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Assistant Controller (Closed)

About the Company

Our client is a leading organization in the real estate industry and they are looking to hire an Assistant Controller to join their team. The Assistant Controller will be responsible for supporting the accounting and financial reporting of the business.

Company Culture

• Very reasonable work hours
• Role is well diversified and has exposure to acquisitions and deal due diligence
• Working closely with senior leadership reporting into the Controller
• Company is growing rapidly from starting off as a family office

About the Opportunity

• Daily and monthly cash balance reporting
• Initiating wire transfers and electronic funds transfers
• Monitor cheque fraud protection and uploading issued files
• Reviewing monthly HST returns for all companies
• Preparing monthly bank loan draw requests
• Preparing review reporting packages for lenders as needed
• Yearly preparation of T5018 reporting for construction projects
• Year-end working paper file preparation
• Assisting Controller and VP Finance ad hoc as needed
• Arrange weekly payroll for unionized staff and semi-monthly payroll with for office staff
• Prepare and distribute monthly car allowance cheques
• Take lead with ensuring union dues, WSIB, EHT and private health benefit payments are made regularly and are up to date
• Prepare entries to allocate salaries and bonuses to various construction projects quarterly
• Update staff vacation day and sick day schedule
• Prepare offers of employment and ROE’s as needed
• Lead accountant on daily accounting activities for both the companies parking division and secondary lending operation
• Arrange funding calls for secondary lending company
• Manage and maintain proper accounting for several mortgage accounts
• Record and arrange for quarterly distributions to participants

About You

• CPA
• Relevant experience within a real-estate development company
• Experience working with Newstar and Spectra accounting programs is an asset

Salary Range

$85,000 - $95,000/year

How to Apply

Click the “Apply Now” button and follow the instructions to submit your resume. Please note that we only accept documents in MS Word or Rich Text formats. When referencing this job, quote #27139.

You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.