Accounting Associate, Real Estate Investment Operations (12-month contract)

CPP Investments | Investissements RPC; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic investment organization as an Associate in Real Estate Operations, where you'll play a vital role in supporting investment teams. This position offers a stimulating work environment, with opportunities for global career development and collaboration with diverse colleagues. You'll manage transactions, oversee asset servicing, and ensure compliance with financial reporting standards. If you're motivated, analytical, and passionate about making an impact, this role is perfect for you. Be part of an organization that values integrity and high performance while contributing to the financial sustainability of Canadians' future.

Benefits

Global career development opportunities

Hybrid-flexible work environment

Diverse and inspiring colleagues

Mentorship and guidance opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in financial services or real estate investment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required.

Responsibilities

• Support real estate investment teams with transaction management.
• Prepare and review accounting entries and financial reports.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

Undergraduate degree in business or relevant discipline

Professional designations (CPA, CMA, CGA, CFA)

Tools

Yardi

Simcorp

Accounting Software

Job description

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Company Description

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization When you join CPP Investments, you are joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors. With more than $600 billion in assets under management, CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that globally invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure it is financially sustainable for generations of working and retired Canadians.

CPP Investments invests across regions and asset classes to build a globally diversified portfolio. It holds assets in public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed income, and the CPP Fund is projected to reach $3 trillion in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo, and Sydney.

CPP Investments successfully attracts, selects, and retains talented individuals from top-tier institutions worldwide. Join our team for access to:

• Stimulating work in a fast-paced and intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• A hybrid-flexible work environment with an emphasis on in-person collaboration
• A culture rooted in principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance
• An organization with an important social purpose that positively impacts lives

If you have a passion for performance, value a collegial and collaborative culture, and approach work with the highest integrity, invest your career here.

Job Description

As an Associate, Real Estate Operations you will support the real estate investment teams with transaction management, asset servicing, investment accounting, reporting and valuations. In this role you will support a regional manager in overseeing the day-to-day operations, accounting, and monitoring of assigned investments in the Real Estate portfolio.

This position requires an individual who’s highly motivated with a strong analytical and accounting background.

Accountabilities

• Prepare and review daily, monthly, and quarterly accounting entries, reconciliations, and financial reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance with internal controls.
• Lead the onboarding of new transactions, including review of partnership agreements, structure changes (e.g. debt refinancing) and execution of dispositions.
• Attend to the asset servicing of existing investments by ensuring capital calls, distributions and commitment updates are appropriately reviewed, approved, and processed in the respective investment systems.
• Monitor and analyze the impact of cashflows and P&L activity on investments returns.
• Responsible to lead complex investments, whilst demonstrating a strong understanding and ability to execute accounting and reporting requirements.
• Support the review of financial statements, note disclosures and management reports to ensure accuracy and completeness, as well as provide valuable insights and commentary.
• Support the quarterly valuation review process; whilst ensuring valuation adjustments are accurately recorded.
• Act as a key point of contact for the investment team, providing strategic insights and ensuring timely responses to inquiries.
• Partner with external investment managers and internal stakeholders to ensure robust reporting and operational support across the portfolio.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with internal departments to align with CPP Investments’ vision, goals, and values.
• Support the team in developing and enhancing internal controls, refining reconciliations, and improving procedural efficiencies.
• Take initiative in streamlining and automating investment operations processes to enhance efficiency and mitigate operational risks.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in investment operations.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to Senior Analysts and junior team members.
• Other responsibilities as assigned, with a focus on strategic initiatives and process optimization.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in business or other relevant discipline.
• Professional designations such as CPA, CMA, CGA, CFA.
• At least 5 years of experience in a related role within the financial services and/or real estate investment industry.
• Experience with Yardi, Simcorp, or other accounting software is considered an asset.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to independently identify issues and determine course of action.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, with ability to foster effective working relationships internally across the organization and externally.
• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize and multi-task whilst ensuring reporting timelines are met.
• Proven attention to accuracy and detail.
• Intellectually curious, self-motivated, flexible, and adaptable in a high performance and deadline-oriented culture.
• Demonstrated good judgment and professionalism.
• Ability to readily adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
• A continuous learning mindset with a desire to learn about CPP Investments business and recommend innovative solutions to business problems.

Additional Information

At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process.

Our Commitment To Inclusion And Diversity

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer

CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered. CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Finance
• Industries
• Investment Management