Revenue and Contracts Accountant

Job summary

The Revenue and Contracts Accountant is responsible for centralized billing, contract administration, and revenue accounting across multiple business units. This role acts as a key link between Operations and Finance to ensure accurate invoicing, revenue recognition, and efficient month-end reporting.

Job details

Revenue and Contracts Accountant Pacific Western Transportation has a current opening for a Revenue and Contracts Accountant, based in Calgary. Reporting to the Corporate Controller, this role is responsible for centralized billing, contract administration, revenue accounting, and related financial reporting across multiple business units. The role acts as a key link between Operations and Finance to ensure contracts are administered accurately, invoices are issued on time, revenue is recognized appropriately, and month-end reporting is completed efficiently. Primary Responsibilities: Revenue & Billing * Manage centralized billing for multiple operating divisions, including invoice review, approval, posting, and reconciliations. * Ensure billing aligns with customer contracts, pricing agreements, and service requirements. * Monitor unbilled revenue, accounts receivable aging, and billing forecasts. * Coordinate billing requirements with Operations, Project Managers, and Finance. Contract Management * Review and maintain customer contracts, billing schedules, pricing terms, and amendments. * Coordinate customer setup and ensure revenue is billed in accordance with contractual obligations. * Maintain supporting documentation for audits, customer reviews, and internal reference. Revenue Accounting * Prepare revenue accruals, journal entries, deferred revenue entries, and related reconciliations. * Support revenue recognition, variance analysis, KPI reporting, intercompany billing, and close activities. * Investigate and resolve billing discrepancies * Assist with audit requests and related financial reporting requirements. Accounting Support * Support month-end reporting, budgeting, forecasting, reconciliations, audits, and other accounting functions as required. * Provide backup support across Finance and contribute to internal control initiatives. Process Improvement * Standardize billing procedures, improve workflows, and identify automation opportunities. * Support ERP enhancements, reporting improvements, and process changes that strengthen controls. Leadership & Collaboration * Collaborate with Operations, Finance, customers, and internal stakeholders to resolve billing and revenue issues. * Provide guidance and training support to billing and finance team members as needed. Desired Qualifications: * Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Commerce, Finance, or a related field. * CPA designation considered an asset. * 3–7 years of accounting, revenue accounting, billing, or contract administration experience. * Strong understanding of revenue recognition, customer billing, contract terms, and reconciliations. * Advanced Excel skills; JD Edwards experience required; SAP experience considered an asset. * Experience in project-based, transportation, or industrial services environments considered an asset. Specific Skills * Strong attention to detail, organization, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills. * Effective communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to work across departments. * Ability to interpret contracts, manage competing priorities, and work independently with professionalism and integrity.

What you’ll do

The Revenue and Contracts Accountant is responsible for centralized billing, contract administration, and revenue accounting across multiple business units. This role acts as a key link between Operations and Finance to ensure accurate invoicing, revenue recognition, and efficient month-end reporting.

Requirements

Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Commerce, or Finance with 3–7 years of relevant experience. Proficiency in Excel and JD Edwards is required, while a CPA designation and experience in transportation or industrial services are considered assets.

Listed skills

• SAP · Preferred
• Budgeting · Preferred
• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Billing · Preferred
• Process Improvement · Preferred
• Forecasting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Revenue accounting
• Billing
• Contract administration
• Financial reporting
• Reconciliations
• Journal entries
• Deferred revenue
• Variance analysis
• KPI reporting
• Excel
• JD Edwards
• SAP
• Audit support
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Process improvement
• Invoice Review
• Revenue Accounting
• Professionalism
• Analytical Thinking
• Workflow Management
• Effective Communication
• Variance Analysis
• Microsoft Excel
• Accounts Receivable
• Accounting
• Accruals
• Auditing
• Automation
• Billing Systems
• Internal Controls
• Contract Interpretation
• Contract Management
• Deferred Income
• Finance
• Financial Statements
• Leadership
• Invoicing
• Problem Solving
• Project Management
• Operations
• Relationship Building
• Revenue Recognition
• SAP Applications
• Process Improvement
• Detail Oriented
• KPI Reporting

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Transportation
• Revenue Accountant
• Accountants
• Accountants and Auditors