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THE ROLE
STRIVE has partnered with a large and well-established commercial real estate organisation as they look to hire an Accounting Manager for their Vancouver team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced property accounting professional looking to join a highly established organisation with a significant commercial real estate portfolio, strong employee tenure, and excellent opportunities for long-term career progression.

Reporting into senior finance leadership, the Accounting Manager will oversee a team of Property Accountants while taking responsibility for the quality and timely delivery of financial reporting across a large portfolio of commercial properties. The role combines property accounting oversight with people leadership, client and stakeholder management, budgeting, forecasting, and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will join an experienced and collaborative accounting team with a strong culture and very low turnover. This opportunity is particularly well suited to someone who has already established themselves at the management level and enjoys developing people, improving processes, and working within a large and complex commercial real estate environment.

This position offers a hybrid working model with 2 days per week in the office, a competitive base salary, annual bonus, RRSP matching, comprehensive benefits, and 3-4 weeks of vacation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Directly manage, coach,



and develop a team of approximately 3-4 Property Accounting professionals

Oversee day-to-day property accounting activities across a significant commercial real estate portfolio

Review monthly financial reporting, month-end close activities, cash flows, and supporting accounting schedules

Oversee annual property budgets and cash flow forecasts

Manage annual operating cost recovery and CAM reconciliation processes

Coordinate annual property tax and audit requirements

Review monthly and annual accounting deliverables to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to deadlines

Plan accounting cycles and allocate workloads across the team to ensure reporting requirements are achieved

Provide technical guidance and support to Property Accountants

Lead performance management, training, mentorship, and ongoing career development of accounting staff

Partner closely with Property Management, Leasing, Finance, and other internal stakeholders

Maintain strong relationships with external clients and respond to accounting and reporting requirements

Support senior finance leadership with the overall management of the Property Accounting function

Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, reporting quality, controls, and operational efficiency

Support new property onboarding and accounting setup

Assist with property dispositions, including final operating statements, cash distributions, GST/HST reconciliations, and account closures





Participate in special projects and process improvement initiatives

Promote a collaborative, accountable, and positive working environment across the accounting team

QUALIFICATIONS

CPA designation preferred, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

5+ years of progressive property accounting experience

Strong commercial real estate accounting background, ideally across office, retail, mixed-use, or similarly complex portfolios

Previous experience directly managing, coaching, and developing accounting staff

Existing management-level experience strongly preferred

Experience working within a large, established real estate or property management organisation considered a strong asset

Strong understanding of property accounting, month-end reporting, budgeting, cash flow forecasting, operating cost recoveries, and annual audit requirements

Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple properties, deadlines, and competing priorities

Confident decision-maker with strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to build strong relationships with accounting teams, property management, leasing, senior leadership, and external clients

Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Yardi Voyager experience considered a strong asset

Independent, proactive, and comfortable taking ownership within a large and established accounting environment

Ambitious and interested in continued long-term career progression

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Annual Bonus

RRSP Matching

Vacation: 3-4 weeks

Hybrid working: 2 days per week in office

Strong opportunities for long-term career progression within a large and established real estate organisation

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📌 Property Accounting Manager (British Columbia)
🏢 STRIVE Recruitment
📍 British Columbia