Accounting Assistant - Toronto, Canada - Starlight Investments

Starlight Investments

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Location

Head Office

Overview

Reporting directly to Accounting Manager and indirectly to the Executive Director of Finance, the Accounting Assistant will support all Starlight Canadian Multi-Family (SCMF) portfolios and will be responsible for the assembly, analysis and reporting of relevant financial data, with a focus on evaluating and optimizing related financial processes and controls.

The Accounting Assistant is a key business partner, providing direct data administration support for all Finance portfolio teams.

Responsibilities:

Detailed review of monthly property level reporting packages provided by property managers. Ensuring reporting packages are fully supportable and accurate
Work with the property managers to understand their records and ensure the completeness and accuracy of their work
Detailed preparation of consolidated account reconciliations for balance sheet and income statement accounts
Maintain General Ledger including:
Post journal entries
Analyze general ledger
Making adjustments where needed
Develop a strong working relationship with SCMF portfolio teams
Review of property managers monthly cash calls
Prepare documents required for monthly debt draws
Allocate and reconcile monthly or quarterly entity wide invoices
Assist with preacquisition or predisposition activities
Assist with ad0hoc data assembly, analysis and reporting, as required
Assist with various other adhoc projects for the Executive Director of Finance as they arise

Requirements:

Accreditations/experience that demonstrate a sound understanding of Finance/Accounting
A minimum 2 years of relevant Finance/Accounting experience
Strong attention to detail and ability to analyze large amounts of data
Strong communication skills both written and verbal required
Selfmotivated and resourceful
Proactive and selfdirected with demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team
Dependable and willing to meet deadlines and work overtime as required
Experience working with ERP systems (Yardi an asset)
Excel high level of proficiency