
Senior Manager, Property Accounting (8 month position)
- Vancouver, BC
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Prepares/reviews property monthly PTR reports on financial and operating results in accordance with required templates and timelines while ensuring the accuracy of the reported information.
- Trains and manages accountants on company accounting policies and procedures, reviewing their work, and provides feedback to achieve efficiencies and effectiveness of accounting procedures.
- Coordinates and prioritizes tasks through communication with accounting team, setting deadlines and making decisions to enable the team to meet their goals and objectives and to complete tasks in a timely manner.
- Prepares financial and operational information to FA&A team, auditors, co-owners and other stakeholders
- Develops and implements new policies and procedures by reviewing management agreements outlining options and alternatives to facilitate decision making, and to improve efficiency and accuracy of procedures.
- Manages the activities of direct and indirect reports to ensure the timely achievement of department and individual objectives;
- Provides regular motivation and mentoring to staff for on-going professional development; and
- Oversees, develops, and provides training for Accountants on implementation of changes to policies and procedures.
- Review of journal entries for accounting activities and transactions to ensure in accordance with accounting policies and internal control requirements;
- Assist in the annual external audit of financial statements for various entities;
- Monitoring of intercompany balances and working with head office teams to resolve any issues;
- Ensures documentation to support transactions and activities is in accordance with company policies and requirements;
- Ensures that key controls over financial reporting are operating effectively for their portfolio and property financial teams; and
- Input for design of consolidated reports as required;
- Other duties as assigned.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, written and verbal
- Strong organizational and administrative skills
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure
- Ability to interact with all organizational levels
- Works with minimal supervision
- University degree in Finance, Business, Commerce, or Accounting combined with CPA accreditation
- Minimum 3 years in a managerial role
- At least 5 years’ experience working in the real estate industry and fully literate with real estate accounting policies and procedures
- 7 years experience in accounting and financial reporting environment including preparation of financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
- Knowledge of accounting policy and procedures (GAAP/IFRS), leases and legal documentation
- Strong computer skills with a high level of competency in Excel, Word, Google suite and Yardi (CF Voyager)
- Aim Higher – we strive to exceed expectations
- Own Your Expertise – we empower ourselves and each other
- Collaborate Effectively – we bring the right people together to get the right results
- Engage with Empathy – we objectively consider the needs of others
- Embrace Change – we drive, learn from, and adapt to change