Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for full cycle accounting including journal entries, preparation of monthly and quarterly working paper files and related analysis for a portfolio of properties under development.
- Preparation of monthly reporting packages including all general journal entries, cash flow reporting for co-ownerships and HST remittances and reporting packages.
- Processing and preliminary approval of purchase orders as prepared and supported by operations staff (occasional preparation involved as well for corporate PO’s)
- Opening new accounts, working with the bank staff and completing monthly bank reconciliations on a timely basis
- Monthly reporting complete with full back up on file for monthly review, including maintaining a variety of workflow reports
- Preparation of annual budgets from accounting input
- Manage monthly construction draw process
- Aiding in setting up and documenting accounting system manuals and policies
- Providing backup for all internal and external audit requests
- Create, manage, and improve templates for various development reports.
- Assist in setting up accounting for new pre-development and development projects
- Track all project costs and budgets for tenant inducements, renovations, including reconciliation and coding of contractor invoices.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly project proforma status reports
- Produce monthly reports on project recoverables; prepare monthly reconciliation of tenant and operations receivables
- Coordinating, reviewing, and analyzing monthly construction progress billing invoices to ensure billing accuracy, fee reconciliation, and ledger balance
- Assisting with special projects
Qualifications:
- Post secondary education, preferable specialization in Accounting, Business, or Finance
- Accounting designation (CPA) an asset
- 3-5 years of experience in the real estate, property management, and/or construction industry
- Advanced MS Office and Excel skills
- Self motivated and attention to detail