Corporate Controller

Shindico Realty Inc.; Winnipeg; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health care

Dental insurance

Life and travel insurance

Tuition and professional development

Job summary

Shindico Realty Inc. is seeking a Corporate Controller to join our leadership program and oversee corporate accounting in Winnipeg. You will train through the financial engine of Manitoba's largest private real estate portfolio, supervising AP and expanding to lender reporting, tax and ownership-level reporting as you grow into the role.

Your early focus includes monthly statements, consolidations, budgeting, and banking administration, with gradual expansion to financing and advisory work.

Qualifications

• 3–8 years of accounting or finance experience; real estate experience is an asset, not required.
• Proficiency with Excel and systems; ability to learn Yardi quickly.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills; experience using AI tools is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review financial statements and working papers for a large corporate group.
• Prepare consolidations and year-end files for external accounting engagements.
• Review GST filings and corporate payments.
• Build budgets, cash-flow forecasts and lender reporting packages.
• Support financing transactions: due diligence, draw packages, covenant reporting.
• Leverage AI to improve business efficiency.

Skills

Accounting experience

Excel

Yardi

AI tools

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Yardi

Job description

For over 50 years, Shindico has acquired, developed, owned and managed commercial and multifamily real estate across Manitoba. We are a locally owned and operated company that is vertically integrated across real estate with several divisions: property management, development, brokerage, construction, and advisory. We are seeking the following full-time permanent position to join our team:

Corporate Controller

We are hiring an accounting professional into our Leadership Program in our corporate group. Reporting to the VP, Accounting & Technology, you will train through the full financial engine of one of Manitoba's largest private real estate portfolios.

Your first years are spent inside the accounting group with a focus on corporate accounting, monthly financial statements, consolidations, banking administration, and budgets. This role will also oversee a small team responsible for the Accounts Payable functions.

As you demonstrate capability, your responsibility widens into lender relationship management, reporting, and financing execution, capital forecasting, cash management, tax and corporate structure work with our external advisors, and ownership-level reporting.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Preparation and review of financial statements and working papers across a large corporate group of companies;
• Prepare consolidations and year-end files for external accounting engagements;
• Review and approve GST filings and corporate payments;
• Build budgets, cash-flow forecasts and lender reporting packages;
• Support financing transactions: due diligence, draw packages, covenant reporting;
• Leveraging AI to improve the efficiency of the business.

Compensation offered:

• Highly competitive salary, commensurate with your experience and profession;
• Bonus pay at Company’s discretion;
• Extended health care, dental, life and travel insurance;
• Tuition and professional development reimbursement;
• A long-term career with a defined, structured path for advancement.

You should possess the following key skills and attributes:

• Roughly 3–8 years of accounting or finance experience; real estate experience an asset, not required;
• Strong Excel and systems skills; able to learn Yardi quickly;
• Strong Microsoft office skills are mandatory, experience using AI tools an asset;
• Above average problem-solving skills and the ability to build and implement solutions;
• Strong interpersonal skills and a positive and proactive attitude;
• Judgment, discretion and a strong work ethic - this is a private, entrepreneurial company and this role necessitates trust and dedication;
• Based in Winnipeg or committed to relocating.