepare month end variance analysis for the Controller and Managers to review and finalize

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
• Track customer invoice aging and follow up 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
• Tracks job progress and internal material transfers
• 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
• Perform month-end duties as required to ensure an accurate and timely month-end close
• Ensure WIP is maintained below 30 days

Dimensions / Relationships with Others’ Jobs

• Provides support for the General Manager, Credit Department, Finance, Operations, and Estimating teams.
• Directly reports to the Controller for Greater Vancouver Area Asphalt & Construction

Qualifications

Education:

• An undergraduate degree in Accounting or related field
• Currently enrolled in the CPA program

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.

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As we are reinventing the way the world builds, we need world-class talent to join our Lafarge Canada team: people who are passionate, driven by curiosity and keen to grow, learn, develop and thrive in our high-performance culture.

Whatever you do, you will make a difference here. Because we know that your passion and curiosity are the natural resources the world needs.

Check out our YouTube channel to learn more about our operations and see all career opportunities at www.lafarge.ca/careers.

We thank you for your interest. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Lafarge is committed to the principles of employment equity and encourages the applications from women, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities.