Real Estate Accountant - Toronto

Job summary

This role is 100% In-Office - Toronto/Ontario. As a CBRE Real Estate Accountant, you will be responsible for accounting activities relating to the maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger.

Responsibilities

• Answer questions regarding various accounting issues and reports related to the commercial properties.
• Prepare income statements, balance sheets, and various other accounting statements or financial reports.
• Evaluate various accounting variances, reports, and records. Make recommendations relative to the accounting of cash reserves, assets, and expenditures (variance analysis, forecasting, and budgeting).
• Maintain, record, and reconcile billings and accounts receivables.
• Create Month-End accounting entries and calculate monthly recoveries and management fees. Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and reconcile discrepancies and posts to the general ledger, including bank reconciliations (SOX package).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or higher, with up to 3 years of relevant experience is preferred. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.
• Yardi experience is an asset.
• Intermediate math skills. Ability to calculate difficult figures such as percentages, fractions, exponents, and other financial-related calculations.
• Ability to use existing procedures to solve standard problems under tight deadlines.
• Experience with analyzing information and standard practices to make judgments.
• Organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mindset.
• Strong work ethic.
• Enrollment in the CPA program is an asset.

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