Location

Head Office

Overview

Reporting to the Controller, the Manager will be a key member of the Canadian residential portfolio finance team and will be responsible for the accounting for various portfolios owned by Starlight and/or large institutional investors.

As part of the portfolio finance team overseeing a group of real estate investment funds, the role will act as a key business partner to the asset management and investments teams to help provide insightful, timely and accurate financial and operational information to assist with optimizing decisions surrounding the operation of the properties, allowing Starlight to maximize returns for our investors. The role will develop and leverage relationships with all internal stakeholders, including asset management, investments, shared service finance teams including treasury, property accounting (CORE), tax and other business lines as required to successfully execute their responsibilities. The role will also be responsible for full oversight and completion of the year-end audits and financial statements for investors.

As part of Starlight’s commitment to innovation, the successful candidate will embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies as core tools of the modern finance professional — not only applying them personally but championing their adoption across the team so Starlight stays ahead of the rapid changes reshaping the profession.

Duties and Responsibilities

Investor Reporting and Financial Reporting

- Oversee first draft of the standardization and preparation of quarterly investor reporting materials
- Oversee drafting and execution of financial statements, including note disclosure for the particular funds (ASPE or IFRS)
- Oversee / assist with other financial or investor reporting requirements as required

Financial Accounting

- Oversee team / assist with execution to ensure the accuracy of general ledgers for your fund’s properties and corporate entities, including documentation / backup maintenance for balances, key reporting disclosures and audits
- Own first draft of the month-end close for your fund’s and ensure accuracy, timeliness and completeness
- Review work prepared by team for certain accruals and other amounts required for corporate records to book journal entries and ensure the integrity of financial ledgers and other financial information
- Assist with the oversight and manage execution audit process for funds,



as well as support quarterly/year-end reviews as required
- Manage process improvement projects to streamline accounting processes, as required
- Utilize business intelligence tool and other standardized reporting frameworks to prepare working papers for monthly reporting to assist auditors to complete quarterly/year-end reviews/audits and tax return preparation

Financial Analysis

- Review and analyze monthly reporting for your funds to understand key variances and document such leveraging technology and available tools
- Oversee drafting of monthly variance reports and effectively summarize financial results for finance leadership and communicate to other teams as required
- Ensure all systems are accurate and complete for your portfolio reporting outputs and partner with other departments to remediate where required (act as data steward to remediate processes that may cause incorrect data outputs)
- Organize and oversee execution of optimization initiatives to turn financial insights into operational action through technology / process improvement and partnering with internal stakeholders, as required
- Assist with other analysis including the review and preparation of certain budget inputs / outputs for properties / fund’s

Transaction support (Acquisitions, Dispositions, Financing, etc.)

- Lead the financial aspects of property acquisitions, dispositions, and property financing activities, reviewing work completed by the team, as required
- Oversee other business transactions to provide financial support, as required
- Review and approve acquisition, disposition and refinancing accounting prepared by the team

Cash and Debt Management

- Oversee the management of cash availability, including review and sign-off of cash position reporting prepared by the Starlight shared service treasury team to ensure accurate cash reporting and forecasting
- Oversee the management of the partnership’s debt portfolios, ensuring all loan provisions are appropriately complied with and any covenant reporting is accurate, timely and complete, escalating risk areas as needed

Coaching and Mentorship





- Manage, mentor, and develop members of the finance team by providing coaching, performance feedback, and opportunities for professional growth while fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment

AI and Technology Adoption

- Act as an early adopter and role model for AI and automation within the team, treating these tools as a core part of how work gets done for you and your team
- Proactively apply approved AI tools to enhance the efficiency and quality of accounting, analysis and reporting workflows, and help turn those gains into repeatable processes
- Identify, test and implement AI-enabled process improvements across the team, coaching direct reports on adoption and sharing learnings more broadly
- Apply strong professional judgment to review and validate AI-assisted output, safeguarding accuracy, data integrity and compliance

Requirements

- 2 – 4 years of accounting / financial reporting experience or audit firm experience
- MBA, CPA or CFA required (or in final stages)
- University degree in accounting / finance / business
- Thorough understanding of accounting principles (IFRS, ASPE)
- Moderate Microsoft Excel skills, ERP/Yardi experience an asset but not required
- Knowledge of Power BI and/or Workiva software a strong asset
- Knowledge of AI prompts, array of AI technologies available and systems data structure (inputs/outputs) as well as demonstrated ability to implement AI or technology into process a strong asset

Soft Skills

- Leadership Skills / People Management: Confidence and interest in leading, motivating and developing people; prior direct people-management experience is not required
- Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage confidently with stakeholders across the business
- Working Under Pressure / Multi-Tasking / Prioritization: Strong organizational, analytical and time-management skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple portfolios and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Finance Transformation / Operational Excellence: Demonstrated interest in driving process improvement and adopting new technology, including AI, to improve efficiency and quality
- Ability to Navigate / Embrace Change: Self-motivated, resourceful and adaptable, comfortable working independently and as part of a team in a changing workplace

📌 Manager (Canada)
🏢 Starlight Investments
📍 Canada