Senior Project Accountant

Our client is currently seekinga Senior Project Accountant to join their Real Estate AccountingTeam. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring thetimely and accurate completion of various financial schedules andother accountingrelated activities for condo closings.

Thisindividual must possess a keen eye for detail specialize in realestate accounting and have specific experience with condo closingsand / or condo construction.

The successful candidate will beselfmotivated and able to excel in a teamoriented fastpacedentrepreneurial environment demonstrating a strong interest in theCanadian real estatemarket.

• Organizeand maintain schedules for condominium closings.
• Regularlyreview and audit purchaser records in thedatabase.
• Overseeand manage occupancy payments including setup processing andreconciliations.
• PrepareHST filings paying close attention to residential closingtransactions.
• Collaboratewith external legal teams to ensure accurate preparation and reviewof statement of adjustments for largescale condominiumprojects.
• Preparemonthly construction drawsubmissions.
• Facilitatethe processing of real estate brokercommissions.
• Handleinvoices payments and budget trackingprocedures.
• Conductmonthly bank reconciliations and prepare HST returns for multipleentities.
• Updateand maintain general ledger accountreconciliations.
• Manageaccounting files as required within thedepartment.
• Communicateeffectively with financial institutions and costconsultants.
• Undertakeadditional duties tasks and special projects asassigned.

Requirements

• Atleast 5 years of experience in construction project accounting witha minimum of 2 years specifically in largevolume condominiumclosings and / or construction draws.
• Proficiencyin Quickbooks with at least 3 years of handsonexperience.
• Strongcommand ofExcel.
• Exceptionalattention to detail andaccuracy.
• Abilityto work independently and maintain high levels oforganization.
• Proficientin multitasking and managing competingpriorities.
• Excellentcommunication skills and the ability to collaborate effectivelywith colleagues from variousdepartments.

Benefits

Thesuccessful candidate will be rewarded with a competitive salarybased on skills and experience. Youll also be entitled to anexcellent benefits package.

Yearlybonus

RRSPmatching

Dental / health benefitsetc.

Target profilehas 5-10 yrs experience and has the technical skills in accountingto understand acquisition and systems to explain accounting tojunior accountants which we hire to ensure they follow properprocesses post-acquisition.

Professional designation (CPA)preferred. Experience working in a service company (IT,engineering, construction) as these companies have more long-termrevenue service maintenance model.

1. long term contracts andunderstanding % completion, long term contract accounting. 2. someof these sites have inventory (does not need to be expert inmanufacturing) but if they have dealt with inventory will beimportant to do physical counts at these sites.

Advancedproficiency in Microsoft Office suite (i) set up workbooks / spreadsheets with clean, traceable formulas so reviewers can easilyfollow your work and (ii) manipulate large datasets, pivot, cut,clean and then present for decision making.

Strong IT and ERPsystems knowledge deep understanding of accounting integration withline-of-business applications, ability to drive ERP improvementsthrough design, ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues.

Experience working with Sage, QuickBooks, IFS would be an asset.Excellent written and verbal communication skills Able to travel inCanada and the US (up to 10-15% travel) The ideal candidate alsohas some, but not all, of the following : Experience working in anindustrial manufacturing or service company, with exposure tostandard costing.

Experience designing and working with any of (i)integrated accounting + line-of-business ERPs, (ii) Concur Expense,(iii) Ceridian / ADP Payroll and setting up codes / categories acrossall of them to ensure accurate data capture and financialreporting.

Experience with both corporate income and state / provincial sales tax across Canada and the US Experience workingwith Power BI and / or SQL databases.