Accountivity is hiring!

Job Title: Corporate Accountant
Location: York Region, ON
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: $120,000-$130,000/year
Work Model: In Person

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Our client in York Region, ON is actively looking for a Corporate Accountant to join their team.

Position Description:

The Corporate Accountant is responsible for supporting the accounting and financial reporting activities of corporate entities. This role plays an important part in ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial information while supporting month-end and year-end reporting, account reconciliations, intercompany activity, budgeting, and audit requirements.

Working closely with the broader Finance and Accounting team, the Corporate Accountant will help maintain strong financial controls, ensure transactions are appropriately recorded and supported, and provide reliable financial information to management.

Key Responsibilities:

Month-End & Financial Reporting:

- Prepare and post month-end journal entries, accruals, and other accounting adjustments.
- Complete assigned month-end closing activities within established timelines.
- Prepare and review general ledger account reconciliations and supporting schedules.
- Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
- Review financial results for completeness and accuracy and investigate unusual or unexpected variances.
- Support management reporting and provide financial information as required.

Corporate Accounting:

- Maintain accounting records for corporate and related entities.
- Ensure corporate expenses, allocations, and transactions are accurately recorded.
- Review and reconcile balance sheet and income statement accounts.




- Monitor outstanding accounting items and ensure they are addressed on a timely basis.
- Maintain appropriate supporting documentation for financial transactions and account balances.

Intercompany Accounting:

- Record and reconcile intercompany transactions across entities.
- Investigate and resolve intercompany differences.
- Ensure intercompany balances are properly supported and aligned between entities.
- Assist with intercompany allocations and entries as required.

Budgeting & Financial Analysis:

- Assist with annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Prepare budget-to-actual and month-over-month variance analysis.
- Investigate significant variances and provide supporting explanations.
- Assist management with financial analysis and ad hoc reporting as required.

Tax & Compliance Support:

- Assist with HST reconciliations and supporting schedules.
- Support the preparation of information required for corporate tax filings and other regulatory requirements.
- Maintain organized documentation to support compliance and reporting requirements.
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to provide requested financial information.

Audit & Year-End Support:

- Prepare working papers and supporting schedules for year-end.
- Coordinate and respond to audit requests within assigned areas.
- Ensure supporting documentation is complete, organized, and readily available.




- Assist with resolving audit questions and outstanding items.

Controls & Process Improvement:

- Follow established accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen accounting processes, reporting, and documentation.
- Assist with standardizing processes across entities where appropriate.
- Support improvements to the use of Newstar and other financial systems.
- Help ensure accounting processes are documented and consistently followed.

Collaboration:

- Work closely with Property Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury, and other Finance team members.
- Coordinate with operational departments to obtain information required for accounting and reporting.
- Communicate outstanding items, discrepancies, and potential issues proactively.
- Support the Finance and Accounting team during high-volume periods, month-end, year-end, and audit.

Qualifications & Experience:

- Bachelor's degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
- CPA designation or progress toward a CPA designation is considered an asset.
- 3–5 years of accounting experience, preferably within real estate, development, property management, or a multi-entity organization.
- Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, reconciliations, month-end close, and financial reporting.
- Experience working with multiple legal entities and intercompany transactions is an asset.
- Experience with Newstar or a similar ERP/accounting system is considered an asset.
- Solid Excel skills.

If you meet the above qualifications, please submit your resume. Please note that while we appreciate all applications, only those being considered will be contacted.

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