Director of Finance, Real Estate Development

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TITLE

Director of Finance, Real Estate Investment

SALARY RANGE

$165,000 - $175,000

CASH BONUS

Discretionary up to 15% - 20%

THE PERKS

• RRSP
• CPA Dues Support
• Professional Development Support
• Standard Health Benefits

LOCATION

Toronto, ON

THE OFFICE

Hybrid 4 days in office

TEAM SIZE

5-10 people

THE ROLE

A hands-on finance leader who will take ownership of the full-cycle close and lead the corporate finance team, with a clear growth path into a senior leadership role.

• Financial Reporting (40%)
• Financial Planning & Analysis (40%)
• Treasury Management (20%)

THE TASKS

Financial Reporting

• Oversee delivery of monthly, quarter-end and year-end close deliverables, ensuring each entity's financial statements are accurate, complete and prepared on a timely basis for group-level consolidation
• Review the financial and investment accounting for each entity, ensuring the appropriate ASPE / IFRS frameworks are applied with technical accuracy
• Lead the quarterly consolidated reporting process across corporate and subsidiary entities, ensuring subsidiary books are complete and presented on time for executive reporting
• Lead, coach and develop corporate finance managers and analysts, providing a secondary review of the team's deliverables before they roll up for group consolidation

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Participate in the development and implementation of financial models to support forecasting, KPI reporting and treasury management
• Own the annual corporate services budget, recovery model and quarterly forecast, including the underlying data, schedules and variance detail
• Maintain the corporate services overhead pool and chargeback calculations
• Deliver accurate, decision-ready inputs and analysis so senior leadership can focus on high-level FP&A and executive / committee reporting

Treasury Management

• Oversee day-to-day treasury and short-term working capital needs, ensuring billing, collection and payment processes operate effectively
• Monitor the corporate cash flow position and forecast, flagging funding needs and surpluses, and administer banking relationships and payment controls

THE COMPANY

A well-established real estate investment and property management group operating across multiple corporate and investment entities. The organization is entering a period of leadership transition and continued growth, offering direct exposure to group-level consolidation, treasury and investor stewardship.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is an opportunity to step into a true director-level role with a clear path to a senior leadership position within two to three years, working closely with senior finance leadership on group consolidation and executive reporting. It's an ideal fit for a hands-on finance professional who wants ownership over the full close cycle and is equally comfortable leading a team and rolling up their sleeves.

THE EXPECTATIONS TIMELINE PREVIEW

By Month 1

• Absorb the organization's structure, entities and reporting processes, understanding how each entity's financials roll up into group-level consolidation
• Build relationships with the corporate finance managers, analysts and cross-functional stakeholders
• Shadow the monthly close process, including reconciliations, schedule maintenance and review checkpoints
• Begin reviewing investment accounting entries across entities to build fluency in the ASPE / IFRS frameworks applied to each

By Month 3

• Independently review monthly close files and flag where ASPE / IFRS treatment needs correction before entities roll up for consolidation
• Own the underlying data, schedules and variance detail behind the corporate services budget, recovery model and quarterly forecast
• Begin providing a secondary review of the finance team's deliverables before they roll up to leadership for group consolidation
• Take on oversight of day-to-day treasury and short-term working capital needs, including billings, collections and payment processes

By Month 6

• Begin building the quarterly consolidated report directly alongside senior leadership, incorporating subsidiary entity reporting
• Take full ownership of the corporate cash flow position and forecast, flagging funding needs and surpluses
• Administer banking relationships and payment controls, including payment integration within the accounting systems
• Lead workload allocation and review quality and timeliness across the corporate finance managers and analysts

By Month 12

• Independently present the consolidated financial report to the executive team each quarter
• Operate with full ownership of the close process, FP&A deliverables, chargeback calculations and treasury oversight
• Coordinate year-end audit timelines and deliverables directly with the external auditor
• Be positioned for continued growth into a senior leadership role, with a hand in developing an internal successor

THE SKILL SET

• CPA designation with 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including hands-on ownership of a full-cycle close and financial statement preparation
• Industry experience in private equity, real estate investment, or real estate company
• Proven leadership experience managing a team for at least 2-3 years
• Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to prioritize competing deadlines across multiple entities