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VP-Finance / Controller

Our client is a prestigious real estate Development company in Markham who seeks candidate with experience in joint ventures, cash-flow management, proforma projections, budgets and mortgages / loans. Primary focus will be to provide reporting to CEO and President. Additional requirements will be to manage and guide staff of 4-6 for accounting and administration as you head up the Construction & Finance Accounting Function

Primary

• Preparation of year-end working papers, review year-end adjustments, tax planning
• Assist in legal matters, corporate structuring, articles of incorporation, minute books, etc.
• Review purchasers’ files and approve statement of adjustments for unit closings (occupancy and final), post sales
• Apply for letters of credit, security bonds
• Analyze joint venture agreements, prepare distribution schedules and capital calls
• Realty tax appeals and apportionments
• Corporate and project cash-flow projecting
• Address CRA matters
• Construction budgeting and cost reporting
• Reconcile lender’s discharge statements, administration of mortgages
• Oversee preparation of construction draws, respond to project monitor inquiries
• Quarterly preparation of financial statements, reporting to joint ventures
• Review and maintain insurance coverage
• Facilitate mortgage and construction financing, maintain files
• Maintain schedules for shareholders and joint ventures
• Track and analyze joint venture fees
• Due diligence for purchase and sale of sites
• Review project proformas, variance analysis

Secondary

• General office administration and tenant management
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Review leases, maintain rent rolls and rent schedules
• Inter-company accounting and invoicing
• Oversee administration of payroll, T4s, T5018s, WSIB, EHT, reconciliations
• Property management and administration for income properties
• General ledger analysis and maintenance
• Manage utility account set ups for purchasers, post-sales adjustments
• Respond to vendor inquiries
• Data entry and set-up ledgers for new corporate entities
• Oversee accounting staff, review or approve invoices, issue tax payments
• Collection of receivables
• Manage bank account set-ups and matters, online accounts for credit card transactions
• Realty tax appeals and apportionments
• Monitor and prioritize vendor payments
• Oversee preparation of annual budgets for income properties, calculate additional rent
• Coordinate work orders for I.T. issues and office equipment

Qualifications

• Adaptable to competing changes and must be able to multitask
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Must know Excel, intermediate to advanced
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as independently
• Strong business and analytical skills; ability to think “outside the box”
• Background in real estate construction Finance and Accounting (required)
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written
• Familiarity with Tarion and Deposit Trust Agreements
• Possesses post-secondary education in accounting and / or finance
• Knowledge of I.T. and office management