Project Accountant

Reports to:Senior Project Accountant

Position Summary

The Project Accountant supports the financial tracking, analysis, and reporting of project-related activity across York Groups commercial real estate portfolio. This role focuses onmaintainingstrong cost controls, improving internal processes, and providingaccurate,timelyfinancial information to support operational decision-making.

Working closely with theAccountingteam and internal stakeholders, the Project Accountant delivers project-level financial insight related to tenant improvements, landlord work, and other property-related initiatives within a commercial real estate environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with theSenior Project Accountant/Controller tomaintainaccurateand detailed project accounting across the commercial real estate portfolio.
• Support theSenior Project Accountantwith budget-to-actual tracking, variance analysis, and reporting for project-related costs
• Maintain oversight of project budgets, quarterly forecasting, andmonthly/quarterly reporting in collaboration with internal stakeholders
• Track project-related purchase orders, change orders, and cost commitments
• Project related accounting tracking ofdevelopment projectnew builds, tenant improvements, and landlords workin new and existing buildings
• Prepare monthly project accruals and ensure costs are recorded accurately and in theappropriate accountingperiods
• Prepare and distribute monthly and quarterly stakeholder reporting.
• Prepare project-related Work in Progress (WIP) reporting, where applicable, and support internal review processes.
• Draftproject related financing requests toQualitySurveyors(QS) tofacilitatedraws fromconstruction lenders
• Assistwith process improvements and implementation.
• Provide guidance to Property Administrators on project-related tenant chargebacks and cost allocations
• Other ad hoc tasks as assigned by theController, VP Accounting, and COO

What you bring to York

• Education with a diploma or degree majoring in accounting
• Minimum5yearsprojectaccountingpreferred
• Minimum 2 years experience in construction or commercial real estate preferred
• Ability to forge, grow andmaintainpositive relationships with multiple groups
• Ability to remain objective andmaintaina factual perspective when dealing with questions and inquiries
• Sense of urgency and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and meet the time demands of unpredictableactivities,capable of handling pressure and challenges in a dynamic business environment
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, and a high degree of accuracy with attention to detail
• Highly developed interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to deliver a message to a large group
• Ability to work collaboratively with a positive attitude

Core Competencies

• Microsoft Excel Skills
• Systematic
• Detail-Orientation
• Problem Solving
• Interpersonal Skills

Assumed Competencies

• Inquisitive and Curious