Controller

Location: Vaughan, ON (5 days On-site)

Duration: 2-3 months

Job Summary

Our client is seeking a Controller to oversee bookkeeping, reconciliations, financial reporting, and tax support for multiple Canadian and U.S. entities in the real estate sector. This role requires strong ASPE knowledge, hands-on accounting experience, and the ability to manage deadlines across multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Review bookkeeping and accounting records for multiple entities, ensuring opening balances are supported and compliant with ASPE.
• Reconcile opening balances prepared by property management companies and investigate discrepancies using supporting documents.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and ensure cash and intercompany transactions are accurately recorded.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts, including HST and payroll, and ensure accounts are ready for year-end tax preparation.
• Prepare and distribute monthly financial reporting packages for multiple entities.
• Coordinate with Canadian and U.S. tax accountants to support T2 and T1134 filings and meet tax deadlines.
• Follow up with internal staff, business owners, and property managers to ensure timely submission of accounting records.
• Train junior accounting staff on bookkeeping, working papers, and ASPE fundamentals.
• Provide work status updates to the CFO and business owners.
• Support special projects and financial analysis as assigned.

Qualifications

• Active Canadian CPA designation required.
• Minimum 2,000 hours of audit experience (1+ years) with a mid-sized public accounting firm.
• 5+ years of month-end and year-end financial reporting experience in real estate.
• Strong knowledge of ASPE, including subsidiaries and business combinations.
• Advanced accounting systems skills and ability to adapt to new software quickly.
• 3+ years of recent experience with Microsoft 365, including Outlook, OneDrive, and Teams.
• Intermediate Excel skills required; certification is an asset.
• Sage 50 and Sage 300 experience is an asset.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and communication skills.

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