Senior Project Accountant

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Located in Toronto, ON

Senior Accountant – Residential Development

Department: Accounting
Reports To: VP, Accounting

Overview

Our client, a well-established real estate development organization, is seeking a Senior Accountant, Residential Development to oversee the full-cycle accounting functions across a large and growing residential development portfolio. This role supports both high-rise (condo) and low-rise residential projects and plays a key role in long-term development initiatives scheduled over the next decade.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation of up to $130,000 per year
• Fully paid benefits
• 3% company pension match

 

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain the general ledger and annual working paper files for the residential development portfolio, including posting year-end journal entries and preparing financial statements.
• Prepare quarterly financial reports and monthly project reports required by lenders.
• Develop, implement, and maintain the construction management system, including:
• Project/job setup
• Budgets and job costs
• Cost codes, contracts, change orders, purchase orders
• Construction progress reporting
• Perform and/or oversee monthly bank reconciliations and reconciliation of control accounts (AR, AP), intercompany balances, and balance sheet schedules.
• Ensure accurate preparation of monthly HST reconciliations, filing of HST returns, and timely project remittances.
• Perform and/or oversee intercompany charge-back billings and reconciliations.
• Support additional projects and ad hoc duties as assigned.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience in real estate construction / job cost accounting, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong knowledge of construction cost accounting and related financial procedures.
• Advanced working knowledge of MS Excel and Word.
• Experience with Newstar (Constellation) considered an asset.
• Experience with year-end working papers; Caseware experience preferred.
• Professional Accounting designation (CPA) required.
• Yardi experience considered an asset.

 

If you are interested, please send your resume to yvette.manalac@expresspros.com

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