Senior Real Estate Accountant: Path to Controller

David Aplin Recruiting; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health and dental benefits

3 weeks vacation

CPA/tuition reimbursement

Job summary

David Aplin Recruiting is seeking an experienced Accountant in North Vancouver to join a real estate developer. The role offers potential growth into a Controller position and requires 5+ years in real estate accounting.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will manage day-to-day accounting, financial reporting, and project-level cost control while collaborating with lenders and project teams to ensure accurate budgets and cash flows.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or designated CPA
• Diploma or degree in accounting
• 5+ years of accounting experience
• Project accounting experience is required

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day full-cycle accounting, including general ledger maintenance, journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, prepaid expenses, and month-end close.
• Prepare supporting schedules and working papers for financial reporting, year-end requirements, audits, reviews, and tax filings.
• Streamlining internal controls and accounting policies/procedures
• Manage the end-to-end accounts payable process: invoice review, coding, approvals, payment processing, vendor reconciliations.
• Maintain documentation for subcontractors, holdbacks, and construction-related vendor payments.
• Oversee accounts receivable activities: invoicing, progress billings, deposits, collections, reconciliations.
• Coordinate payroll processing: time submissions, benefits, deductions, remittances, expenses, reconciliations.
• Maintain project-level financial information by job, phase, cost code, vendor, and contractual commitment.
• Monitor project budgets vs actuals and outstanding commitments.
• Review change orders and projected costs to identify budget issues.
• Prepare and maintain work-in-progress schedules and assist with project margin analysis.
• Prepare rolling cash flow projections for operating companies and development/construction projects.
• Monitor cash positions, financing needs, and significant expected receipts.
• Collaborate with lenders, QS, project managers, consultants, and stakeholders to fund requests.

Skills

Accounting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Job description

David Aplin Recruiting is seeking an experienced Accountant in North Vancouver to join a real estate developer. The role offers potential growth into a Controller position and requires 5+ years in real estate accounting.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will manage day-to-day accounting, financial reporting, and project-level cost control while collaborating with lenders and project teams to ensure accurate budgets and cash flows.