Junior Accountant, Project Bookkeeping (9-Month Fixed-Term Contract)

Join Tridel: Building Communities, Growing Careers

Build Your Future with Us

Our strength, innovation and growth are the result of talented individuals who come together as a team to build sustainable and award-winning homes and communities. Through passion and dedication, our employees work collectively to develop some of the largest and most complex projects within the Greater Toronto Area. We recognize our employees are the key to our success, and we invest in creating a meaningful employee experience and culture that promotes:

• Professional development opportunities
• A diverse and robust suite of benefits and perks
• Social and sustainable impact within our company and the communities we build, and much more.

As a Tridel employee, you contribute to our purpose and standard of excellence while building homes for people today and the generations of tomorrow.

Please note: This is a fully on-site position requiring five days a week in the office.

Predictive Index® Behavioural Assessment

All applicants are required to complete a brief (5–10-minute) Predictive Index® Behavioural Assessment. This is not a skills test; it simply helps us understand your natural work and communication style.

Complete the assessment when submitting your application:

https://assessment.predictiveindex.com/bo/7FG6/JuniorAccountantProjectBookkeeping.

The Blueprint

As our Junior Accountant, you will support our project bookkeeping team by managing day-to-day financial operations across all phases of our construction projects. Leveraging your foundation in accounting principles, you will ensure accurate project records, smooth banking operations, and timely financial reporting while contributing to ongoing departmental improvement initiatives.

A Glimpse into Your Daily Activities

• Maintain standard accounting records for multiple construction projects.
• Reconcile sub-ledgers against the Trial Balance monthly.
• Reconcile, prepare, and record project monthly sales journal.
• Prepare and record bank deposits.
• Prepare daily project occupancy deposits, including monthly reconciliation for submission to purchaser’s statement of adjustment calculation.
• Prepare online wires and utility requests in the banking module.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and other account reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly HST remittance supporting schedules, enter information into the HST module, and prepare a remittance cheque if applicable.
• Prepare third-party construction management billings per the terms of the CCDC contract.
• Prepare monthly accounts receivable invoices (i.e., partner, third party, internal, and back charges).
• Assist with the monthly budget review.
• Prepare and submit all monthly cost consultant reports and ensure all requirements are met.
• Prepare the project funding transfer request.
• Significant variances are isolated and investigated through follow-up and explanations provided
• Assist the Senior Project Accountants with external audits of financial statements by providing related documents, entering general journals, providing various summaries, and reports.
• Periodically perform other functions and special projects as assigned by the Bookkeeping Senior Manager and Senior Project Accountants.

The Architect of Your Success

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Accounting or Business (or currently enrolled in an accounting program).
• Minimum of 1 year of relevant accounting or bookkeeping experience.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• High level of accuracy when reconciling accounts, reviewing schedules, and analyzing financial data to spot and resolve variances.
• Clear, professional verbal and written English skills, paired with strong interpersonal abilities to collaborate effectively across teams and management.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, stay organized, and consistently meet strict month-end and project deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Initiative-driven, reliable, and adaptable, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a growing team.

Nice to Have

• Hands-on ERP experience, ideally with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations.

Who We Are

Founded in 1934, Tridel is responsible for delivering over 90,000 homes to date, and we are proud to continue building not just our legacy but communities for years to come.

As a purpose-driven company guided by our ‘Built for Life®’ commitment, we create socially and environmentally responsible communities and invest in innovations that promote quality, sustainability, high performance in construction, social inclusion and cohesion, and community economic development. As an award-winning company, we are proud to be recognized as an industry leader for excellence in design and construction, green building, corporate social responsibility, diversity, equity and inclusion, customer service, and more.

Supporting Inclusion and Belonging

Tridel is committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities where we build, where everyone feels they belong, is physically and psychologically safe, and can reach their full potential. We embrace diversity while reinforcing equity and inclusion and are committed to building a team with a range of experiences and skills.

As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage all qualified individuals to apply, including those who self-identify as Indigenous in Canada (First Nations, Métis, Inuit), are from racialized communities, and persons with disabilities. We remain committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process and will provide accommodation upon request. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please email your request to recruitmentaccommodations@tridel.com. All information received will be handled in strict confidence.

Application & Compensation Notice

The posted salary range reflects Tridel Group of Companies’ good-faith estimate at the time of posting, with final offers based on skills, job-related experience, and certifications, alongside our full employee benefits program. Please note that while we may occasionally use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist with parts of our screening process, every resume is reviewed by our recruitment team and all hiring decisions are made by real people.