• Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #14808

Senior Accountant

Location: Vancouver, BC | Full-time, in-office

MatchBox Consulting Group is seeking a Senior Accountant for a growing, multidisciplinary engineering and development consultancy in Vancouver.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of daily accounting in a business that works with owners, architects and construction teams from project planning through occupancy. You’ll gain exposure to multiple service lines, domestic and international entities, and a recently implemented NetSuite system.

Reporting to a fractional Controller, you’ll be the most senior in-house accounting resource, with one administrative support employee reporting to you. The role offers hands-on responsibility, direct interaction with project leaders and room to build stronger processes as the business grows.

What You’ll Do

• Own full-cycle accounting, including month-end and year-end close, journal entries, accruals, reconciliations and financial statement preparation.

• Manage project accounting from setup through closeout, including project costs, billing structures, WIP, unbilled and deferred revenue, revenue recognition and profitability reporting.

• Work with project leads to review budgets, labour costs, billing rates, margins and budget-to-actual hours.

• Manage client invoicing, accounts receivable and collections.

• Prepare multi-entity reporting working papers, intercompany reconciliations and foreign exchange entries.

• Administer payroll, remittances, year-end filings and group benefits.

• Oversee accounts payable, expenses and corporate card reconciliations.

• Review and support the work of one administrative employee.

• Improve accounting workflows and reporting in NetSuite.

• Prepare year-end working papers and coordinate with external accountants and tax advisors.

What You Must Bring

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including substantial hands-on full-cycle responsibility.

• Direct project accounting experience. You must have worked with WIP, revenue recognition, project costing and project profitability reporting.

• Experience accounting for unbilled and deferred revenue, with an understanding of how project progress, costs and billing affect financial results.

• Strong month-end close, reconciliation and financial reporting skills.

• Experience with multi-entity accounting, intercompany reconciliations and foreign exchange.

• Payroll and group benefits administration experience.

• NetSuite or comparable ERP experience, plus advanced Excel skills.

• Experience reviewing or supervising transactional accounting work.

• The confidence to work independently and communicate clearly with project managers and non-finance colleagues.

Experience in engineering, architecture, construction or project-based professional services is strongly preferred. A CPA designation is not required; candidates pursuing their designation are welcome.

Why Join?

You’ll have meaningful ownership of the accounting function while benefiting from an experienced fractional Controller’s oversight. It’s a chance to broaden your experience across projects, entities and systems, contribute directly to a growing consultancy, and help shape how its finance function develops.

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About MatchBox

Headquartered in downtown Vancouver and serving clients nationally, MatchBox is one of the leading recruitment and solutions firms that specializes in the fields of IT & Technology, Engineering & Technical, Real Estate & Construction, and Accounting & Finance. We offer unrivaled expertise with our team’s extensive experience in the recruitment and professional services industry. We are dedicated to building great connections and creating strong opportunities within the workforce and the labor market.

Equal Opportunities

MatchBox is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including members of minority groups such as racialized individuals, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and Indigenous peoples. It is a priority for us that all candidates are treated fairly and without discrimination. Our recruitment teams receive ongoing training on using objective criteria for evaluating candidates and other related topics to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.

Work Permits

Please note that we require all interested candidates to obtain the necessary work permits from the Government of Canada prior to submitting an application. This position is open exclusively to individuals residing in Canada and legally authorized to work in Canada. Applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered.

Further Consideration

We receive a high volume of applications and are only able to contact candidates who are selected for further consideration.

Find out more at www.matchboxhr.com