Senior Property Accountant

BentallGreenOak; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Annual discretionary bonus

Professional development

Job summary

BentallGreenOak is seeking a Senior Property Accountant in Toronto, ON, to handle full-cycle accounting for a portfolio of properties within the BGO Real Estate Services team. The role emphasizes accurate financial reporting, tax compliance, cash management, and property-specific accounting tasks.

The ideal candidate has 4-5 years of accounting experience, including 2-3 years in commercial/retail property accounting, and is enrolled in the CPA program.

Qualifications

• CPA-in-progress or enrolled in CPA program is required.
• 4-5 years of accounting experience; 2-3 years in commercial/retail property accounting with full cycle accounting, CAM/Tax recoveries, and financial statement prep.
• Strong Excel/Word/MS Office proficiency; ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly financial statements for a portfolio of properties in accordance with accounting standards and internal/client requirements.
• Analyze budget-to-actual variances and investigate discrepancies.
• Reconcile GST/HST and other taxes, and manage associated obligations.
• Monitor cash positions, major expenditures, mortgage payments, payroll, and owner distributions.
• Perform bank reconciliations, rent/receivable reporting, and follow up on outstanding amounts.

Skills

Excel

MS Office

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

CPA program enrollment

Job description

Senior Property Accountant

Toronto, ON | 1 York

The Opportunity:

We are looking for an individual to provide full-cycle accounting for a portfolio of properties and to add value to the BGO Real Estate Services team and clients.

What You Will Do:

• Financial Reporting: Prepare accurate monthly financial statements in accordance with accounting standards, policies, budgets, and internal/client requirements.
• Financial Analysis: Analyze budget-to-actual variances and investigate discrepancies or outstanding issues.
• Tax Compliance: Reconcile and remit GST/HST and other applicable taxes, assessments, and related obligations.
• Cash Management: Monitor cash positions, major monthly expenditures, mortgage payments, payroll, management fees, taxes, capital/leasing costs, and owner distributions.
• Banking & Receivables: Complete monthly bank reconciliations, review receivables, produce rent/receivable reports, and follow up on outstanding amounts and sales.
• Property Accounting Administration: Support tenant invoicing and reconciliations, property setups, sales/turnover closings, and other property-specific accounting requirements.
• Year-End & Operating Costs: Complete year-end operating cost reconciliations and tenant billings within required deadlines and monitor portfolio progress.
• Budget Management: Prepare the accounting components of annual operating budgets, analyze changes in accounting treatment, and ensure budgets and tenant notices are completed on schedule.
• Training & Mentoring: Train, guide, and mentor property accounting staff on accounting cycles, procedures, property files, and accounting/property-related issues.

Who You Are:

Key Qualifications:

• Enrolled inCPA program
• Minimum 4-5 years accounting experience; minimum 2-3 years commercial/retail property accounting experience required including full cycle property accounting, CAM/Tax recoveries, and financial statement preparation; supervision of staff an asset
• Intermediate to advance skills in Excel, Word, and other Microsoft Office programs

Other Skills and Behaviours:

• Communicate effectively, both oral and written; ability to develop and sustain cooperative working relationships
• Time management, work under pressure, and meet tight deadlines; ability to handle multiple demands and competing priorities; ability to prioritize workload; ability to work at a detailed level; willingness to learn in a dynamic environment that includes new ideas and change
• Police Clearance - A criminal verification check is required for employment

Who We Are

BGO is a global leader in real estate investment management, partnering with more than 750 institutional clients to invest in and manage high-quality real estate across office, industrial, residential, retail, and hospitality sectors. With a presence in 28 cities across 12 countries, BGO combines deep local expertise with global reach to unlock value in real estate markets worldwide. As part of SLC Management and Sun Life, BGO brings the strength, scale, and trusted expertise of one of the world's leading financial services organizations.

For more information, please visit www.bgo.com

Why Join Us

At BGO, you'll be part of a collaborative team that values your growth, supports your success, and empowers you to make a meaningful impact. We offer a competitive total rewards package, including comprehensive benefits and an annual discretionary bonus. You'll work in a supportive, team-oriented environment with access to ongoing learning, mentorship, and professional development opportunities to help you grow your career.

Thinking About Applying?

The Expected Base Pay Range: $90,000 - $97,000 per year. The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. BGO values the contribution of our employees and our compensation structure may vary based on the geographical location of successful candidates, as well as their experience, skills or qualifications. In addition to base pay, eligible BGO employees participate in various incentive compensation plans, based on individual and business performance as well as a broad range of competitive benefits.

At BGO, we recognize that each employee's unique experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints strengthen our ability to create and deliver the best value to our clients, partners and stakeholders/investors and therefore we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations and life experiences to apply.

BGO is committed to equitable hiring practices and we welcome the opportunity to discuss accommodation and ensure fairness and equity in our hiring process. If you require accommodation, please email us at [e-mail] and include: Job posting #, your name and your preferred method of contact.

We thank all applicants for their interest in employment with BGO, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Application Deadline: we will be accepting applicants for this role until August 31, 2026