Junior Accountant

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. 

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. 

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Payable & Vendor Management

• Coordinate with the Shared Services Centre (SSC) and business stakeholders to ensure vendor invoices are submitted, approved, and processed in a timely manner.
• Monitor invoice status and follow up on outstanding approvals, discrepancies, and vendor inquiries.
• Maintain accurate vendor records and support the resolution of invoice-related issues.

Purchase Order Administration

• Create, update, and maintain purchase orders in accordance with company policies and approval requirements.
• Ensure purchase order information is accurate and aligned with business requests and supporting documentation.
• Track open purchase orders and assist with resolving PO-related discrepancies.

Expense & Travel Management

• Review and process employee expense reports and corporate credit card submissions for completeness and policy compliance.
• Administer employee travel profiles and assist with travel-related expense inquiries.
• Follow up with employees and managers to obtain required documentation and approvals for expense claims.

General Accounting Support

• Perform data entry and maintain accurate financial records within accounting and ERP systems.
• Assist with account reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close activities.
• Prepare routine reports and provide administrative support to the Finance team.

Compliance & Record Management

• Maintain organized financial documentation and records in accordance with company policies.
• Support internal and external audit requests by gathering and providing required documentation.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 0-2 years of accounting, bookkeeping, accounts payable, or administrative experience.
• Co-op, internship, or other relevant office experience is considered an asset.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with a high degree of data-entry proficiency.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate across departments.
• Ability to learn new systems, processes, and technologies quickly.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Dynamics) is considered an asset.

Additional Information

The base salary range for this full-time role is $55,000 - $70,000 per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

This posting reflects an existing vacancy that we are actively hiring for.

What's in it for you... 

• 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services) 
• Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program 
• RRSP option with company matching 
• Annual learning and development budget 
• Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth
• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role
• We believe in work-life balance, so you can recharge and take care of what matters most with vacation, flex and sick days   
• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives 
• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging 

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.   

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.    

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application. 

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Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.