Project Cost Accounting

**Why you should join the GP JOULE PV Canada Corp. team**:
GP JOULE North America is a subsidiary of GP JOULE GmbH, a diversified renewable project developer and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) service provider headquartered in Reußenköge, Germany with offices across Europe, the US and Canada. The North American team is focused on solar project co-development as well as full turnkey EPC services. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with a satellite office in Calgary, Alberta we specialize in ground mount and rooftop solar photovoltaic installations for both commercial and utility scale projects.

As a growing international private company, we value authenticity, fair business practices, innovation, quality, and zest for life. We look for highly spirited people embracing those same core values to join us We are dedicated to promoting solar renewable energy in North America and reducing our carbon footprint.

We are currently seeking a highly skilled **Project Cost Accounting** based out of our Toronto, Ontario or Calgary, Alberta office.

The successful **Project Cost Accounting** is responsible for performing such duties and responsibilities which may be assigned to you from time to time by your Manager and the North America Business Unit Board of Directors, including, without limitation:
**Primary Role Responsibility**:
The role of **Project Cost Accounting** is primarily to be fully accountable for all project related costs and revenues tracking and billing, data reporting and analysis and relationship management with all internal and external stake**.** This role is responsible for delivery of timely, accurate and user-friendly data analysis to various stakeholder within the assigned project. The result expected is to be delivered within budget and company policy guidelines.

**Collaborative Business Relations**
- Lead weekly meetings with Projects and/or Project Managers to determine progress of project committed costs and billings, update on forecasted costs for all projects versus budgeted costs.
- Make client and vendor relationship management a priority: communication, timely and accurate submissions/responses, data analysis when required to resolve accounting misalignment, etc.
- Identify gaps in interpretive data which could potentially have business impact and proactively resolve.
- Act as a contributor to team development by supporting various project-related meetings, reports, special initiatives as needed.
- Represent the Project Accounting function for Company ERP system support, implementation, improvement, and maintenance.

**Project Controlling**
- Work directly with and manage AP Clerk weekly to systematically:

- Verify and process vendor/subcontractor invoices accurately (within 2 business days of receipt).
- Identify and report discrepancies between purchase orders and matching supplier invoices (company, quantities, amounts, etc.) and process with expedited resolution with PO issues.
- Contact purchasing and vendors to resolve billing discrepancies.
- Manage and maintain control over project invoices approval process.
- Close out purchase orders as soon as fulfilled.
- Prepare AR billings for client submission monthly or as required.
- Ensuring AR collections on time and track/manage AR with Project Managers.
- Present to Manager monthly list of accruals and deferrals for P&L adjustments and journal entries (according to GAAP matching of recognized revenues and COGS, overhead and expenses).
- Develop automated reporting and financial models to aid in controlling receivables, payables, and on-going improvements, and offer improvements on existing reporting and processes.

**Project Data Analysis and Reporting**
- Responsible for monitoring progress of EPC, Warranty, Research and Development and Project Development projects.
- Conduct reporting as follow for all projects consolidate monthly:

- Bi-weekly Budget Versus actuals report with Committed (booked + Open PO’s), Forecasted Costs (cost projections, if need be, with Project Managers) to Project Completion and:

- Known booking lags/delays.
- % of cost forecasted vs. committed.
- Variance analysis to budget by Cost Code/GL code.
- Project profitability inputs (gross margin and net profit margin).
- Project cash flow report (weekly for first 12 weeks, rest of project monthly).
- Project P&L reports.
- Year end audit reports (generate monthly tracking).
- Other specific reports as requested by your Manager or Senior Leadership team.
- Present reports with data and graphical display to facilitate interpretation and recommendation.
- Create and maintain Active project list.
- Management of project aging AR/AP reporting.

**General and Management Responsibilities**:

- Plan and communicate to your team members and Managers work-sharing plans, back-up plans for vacations, time travelling or during your time-off.
- Ensure your desk, materials, hardware (equipment, tools, etc.), data (server architecture), etc. a