Real Estate Accountant

GWL Realty Advisors; Montreal; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GWL Realty Advisors seeks a Real Estate Accountant to manage capital invoices, operating cost recoveries, and monthly property financial reporting for a portfolio of office properties in Montreal.

The role supports audits, forecasting, and year-end processes, using Yardi 7S and MS Excel within a collaborative team oriented environment. Fluency in French/English is a plus, with strong communication skills emphasized.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of full-cycle real estate accounting experience
• Degree/diploma in accounting; CPA program preferred
• Experience with Yardi (7S) preferred
• Highly proficient in MS Excel

Responsibilities

• Complete full cycle accounting for a portfolio of assets
• Maintain the general ledger and prepare journal entries
• Prepare reports including monthly revenue and operating expense budget variance, cash flow, and balance sheet analysis
• Coordinate and prepare full-year estimates and annual operating budgets with internal teams
• Prepare year-end CAM and tax year end invoices
• Prepare year-end working papers for external audits
• Set up and maintain Yardi final recovery for timely tenant final billings
• Review Yardi tenant abstracts for accuracy and data integrity
• Assist in acquisition and disposition due diligence
• Assist in developing accounting procedures and controls
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Real estate accounting

Yardi experience

Excel skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Team player

Education

Accounting degree or diploma

CPA candidate preferred

Tools

Yardi 7S

Job description

We are looking for a Real Estate Accountant to work on capital invoice management, operating cost recovery processing, monthly property financial reporting, audits, and forecasting. for a portfolio of office properties.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Complete full cycle accounting for a portfolio of assets
• Maintain the general ledger, including review and preparation of journal entries, accrual of revenue, operating expenses, and capital expenditures
• Accurately complete required reports including monthly revenue and operating expense budget variance report, cash flow report and balance sheet analysis
• Co-ordinate and prepare full-year estimates and annual operating budgets with various internal teams
• Prepare year-end CAM and tax year end invoices
• Prepare year-end working paper files for external audits
• Set up and maintain Yardi final recovery for timely completion of tenant final billings
• Review Yardi tenant abstracts for accuracy and data integrity
• Assist in acquisition and disposition process (due diligence)
• Assist in the coordination and implementation of training (when necessary)
• Assist in developing accounting procedures and controls
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2 + years of experience in full-cycle real estate accounting including final recoveries, year-end audits, exposure to forecasting and budgets, and lease interpretation

• Degree or diploma in accounting required, enrolment or completion of CPA program preferred
• Experience working with Yardi (7S) preferred
• Highly proficient with MS Excel
• Strong communication skills
• Detail oriented and able to manage multiple competing priorities within tight deadlines
• Energetic, positive, and self-motivated individual with the ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment