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Senior Accountant (Closed)

Job Highlights

City Toronto

Type Contract

Hourly Rate $40

About the Opportunity

• Portfolio Acquisition
  • Design a KPI dashboard for the performance of the acquired portfolio
  • Develop and maintain positive relationship with the third-party property managers’ accounting team and oversee the function of that team
  • Review monthly accounting reporting packages prepared by third party property managers
  • Prepare the consolidated financial statements of the acquired portfolio
  • Lead and support the external audit of the acquired portfolio
  • Other ad-hoc projects
• Financial Planning and Analysis
  • Report on and make recommendations to Senior Management on KPIs of investment portfolios and JV Partners
  • Develop, analyze and communicate ad hoc financial results to the business
  • Provide assistance to the Controller with preparing Shareholder report and Investment Reporting Package
  • Design and introduce innovative financial analysis and models to manage and support key strategic decisions and long-term plans, such as cashflow forecast and capital investment analysis
  • Prepare board meeting materials and presentations for senior management
  • Maintain mortgage and promissory note schedules
  • Maintain and monitor preferred returns due to the Shareholders
  • Assist with business transactions such as acquisitions, dispositions, spinoffs, and amalgamations
  • Review asset management fees schedule prepared by third party asset managers
  • Lead the transition for those processes that still rely on manual Excel-based reporting to an automated platform by working directly with stakeholders to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal controls
• Corporate Accounting
  • Prepare and ensure compliance with the monthly, quarterly and annually operational and reporting deliverables; including balance sheet, income statement, statement of cashflow
  • Review monthly property-level financial analysis prepared by junior staffs on the team and by third party management companies
  • Prepare distribution waterfall schedules and lead the distribution process
  • Prepare cash call schedules and lead the cash call process
  • Support the annual audit/review process, including communication with the audit teams, coordination of requirements within the accounting team

About You

• 5-7 years of professional work experience working with publicly traded real estate or asset management company
• Sound knowledge of ASPE and/or IFRS
• Adept at prioritizing tasks and managing time
• Experience with preparing monthly reporting packages for Shareholders
• Experience with preparing and reviewing Canadian and US tax returns (partnership and corporate) and Canadian commodity tax returns
• Experience working with internal and external auditors
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Advanced proficiency with MS Excel (e.g. pivot tables, index, indirect, v/hlook ups)
• Commercial real estate accounting experience

Pay Rate
$40/hour

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 #408265.
 
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.