Accounting Manager

Job summary

Manage accounting and financial reporting for assigned real estate development projects, including investor reporting, financing administration, cash management, tax compliance, and internal controls. Lead and support accounting staff, oversee NetSuite close activities, and drive process improvements, including the adoption of AI-enabled tools.

Job details

Accounting Manager - Vaughan, ON (Office Based Role) Compensation: $120,000-$150,000 + bonus Position Summary The Accounting Manager supports the financial oversight, accounting, reporting, and cash management of a portfolio of real estate land development projects. Reporting to the Project Controller and working closely with the Finance & Project Management teams, this role provides review and guidance to the accounting team while supporting strong financial reporting and internal controls. The Accounting Manager applies strong analytical and business judgment to complex matters, connects information across projects and transactions, identifies interdependencies and downstream impacts, and contributes to process and systems improvements. The ideal candidate is a proactive and intellectually curious problem solver with strong technical capabilities, sound judgment, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Key Responsibilities Project Financial Reporting Accountable for the day-to-day management of accounting and reporting for assigned real estate development projects, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with ASPE and internal policies; Ensure accurate and timely completion of: externally prepared (PwC) year-end financial statements; review completed statements and support approval by the Project Controller; Periodic investor financial reporting; internally prepared investor stub period reporting; Review quarterly investor management reports to ensure timely and accurate reporting for all assigned projects; Work closely with the Project Managers to address project-specific matters as required; Conduct on-going corporation maintenance (e.g. new company set-up, dissolutions, amalgamations, etc.); Review loan, cash, and interest rate data supporting Sigma dashboard reporting, ensuring accuracy and consistency with underlying financing and banking information; Review project management fee calculations for accuracy and consistency with underlying agreements and project financial results; Review monthly bank reconciliations and investigate reconciling items and discrepancies; Review bookkeeping journal entries for accuracy, appropriate accounting treatment, and supporting documentation; Financing Administration Review loan draw packages and supporting documentation in accordance with credit facility requirements; Review monthly bank reporting packages, including financial and margin information; Treasury, Tax & Compliance Review and approve invoices related to accounting expenditures and management company operations, ensuring appropriate coding, supporting documentation, and alignment with underlying services and agreements; Oversee monthly cash management activities, including cheque runs, EFT payments; Monitor treasury activities, including review of investor funding requests and distributions; Oversee government reporting and tax compliance (HST, T5018, etc.); Prepare head office tax projections, including identification and analysis of items impacting taxable income and applicable tax adjustments; Prepare HST self-assessments for land acquisitions and land exchanges, including analysis of applicable tax treatment and supporting calculations; Oversee A/R collections and aging analysis; provide guidance to team on customer follow-ups and escalations; People Leadership Provide training, mentoring, and technical support to accounting staff; Assist with recruitment and onboarding; Systems, Process Improvement & AI Serve as Oracle NetSuite subject matter expert, leading period-close activities, maintaining accounting calendars, and collaborating on system enhancements; Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including the evaluation and implementation of AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency, controls, and reporting quality; Education and Experience University degree required (Accounting); CPA designation 5+ years of progressive experience in accounting and financial management; At least 1 year of experience in a management position with demonstrated results leading or mentoring accounting staff; Strong working knowledge of credit agreements, treasury operations, and tax compliance; Key Competencies Exceptional analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to independently investigate unfamiliar or complex issues and identify root causes; Ability to synthesize and retain information across multiple entities, projects, transactions, and reporting periods, and apply that knowledge when evaluating new information; Strong judgment with the ability to identify interdependencies, anticipate downstream impacts, challenge unexpected results, and assess whether financial outcomes are consistent with underlying business activity; Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written, with the interpersonal effectiveness to work across accounting, finance, project management, and senior leadership; Highly proficient with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, with strong aptitude for learning and adopting new technologies; Strong interest in learning and leveraging AI, automation, and technology to improve processes, controls, and operational efficiency; AI may me used in the screening of this process - this role is for a newly created position.

What you’ll do

Manage accounting and financial reporting for assigned real estate development projects, including investor reporting, financing administration, cash management, tax compliance, and internal controls. Lead and support accounting staff, oversee NetSuite close activities, and drive process improvements, including the adoption of AI-enabled tools.

Requirements

A university degree in accounting and CPA designation are required, along with at least five years of progressive accounting and financial management experience and at least one year in a management role. Candidates should have strong knowledge of credit agreements, treasury operations, and tax compliance, as well as analytical, communication, leadership, and technology skills.

Listed skills

• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• People leadership · Preferred
• Financial analysis · Preferred
• Process Improvement · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Financial Reporting
• Real Estate Development Accounting
• ASPE
• Financial Analysis
• Internal Controls
• Cash Management
• Treasury Operations
• Credit Agreements
• Tax Compliance
• HST Reporting
• Investor Reporting
• Bank Reconciliations
• Oracle NetSuite
• Microsoft Excel
• People Leadership
• Process Improvement

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership
• Construction
• Data & Analytics