Controller POST NUMBER: 435183
Our client is a private property development company. They are looking for a Controller to join their team!
Why Work Here
- Lots of opportunities to grow within the company
- Great area and space to work in
- Collaborative and dynamic team environment
About the Opportunity
Accounting (Corporate / Project)
- Support, monitor and review the preparation of journal entries and accounting reports.
- Perform reconciliations of general ledger accounts.
- Process complex journal entries.
- Investigate and explain variance in financial statements.
- Prepare and review year-end working papers, financial statements, consolidated financial statements and other financial reports in accordance with GAAP, IFRS and ASPE.
- Develop audit plan and co-ordinate all year-end requirements with joint venture partners.
- Identify and resolve issues with internal and external auditors.
- Review Project cashflow analysis.
- Finalize financial statements including presentation and notes.
- Be a primary point of contact for other teams within Finance (AP, AR, Treasury etc.)
- Work with auditors on data submission and transactions inquiries.
- Supervise, train, and provide guidance to accounting team.
- Prepare and review annual operating budgets for holding companies.
- Review monthly financial statements, operating and construction reports.
- Review construction loan draws prepared by accounting staff and liaised with cost consultants where required.
- Ensure accuracy of ongoing analysis of project budgets, job cost reports, and pro formas,
- Conduct cash distribution/contribution reconciliation and analysis for joint venture projects.
- Perform financial analysis for existing investments and calculate IRR and NPV analysis for the projects.
- Review of cash call, cash distribution, asset management fees calculation, incentive fees calculation and semi-annual project reporting.
- Review HST returns
- Review annual federal and provincial corporate tax returns from auditors for active companies.
- File federal and provincial corporate tax returns for bare Trustee companies.
- Conduct analysis upon receipt of notice of re-assessment from the government.
- Liaise with tax and finance auditors.
- Ensure compliance of all other reporting requirement (WSIB, EHT, T5, NR4 etc)
- Prepare corporate reporting packages for board meeting and ad-hoc reports as required by management.
- Liaise with property managers, lawyers, government agencies and joint venture partners’ personnel.
- Experience in the Yardi administrative role.
- Ad-hoc analysis, as directed by management in making key business decisions.
- Implement automation and process improvements to reduce redundancy.
About You
- CPA preferred.
- 7 years of accounting experience, within a real estate company experience.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet applications required; experience with real estate accounting software a plus (JDE, NEWSTAR, YARDI).
- System conversion experience a plus.
Salary Range
$130,000 - $150,000/year
How to Apply
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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.
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