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About You:You are a high achiever looking to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You take pride in your own work but are comfortable collaborating with a team of highly motivated individuals. You can communicate clearly and concisely with teammates and clients, and you enjoy strong company culture and camaraderie. You can navigate multiple corporate functions, including global lines of service and corporate centers of excellence. You possess strong interpersonal skills and are willing to take on diverse tasks to achieve the team’s common goal. You value personal and professional growth and are ready to take the next step in advancing your career.If this sounds like you, well, then you will love the culture at Avison Young!About Us:Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We’ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization.Real estate can have an enormous positive impact on people’s lives – and we’re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.We care about each other and we have each other’s backs. This makes Avison Young a great place to be a client, and a great place to work. We support the whole person and their complete wellness – economic, mental and physical – because what’s best for our business comes from our people bringing their whole selves to work.

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Avison Young is looking for a Property Accountant to join our accounting department. The position will be responsible for managing the accounting and reporting for commercial buildings, overseeing the revenue reporting and lease accounting to ensure accuracy and efficiency.

• Ensure all financial reporting are delivered accurately and by the due date to the Supervisor
• Full cycle accounting responsibilities for financial statement preparation while ensuring internal controls are followed
• Complete and maintain straight line rents if Client requires for reporting
• Prepare journal entries for accrual, payroll, mortgages, leasing fees, etc. Review general ledgers against budget for accuracy
• Identify and review old or significantly high accounts receivable balances for allowance set up or bad debt write offs
• Analyze balance sheet accounts and maintain detailed working papers
• Prepare and reconcile all CAM/TAX tenant reconciliations
• Maintain capital project files and amortization schedules
• Cash flow management and cash distribution to Clients
• Review and approve bank reconciliations
• Review and approve payable invoices and coding where applicable
• Prepare all government remittances and ensure all filing are done by the due date
• Prepare HST reconciliations and returns
• Prepare management fee reconciliations
• Assist in the preparation of the annual budget
• Prepare year end audit files and assist with audit queries
• Review percentage rent accruals for accuracy
• Assist with special projects

• University degree or college diploma in an accounting related field of study
• CPA designation / or in process of obtaining it
• Minimum of 3+ years of Property Management Accounting
• Can work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment and cope with changing priorities
• Excellent communication skills verbal and written with the ability to collaborate and build relationships
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and practices
• Highly proficient in Microsoft office with an emphasis on Excel
• Strong technical skills
• Detailed oriented and strong organizational skills
• Self-motivated with a positive attitude
• Able to work independently as well as collaboratively as part of a team
• Yardi Voyager experience is an asset

Avison Young practices as an equal opportunity employer in all services locations around the world. We are committed to building and maintaining a workforce diverse in experience, skills and knowledge with uniformity in service excellence, commitment and integrity.

The firm maintains a strict policy to ensure employment opportunities are equal and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, protected veteran or military service status, or any other elements protected by law.

Avison Young welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities.Accommodations are available upon request for candidates during the recruitment process. For those requiring assistance, information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Avison Young is committed to employing the best talent with the most fair and equitable recruitment practices.Apply with us TODAY!