Accounting Manager

Arkfield Capital; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkfield Capital is seeking an Accounting Manager to oversee corporate financial reporting, tax compliance, and core accounting operations for its rental portfolio.

You will supervise two staff accountants, review monthly packages from property managers, and support the external audit and quarterly board reporting.

Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance and 5+ years of accounting experience, real estate/audit exposure preferred; strong Excel skills and Yardi Voyager experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 5+ years accounting experience; public accounting/audit background preferred.
• Experience with financial statement prep, audit support, and technical accounting research.
• Knowledge of Canadian tax compliance (HST, corporate and partnership returns, T5013) asset.
• Experience with Yardi Voyager or similar real estate accounting software asset.
• Strong Excel skills for large data reconciliations, reporting and modeling.
• Supervisory or file-review experience preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• High degree of accuracy, professional skepticism, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements and supporting schedules for quarterly Board of Directors reporting packages.
• Support VP of Accounting and external auditors with annual financial statement audit coordination.
• Prepare account reconciliations, analyses, and supporting workpapers for reporting and audit purposes.
• Assist with technical accounting research and memo preparation for complex or non-routine transactions.
• Assist with quarterly HST returns.
• Support preparation of annual corporate tax returns, partnership returns, and T5013 slips, with external tax advisors as needed.
• Monitor compliance deadlines and maintain supporting documentation for tax filings.
• Review, reconcile, and record monthly reporting packages from third-party property managers for the rental portfolio.
• Verify documentation and investigate variances with property managers.
• Ensure timely and accurate recording of rental operations activity in Yardi Voyager.
• Prepare and issue monthly corporate and intercompany invoicing.
• Supervise two Staff Accountants for AP, AR, credit card expense reporting, intercompany/bank reconciliations.
• Review intercompany balances and bank reconciliations for accuracy.
• Support Financial Controller in improving accounting processes, controls, and documentation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Financial reporting

Audit support

Technical accounting

Excel

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Supervisory skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Yardi Voyager

Job description

The Accounting Manager is responsible for the Company's corporate financial reporting, compliance, and oversight of core accounting operations. This role reviews and reconciles monthly reporting packages received from third-party property managers, supervises the Company's two Staff Accountants and a Senior Accountant, supports quarterly financial reporting to the Board of Directors, and assists with tax compliance and external audit requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements and supporting schedules for quarterly Board of Directors reporting packages.
• Support the VP of Accounting and external auditors with the preparation and coordination of the annual financial statement audit.
• Prepare account reconciliations, analyses, and supporting workpapers required for financial reporting and audit purposes.
• Assist with technical accounting research and memo preparation for complex or non-routine transactions.

Tax & Regulatory Compliance

• Assist with the preparation and filing of quarterly HST returns.
• Support preparation of annual corporate tax returns, partnership returns, and T5013 slips, working with external tax advisors as needed.
• Monitor compliance deadlines and maintain supporting documentation for all tax filings.
• Review, reconcile, and record monthly reporting packages received from third-party property managers for the Company's residential and commercial rental portfolio.
• Verify supporting documentation and investigate variances or discrepancies directly with property managers.
• Ensure timely and accurate recording of rental operations activity in Yardi Voyager.

Corporate Accounting Operations & Team Supervision

• Prepare and issue monthly corporate and intercompany invoicing
• Supervise and review the work of two Staff Accountants responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit card expense reporting, and intercompany/bank reconciliations.
• Review intercompany balances and bank reconciliations prepared by staff accountants for accuracy and completeness.
• Support the Financial Controller in developing and improving accounting processes, controls, and documentation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Minimum 5 years of accounting experience; public accounting (audit) background strongly preferred, with exposure to real estate clients an asset.
• Experience with financial statement preparation, audit support, and technical accounting research.
• Knowledge of Canadian tax compliance (HST, corporate and partnership returns, T5013) an asset.
• Experience with Yardi Voyager or similar real estate accounting software an asset.
• Strong Excel skills processing of large volumes of data for reconciliations, reporting and modeling.
• Prior supervisory or file-review experience preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• High degree of accuracy, professional skepticism, and attention to detail.