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Senior Property Accountant

Avenue Living16 days ago
Calgary, AB
Senior Level
full_time

Top Benefits

Paid time off for volunteerism
Maternity leave top‑up
Generous awards & recognition program

About the role

Avenue Living Asset Management is dedicated to sourcing, analyzing, and strategizing long-term investments. Our unique approach has led to rapid growth across North America now representing one of Canada’s largest alternative asset managers. Since 2006, we have acquired over $9 billion in assets under management across a variety of sectors throughout Canada and the USA. Our various funds include assets in multifamily residential, self-storage, commercial, as well as agricultural land.

The strength of our platform lies in working with the right people. Acting with integrity and employing an entrepreneurial mindset, our employees work together to create an exciting, dynamic workplace. By employing an active hands-on approach to asset management, our skilled and innovative team operates closely alongside our investors. We’re disciplined, we focus on value, and we’re informed experts. We pride ourselves on our diverse and inclusive workplace; we are a unique workplace with unique people.

This position is responsible for property-level financial oversight, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of financial results across a portfolio of properties. This role provides detailed review and analysis of expenses, accruals, and revenues, supports the monthly and annual reporting cycles, and partners closely with Regional Operations, Asset Management, Procurement, and Financial Reporting teams. The successful candidate brings a strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to maintaining financial data integrity at the property level.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

  • Oversee financial performance for a property portfolio, ensuring accuracy and alignment with policies.
  • Lead monthly variance analysis, financial reviews, and the annual property budgeting process.
  • Ensure data integrity for property ledgers and Gross Potential Rent.
  • Analyze utility costs, non-controllable expenses, and manage accruals and forecasts.
  • Oversee Purchase Orders accruals and job costing for capital expenditures.
  • Track contracts for timely invoicing, accurate coding, and property-level allocations.
  • Manage ancillary revenue streams (parking, laundry, tenant insurance), ensuring proper tracking, invoicing, and recognition.
  • Review rent ledgers and revenue accounts for accuracy.
  • Support bank reconciliations and tenant ledger reviews, resolving outstanding issues and cleaning up old balances.
  • Resolve discrepancies and enhance financial accuracy at the property level.
  • Participate in process improvement and standardization initiatives to strengthen property-level financial oversight and reporting efficiency.

WHAT WILL YOU NEED?

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
  • CPA designation or actively pursuing one is preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, or property management (real estate experience is a plus).
  • Strong knowledge of property-level accounting (accruals, job costing, revenue recognition).
  • Advanced Excel skills with experience analyzing large datasets.
  • Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience with Yardi or similar accounting systems is a plus.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

  • We live and breathe our core values. We go the extra mile. We’re honest. We always have each other's back. We have tons of integrity. And we always own it and adapt – no matter the challenge.

  • With the support to do things differently, grow personally and professionally, and bring your whole self to work, there's no limit to the impact you can make.

  • An employee centric culture with paid time off for employer supported volunteerism, maternity leave top-up, a generous awards and recognition program, discounted monthly rent in Avenue Living properties, and employee savings program through industry partnerships.

  • We are committed to a strong, safe work environment.

  • We provide a competitive compensation package composed of a group benefits plan, GRSP matching, and a discretionary bonus program. In addition, Avenue Living also offers an Employee Referral Program that rewards active employees for successful referrals.

What makes us different makes us stronger. We want Avenue Living to be a great place to work for everyone; where people feel safe, included, inspired, trusted, and supported so they can be, and bring, their best. We're committed to creating a respectful and inclusive workplace where unique perspectives, experiences, backgrounds, cultures, and attributes are valued and utilized to help achieve better results. As an organization with operations across different geographies, we celebrate the fact that our workforce is made up of people with diverse demographics. We are committed to ensuring our workplace is fair, equitable, and free of discrimination and harassment. Should you require accommodation to participate fully in the recruitment process, please email peopleandculture@avenueliving.ca.

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About Avenue Living

Real Estate

Avenue Living is one of the largest private real estate owner-operators in Western Canada. Since 2006, Avenue Living has consolidated over $6 billion in assets under management across various asset classes, risk profiles, and primary/secondary markets in Canada and the United States. Our multi-family division has more than 18,000 doors throughout the North American Heartland. Our self-storage fund owns and operates 8 million square feet of self-storage space across North America. Our agriculture funds have 80,000 acres under management.

Above all, we are an operations-first asset manager. Our selective investment approach aims to create long-term value, preserve capital, and drive compelling returns for investors through a variety of investment offerings. To date, Avenue Living is the proud steward of more than $2.9 billion in equity capital. Our experienced management team specializes in identifying and acquiring underperforming real estate assets. We then stabilize the assets through hands-on management and targeted value-add initiatives. Since 2006, we have built a significant portfolio of assets that aims to generate solid returns for our investors and provide safe, comfortable homes for our residents.