Real Estate Financial Analyst — IFRS & Consolidations

Cadillac Fairview; Toronto; On-site; CAD 81,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Benefits package

Paid time off including vacation

Job summary

Cadillac Fairview in Toronto is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to analyze monthly financial information, assist in quarterly statements and consolidation, and support IFRS compliance and debt covenants.

You will liaise with accounting teams, prepare consolidation entries, assist with fair value reports, coordinate with external auditors, and contribute to process improvements. CPA/CA with 3-5 years real estate accounting experience and strong Excel and IFRS knowledge are required.

Qualifications

• University degree in Business combined with CPA, CA or equivalent accreditation.
• 3-5 years accounting experience with 1-2 years relevant experience in the preparation of financial statements.
• Experience working in the real estate industry and fully literate with real estate accounting policies and procedures.
• Working knowledge of IFRS.
• Exposure to accounting for foreign exchange & hedging.
• Experience in external audit an asset.
• Fully computer literate, with extensive Excel skills.
• Knowledge of Workiva/Wdesk an asset.
• Knowledge of Yardi Voyager an asset.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly analysis for Canadian real estate subsidiaries to ensure accuracy, reasonability and completeness as well as providing analysis and reporting on quarter-end and year-end requirements, ensuring compliance with IFRS, corporate accounting policies and debt covenants;
• Assist in the preparation of quarterly financial statements for legal entities as prescribed;
• Prepare consolidation journal entries and other journal entries to record transactions as required;
• Liaise with accounting teams at the asset class level in order to obtain and analyze subsidiary financial information and to resolve accounting issues when required;
• Assist in the preparation of fair market value continuity reports;
• Liaise with external auditors and co-ordinate and manage audit requests;
• Prepare the annual pension financial statements including liaising with the pension auditors;
• Assist in the research and documentation of complex transactions (including acquisitions and dispositions) and provide analysis to support accounting treatment in accordance with corporate accounting policies and IFRS;
• Assist in the implementation of changes to company-wide financial accounting policies;
• Assist in the development and implementation of process and procedure improvement projects;
• Recommend and test changes to financial reports ensuring they remain current and meaningful.

Skills

CPA/CA

Excel

IFRS

Yardi Voyager

Workiva/Wdesk

Real estate accounting

Financial analysis

Education

University degree in Business

CPA/CA or equivalent accreditation

Tools

Yardi Voyager

Job description

Cadillac Fairview in Toronto is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to analyze monthly financial information, assist in quarterly statements and consolidation, and support IFRS compliance and debt covenants.

You will liaise with accounting teams, prepare consolidation entries, assist with fair value reports, coordinate with external auditors, and contribute to process improvements. CPA/CA with 3-5 years real estate accounting experience and strong Excel and IFRS knowledge are required.