Job Summary

We are looking for someone who is passionate about accounting and enjoys translating complex financial data into meaningful information to enable decisions. The ideal candidate is deadline-driven - someone who focuses on solutions, innovation and process improvement. Someone who is excited about real estate, construction and property management and likes being part of a dynamic and growing team.

This individual will report to the Controller and will work closely with multiple team members across all departments, supporting job costing, budgeting and financial statements for individual entities.

Duties and Responsibilities

- Manage full-cycle accounting for multiple entities including monthly, quarterly and year-end workbooks and financial statements; work directly with external auditors during the year-end financial statement cycle
- Present month-end and quarter-end financial statements by entity to management
- With support from operations, produce property management budgets and monthly reporting; work closely with both the residential and commercial property management teams during the budget cycle and in support of month-end reporting
- Produce job-cost reporting and analysis for construction and tenant improvement projects
- Produce job budgets with support from operations
- Grant management and reporting as required
- Support CRA audits as required
- Support WCB annual reporting
- Ensure accuracy of coding and liaise with operations and accounts payable as necessary
- Manage the inventory module with the support of operations; ensure quarterly counts are reconciled against the general ledger (GL) and work with operations to resolve variances




- Analyze inventory information and write-off obsolete items; identify inventory shrinkage and implement controls as required.

Our shared commitments

- Champion the Kanas team and contribute positively to a respectful, accountable and supportive workplace culture.
- Work collaboratively across all departments, share knowledge openly and support colleagues in achieving team and company goals.
- Put customer service first in every interaction, providing timely, respectful, solution-oriented service to internal and external customers.
- Approach challenges with a growth mindset, welcome feedback and actively develop recent skills and capabilities.
- Continuously seek better ways of working by identifying opportunities to simplify processes, improve accuracy and efficiency, and strengthen the customer experience.

Approach to the role

Exercise sound judgment, take ownership of commitments, communicate emerging issues early and protect confidential information. Contribute to a culture of trust, reliability and shared success.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in accounting
- Minimum 7 years in full-cycle accounting experience
- Proven experience as a Controller for mid-size companies
- Budgeting ability and confidence using accounting software, including Sage
- Competence in the use of MS Office
- Ability to prioritize, multitask and work with tight deadlines
- High attention to detail
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and ale to effectively communicate financial results to leadership
- Work experience with real estate and construction preferred

Benefits:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance

Work Location: In person

📌 Assistant Controller (Calgary)
🏢 Kanas
📍 Calgary