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
- Bilingual (French & English)
- 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
- JD Edwards (JDE) experience
- Insight systems experience
- Joint Venture accounting and reporting experience
- Experience working with third-party property managers

This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Highspring’s client. You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role. By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present you as a candidate for the foregoing position. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications.

Lastly, you also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange,



Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if one is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected] .

Vaco by Highspring respects your privacy and is committed to providing transparent notice of our policies in English here and in French here

. Additionally, the company uses AI to perform preliminary screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers.

Vaco/Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.

Having said that Vaco by Highspring believes that the salary range referenced reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s retirement plan (or similar retirement perks).

📌 Regional Accountant (Montreal)
🏢 Vaco by Highspring
📍 Montreal