About the role
Title: Corporate Analyst (Winter Co-op)
Reports To: Senior Manager, Financial Reporting
Position Summary: In the Corporate Finance department for European Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (“ERES”), the Corporate Analyst will work closely with senior management to play a key role in supporting the financial reporting, accounting and financial analysis functions.
Responsibilities Financial Reporting
- Assist with the preparation of Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) and Financial Statements on a quarterly and annual basis, as well as earnings and other press releases
- Assist in preparation of Annual Information Form and Management Information Circular
- Responsible for internal and external auditor requests, including communication of results and working closely with teams in both Canada and Europe to obtain required documentations
- Prepare quarterly presentations to Board of Trustees/Audit Committee as well as investors/analysts
- Prepare quarterly accounting and financial reporting memos and checklists
Accounting
- Assist in the timely close of ERES’s month, quarter and year-ends, including responsibility for the monthly recording and analysis of corporate expenses
- Assist in ERES’s consolidation into Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“CAPREIT”)
- Create and coordinate payment and funding processing, including for monthly distributions.
Special Projects
- Assist in the preparation of tax schedules on an annual basis
- Proactively contribute to corporate reporting and financing process improvements
- Assist in special, ad hoc projects relating to CAPREIT and ERES, as assigned
Qualifications
- 3rd or 4th year University student majoring in Accounting/Finance
- Intention to pursue CPA designation
- Strong time management, multi-tasking and organization skills
- Project management skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite functionality
- Overtime may be required during busy periods
About CAPREIT
The Best Place to Live, Work and Invest.
Over 25 years, Canadian Apartment Properties REIT has grown from owning 2,900 apartment suites in Ontario to owning approximately 64,300 suites, townhomes and manufactured home community sites internationally as at December 31 2023. We have expanded and diversified across Canada’s strongest urban growth markets, as well as into Europe, where we have been operating for over a decade. Our investment property portfolio has grown to approximately $16.5 billion as at December 31, 2023
Quality Accommodations across Canada
At CAPREIT we treat our residents with the utmost respect and strive to meet their needs well beyond their rental apartment. The reason for our success is simple: We’re all about building happy, supportive, thriving communities that are friendly and welcoming. At the heart of our apartments, townhomes, and land lease communities are our residents. So that’s where our care starts. Visit one of our rental properties and find out for yourself why our units are so sought after. You may just make one your home.
Professional Management Team
We offer a professional, dedicated team with a unique proactive management style. CANADIAN APARTMENT PROPERTIES • REIT is a growth-oriented investment trust mandated to provide a safe, happy home to our thousands of residents and provide investors with long-term, predictable returns and cash distributions.
About the role
Title: Corporate Analyst (Winter Co-op)
Reports To: Senior Manager, Financial Reporting
Position Summary: In the Corporate Finance department for European Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (“ERES”), the Corporate Analyst will work closely with senior management to play a key role in supporting the financial reporting, accounting and financial analysis functions.
Responsibilities Financial Reporting
- Assist with the preparation of Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) and Financial Statements on a quarterly and annual basis, as well as earnings and other press releases
- Assist in preparation of Annual Information Form and Management Information Circular
- Responsible for internal and external auditor requests, including communication of results and working closely with teams in both Canada and Europe to obtain required documentations
- Prepare quarterly presentations to Board of Trustees/Audit Committee as well as investors/analysts
- Prepare quarterly accounting and financial reporting memos and checklists
Accounting
- Assist in the timely close of ERES’s month, quarter and year-ends, including responsibility for the monthly recording and analysis of corporate expenses
- Assist in ERES’s consolidation into Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“CAPREIT”)
- Create and coordinate payment and funding processing, including for monthly distributions.
Special Projects
- Assist in the preparation of tax schedules on an annual basis
- Proactively contribute to corporate reporting and financing process improvements
- Assist in special, ad hoc projects relating to CAPREIT and ERES, as assigned
Qualifications
- 3rd or 4th year University student majoring in Accounting/Finance
- Intention to pursue CPA designation
- Strong time management, multi-tasking and organization skills
- Project management skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite functionality
- Overtime may be required during busy periods
About CAPREIT
The Best Place to Live, Work and Invest.
Over 25 years, Canadian Apartment Properties REIT has grown from owning 2,900 apartment suites in Ontario to owning approximately 64,300 suites, townhomes and manufactured home community sites internationally as at December 31 2023. We have expanded and diversified across Canada’s strongest urban growth markets, as well as into Europe, where we have been operating for over a decade. Our investment property portfolio has grown to approximately $16.5 billion as at December 31, 2023
Quality Accommodations across Canada
At CAPREIT we treat our residents with the utmost respect and strive to meet their needs well beyond their rental apartment. The reason for our success is simple: We’re all about building happy, supportive, thriving communities that are friendly and welcoming. At the heart of our apartments, townhomes, and land lease communities are our residents. So that’s where our care starts. Visit one of our rental properties and find out for yourself why our units are so sought after. You may just make one your home.
Professional Management Team
We offer a professional, dedicated team with a unique proactive management style. CANADIAN APARTMENT PROPERTIES • REIT is a growth-oriented investment trust mandated to provide a safe, happy home to our thousands of residents and provide investors with long-term, predictable returns and cash distributions.