Assistant Controller

Job Description

Position Summary:

The position reports to the Controller. The Assistant Controller will be responsible for the day-to-day transactional detail and management of supporting accounting staff.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Supervise the activities of the junior accounting team members
• Ensure timeliness and accuracy of accounts payable and intercompany transactions
• Prepare bank and investment journal entries to allow for bank reconciliations to be completed
• Prepare various month-end accruals
• Prepare payroll journal entries
• Lead expense allocation review and prepare preliminary variance reports to Controller for review
• Prepare monthly and year-end working papers
• Assist with long-term care reporting to the Ministry of Health
• Prepare monthly Visa reconciliations
• Process reoccurring cheque requisitions
• Coordinate month-end duties and ensure month-end close timelines are met by all staff members
• Assist Controller with various projects
• Other role related add-hoc duties

Qualifications

We are looking for a Team Member with the following Qualifications / Experience:

• Proven work experience in a senior accounting role with 2 or more direct reports
• 5+ years of overall accounting experience including 2+ years of supervisory responsibility
• Accounting degree
• CPA designation is not required but strongly preferred
• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
• Advanced knowledge of financial accounting software (Yardi preferred) and Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of real estate accounting would be an asset
• Experience and ability to lead and mentor others
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a team player
• Ability to see the big picture while maintaining high accuracy
• Ability to meet and establish deadlines by focusing on the process necessary to produce deliverables

Additional Information

While our Applicant Tracking System uses some AI-enhanced tools, every decision throughout screening, assessing, and selecting candidates is made by real people on our team.

This posting is for an upcoming vacancy.