Responsibilities - Lead and develop the accounting team across corporate entities, projects, accounts payable, and payroll - Run month-end and year-end close for all corporate and project entities - Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, financial statements, reporting packages, and covenant calculations - Account for joint arrangements, investments in related entities, intercompany billings, and settlements - Own balance sheet reconciliations, weekly bank reconciliations, debt reconciliations, and debt schedules - Oversee corporate accounting, project job costs, capitalization, statutory holdbacks, occupancy, final closings, revenue, and cost of sales recognition - Own accounts payable and monthly construction draw cycles, including lender and partner funding coordination - Review receivables, purchaser deposits, occupancy fee billing, closing adjustments, HST rebates, partner billings, and rental receivables - Lead external audit fieldwork and resolve control deficiencies - Own tax, HST, payroll, regulatory, lender, and covenant compliance filings - Prepare budget, forecast, cash flow, and variance-analysis inputs for the Controller - Drive lean accounting, AI workflow automation, ERP implementation, Power Query, Power BI, and process documentation - Report to the Controller and work directly with principals on finance-function and ERP development Requirements - Completed CPA designation; in-progress candidates are not considered - Seven or more years of progressive accounting experience,



including at least two years leading and developing a team - Experience leading a team of accountants while personally preparing statements, reporting packages, and covenant calculations - Experience building and scaling a finance and accounting function - Full-cycle close and complete financial statement ownership from end to end - Real estate development or construction accounting experience, including multi-entity structures, job cost accounting, capitalization of development costs, holdbacks, construction draws, construction loan accounting, and Construction Act prompt-payment compliance - Public accounting training preferred, ideally audit or assurance at a Big Four or national firm - Multi-entity and intercompany accounting experience; consolidation, joint venture, or partnership accounting is an asset - Working knowledge of corporate tax and HST for a development business - Payroll ownership, including source deductions, remittances, and year-end filings - Accounts payable and monthly construction draw management, including holdbacks, statutory declarations, and lien compliance - Advanced Excel and financial modelling, including Power Query - Lean thinking applied to accounting,



with demonstrated process improvement and cycle-time measurement - Proven experience applying AI to daily accounting workflows - Experience with Sage 300 CRE, Sage Intacct, Yardi, TimberScan, or comparable construction or real estate ERP preferred - ERP implementation experience is a significant asset - Judgment to hold technical accounting positions under pressure and explain them plainly to non-financial audiences Demonstrates expertise in leading accounting teams, managing full-cycle financial processes, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Proficient in advanced financial modeling, ERP implementation, and applying AI to enhance accounting workflows. Highest-signal resume keywords - CPA Designation - Full-Cycle Close Management - Real Estate Development Accounting - Advanced Excel and Financial Modelling - ERP Implementation Experience Hard Skills - Financial Statement Preparation - Journal Entry Review - Balance Sheet Reconciliation - Cash Flow Forecasting - Covenant Calculation - Job Cost Accounting - Tax Compliance - Payroll Management - Lean Accounting - Process Improvement Soft Skills - Team Leadership - Judgment Under Pressure - Communication with Non-Financial Audiences Certifications &

Qualifications - CPA Designation Industry Keywords - Construction Accounting - Multi-Entity Structures - Intercompany Accounting - Joint Venture Accounting - Construction Act Compliance Tools & Technologies - Sage 300 CRE - Sage Intacct - Yardi - TimberScan - Power Query - Power BI

📌 Accounting Manager (Burlington)
🏢 Jobtailor
📍 Burlington