Senior Property AccountantToronto, ON | 1 YorkThe Opportunity:We are looking for an individual to provide full-cycle accounting for a portfolio of properties and to add value to the BGO Real Estate Services team and clients.
What You Will Do:- Financial Reporting: Prepare accurate monthly financial statements in accordance with accounting standards, policies, budgets, and internal/client requirements.
- Financial Analysis: Analyze budget-to-actual variances and investigate discrepancies or outstanding issues.
- Tax Compliance: Reconcile and remit GST/HST and other applicable taxes, assessments, and related obligations.
- Cash Management: Monitor cash positions, major monthly expenditures, mortgage payments, payroll, management fees, taxes, capital/leasing costs, and owner distributions.
- Banking & Receivables: Complete monthly bank reconciliations, review receivables, produce rent/receivable reports, and follow up on outstanding amounts and sales.
- Property Accounting Administration: Support tenant invoicing and reconciliations, property setups, sales/turnover closings, and other property-specific accounting requirements.
- Year-End & Operating Costs: Complete year-end operating cost reconciliations and tenant billings within required deadlines and monitor portfolio progress.
- Budget Management: Prepare the accounting components of annual operating budgets, analyze changes in accounting treatment, and ensure budgets and tenant notices are completed on schedule.
- Training & Mentoring: Train, guide, and mentor property accounting staff on accounting cycles, procedures, property files, and accounting/property-related issues.
Who You Are:Key Qualifications:- Enrolled inCPA program
- Minimum 4-5 years accounting experience; minimum 2-3 years commercial/retail property accounting experience required including full cycle property accounting, CAM/Tax recoveries, and financial statement preparation; supervision of staff an asset
- Intermediate to advance skills in Excel, Word, and other Microsoft Office programs
Other Skills and Behaviours:- Communicate effectively, both oral and written; ability to develop and sustain cooperative working relationships
- Time management, work under pressure, and meet tight deadlines; ability to handle multiple demands and competing priorities; ability to prioritize workload; ability to work at a detailed level; willingness to learn in a dynamic environment that includes new ideas and change
- Police Clearance - A criminal verification check is required for employment
Application Deadline: we will be accepting applicants for this role until August 31, 2026 
