Description:
Vantage is looking for a responsible, resourceful, and detail-oriented senior accountant to contribute to our accounting team. You will play a key role in the monthly, quarterly and annual financial close processes. You will perform account reconciliations, journal entries and other internal controls to ensure compliance of our books for both our investment projects and day-to-day operations. You will also assist in the preparation of certain financial reports, including internal and external financial reports, statutory filings and performance measures. Finally, you will be responsible for various government files, including sales taxes, withholdings, and participation in potential tax audits.
Essential Job Functions
- Prepare financial reports and reconciliations on balance sheet and income statement items;
- Prepare accrual and other journal entries for internal, external and tax reporting purposes;
- Participate in monthly, quarterly and annual financial close processes, including financial reports and audits;
- Play a key role in the tax administration of the group's Canadian companies (preparation and follow-up of returns and remittances, audits, tax compliance);
- Contribute to financial systems improvement efforts.
Duties
- Record operations and accrual journal entries;
- Reconcile general ledger accounts on a monthly basis;
- Prepare information for monthly, quarterly and annual internal financial reports, including income statement, statement of financial position and statement of cash flows;
- Assist in the preparation of quarterly consolidated financial reports;
- Assist in the preparation, coordination and tracking of property taxes, sales taxes and other various income tax filings;
- Assist in coordination with external and internal auditors;
- Take on other special projects from time to time, as needed by the business;
- Follow-up on tenant refundable projects.
Job Requirements
- Technical or college diploma in accounting or equivalent experience;
- At least 5 years experience in a similar position (full accounting cycle);
- Experience in the real estate/construction industry (an asset);
- Efficient with Office 365 in a Windows environment;
- Experience with Yardi Voyager (an asset);
- Bilingual (French and English), both written and oral;
- Problem solving skills and ability to deal with a variety of situations in a fast-paced environment;
- Comfortable with technology in general;
- Ability to collaborate with a wide range of individuals and teams;
- Organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, work well under pressure and have good priority management, all in a situation of minimal supervision.