Associate Controller
The Associate Controller is responsible for ensuring accurate financial reporting and providing insights to support operations and tenant performance. This role involves collaboration with various teams to enhance accounting practices and internal controls.
- On-site
- Vaughan, ON
- Posted Jul 15, 2026
- Apply by Aug 14, 2026
- 1 position
Job summary
Position Summary: The Associate Controller role ensures accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting while driving insights that support operations, tenant performance, and long-term portfolio value. The role collaborates closely with Controller, Income Producing Properties, asset management, property management, and corporate finance teams to provide leadership in accounting practices, internal controls, and portfolio-level analysis. Key Responsibilities: • Team building and collaboration. • Excellent communicator. • Problem solver. Financial Reporting & Oversight • Assist in leading the periodic reporting processes for the income producing portfolio. • Review the accuracy of income statements, balance sheets, and supporting schedules. • Assist in leading/coordinating to ensure timely internal/external reporting, including, but not limited to partnership reports, periodic distributions, and internal financial statement filings. Portfolio Management Support • Partner with property management team to analyze property-level performance versus budget, forecast, and underwriting. • Provide insights into net operating income (NOI) trends, variances, and opportunities to enhance returns. • Assist in the development of tools and reporting to track leasing activity, occupancy, rent collection, and tenant exposure. Controls & Compliance • Internal control and compliance with accounting standards and company policies. • Monitor covenant compliance, debt reporting, and joint-venture reporting requirements. • Periodic account reconciliations (AP, AR, and Inter-companies) and timely clearing of any outstanding. Leadership & Collaboration • Assist with supervising, mentoring, and developing the property accounting team. • Collaborate with property management teams to ensure alignment of operational and financial data (goal congruency). • Consult with tax, treasury, and corporate accounting teams on matters that affect the portfolio. Strategic & Special Projects • Support system implementations, process improvements, and other initiatives. • Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend digital tools that improve the reporting and accounting process. • Support the acquisitions, dispositions, and refinancing activities. • Contribute to annual business planning, forecasting, and long-range strategic planning. Qualifications: • CPA designation (required) • 7+ years of progressive accounting/finance experience within Real Estate. • Direct real estate development and property accounting experience required (industrial, office, retail, or multi-family) • Strong experience with property-level reporting and multi-entity structures • Strong financial reporting and consolidation expertise Compensation: Salary is $130,000 - $140,000 Discretionary Annual Bonus Benefits
What you’ll do
The Associate Controller is responsible for ensuring accurate financial reporting and providing insights to support operations and tenant performance. This role involves collaboration with various teams to enhance accounting practices and internal controls.
Requirements
Candidates must have a CPA designation and at least 7 years of progressive accounting or finance experience in real estate. Direct experience in real estate development and property accounting is required.
Other relevant skills
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- Financial Reporting
- Accounting
- Team Building
- Collaboration
- Problem Solving
- Internal Controls
- Compliance
- Portfolio Management
- Analysis
- Mentoring
- Development
- Communication
- Process Improvements
- Technology Evaluation
- Strategic Planning
- Acquisitions
Job areas
- Finance & Accounting
- Management & Leadership
- Sales
Additional details
- Minimum education
- Professional degree
- Minimum experience
- 10+ years
- Apply by
- Aug 14, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Seniority
- Mid-Senior level
- Application method
- Direct apply is available
