Regional Accountant

Vaco by Highspring; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring seeks a Regional Accountant to support accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting for a regional real estate portfolio across development and rental operations in Montreal. You will prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-end reporting, manage GL activity, budgets, cash flow, and JV reporting, and assist with audits and due diligence.

CPA designation and 5–7 years of progressive accounting experience, IFRS knowledge, and advanced Excel are required; real estate accounting

Qualifications

• CPA designation is required.
• Strong understanding of IFRS.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong financial reporting, general ledger, reconciliation and variance analysis experience.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial reporting and analysis, including variance analysis and GL reconciliations.
• Support budgets, proformas, and financial reporting for development and rental properties.
• Record and review GL activity, including journal entries, A/P, cash receipts, land sales, revenue recognition, and capitalization.
• Prepare job cost, capex, and JV reporting, and support audits and due diligence.

Skills

CPA designation

IFRS

Advanced Excel

Financial reporting

General ledger

Education

Post-secondary degree in business or accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Type: Permanent, Hybrid (2-3 days on-site), Montreal, QC

Job Salary: $75,000 - $85,000 / Year.

Our client is looking to hire a Regional Accountant

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Manager, Regional Accounting, the Regional Accountant will provide accounting, budgeting, financial reporting, and analytical support to a regional real estate portfolio across both development and rental operations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial reporting and analysis, including variance analysis and general ledger reconciliations
• Support project budgets, proformas, and financial reporting for development and rental properties
• Record and review general ledger activity, including journal entries, accounts payable, cash receipts, land sales, revenue recognition, cost of sales, overhead allocations, and capitalization
• Prepare job cost, capital expenditure, commitment, sales, acquisition, and other financial reports
• Support financial analysis and due diligence related to potential acquisitions and dispositions
• Assist with annual budgeting and preparation of the five-year Corporate Plan
• Prepare Joint Venture reporting, budgeting, invoicing, analysis, and monthly financial statements, where applicable
• Support interim and year-end audit requests
• Review and analyze financial reporting from third-party property managers
• Monitor receivables, collections, and cash receipt processing
• Review financial terms of lease agreements and support rental portfolio budgeting
• Record land sales and review sales agreements, statements of adjustments, and related financial transactions
• Partner closely with the Regional Real Estate and Corporate Finance teams

About You

• CPA designation is required
• 5–7 years of progressive accounting experience
• Post-secondary degree or diploma in business, finance, or accounting
• Strong understanding of IFRS
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Strong financial reporting, general ledger, reconciliation, and variance analysis experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines

Nice to Have:

• Real estate or land development accounting experience
• Joint Venture accounting and reporting experience
• Experience working with third-party property managers