ACCOUNTING MANAGER – CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

SALARY: 90 – 110K

Position summary:

The accounting manager will play a key role in the financial and accounting operations across a multi-entity corporate structure.

This is a hands-on position that will be responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.

The accounting manager oversees the accounts payable team and is responsible for ensuring that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner.

This position reports directly to the VP finance.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

  • General ledger management: maintain full-cycle accounting records for multiple corporate entities. Prepare and post complex journal entries for sale closings,

    land purchases and loan draws & purchaser deposit releases.

  • Bank reconciliations: perform monthly reconciliations for all holding companies and project specific bank accounts, meticulously tracking all transactions and resolving discrepancies

  • HST filings & remittances: calculate, reconcile, and file monthly HST returns for each corporate entity.

  • Deposit management & tracking: ensure the timely receipt of all purchaser deposits for both low-rise and high-rise projects.

    Maintain accurate deposit tracking of funds received or held in trust.

  • Job costing & WIP reconciliation: review and assign cost codes in collaboration with project managers to ensure accurate project reporting.

    Perform monthly work-inprogress (WIP) reconciliations to balance the general ledger to job costing.

  • Assist in yearend working paper preparation for multiple companies.

  • Accounts payable oversight: supervise and mentor the accounts payable team, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of high-volume invoices and payment runs.

  • Inter-company reconciliations: manage and reconcile frequent inter-company transactions to ensure all due to/from accounts balance across the corporate structure.

    Desired skills & experience:

  • 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least three in construction or residential development.

  • Proficient with Microsoft office.

  • Experience with sage 300 CRE is an asset.

  • Experience in the residential & mid-rise construction industry is an asset.

  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

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