Property Accountant

Location

Edmonton, AB | Canada

Job description

Position Summary:

This key member of the Accounting & Finance Team will be responsible for the financial reporting and accounting administration for a portfolio of properties. The ideal candidate must be determined to learn and develop as an accountant, detail-oriented in everyday work, driven to provide timely and accurate information, able to work in a dynamic and challenging environment, and motivated to provide stakeholders with value-added services and information. The company drives growth and success by developing a strong underlying corporate culture focused on accountability, integrity, teamwork, and discipline in execution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Timely preparation of monthly financial reporting packages for internal and external stakeholders, including working papers, account reconciliations, reviews and adjustments.
• Posting and reconciling transactions to tenant sub-ledgers.
• Monitor bank accounts and ensure validity of transactions.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual government filings.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to perform monthly variance analysis.
• Prepare cash flow forecasts.
• Participate in annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting processes.
• Document and maintain financial processes and procedures.
• Create and maintain capital project ledgers.
• Work with external auditors/accountants for year-end engagements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• Completion of an accounting degree/diploma.
• Minimum of 2 years of full-cycle accounting experience.
• Experience with Yardi is considered an asset.
• Proficient computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook).
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Exceptional communication ability, written and verbal.
• Detail-oriented and acts with precision.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Well organized and capable managing a variety of information from various sources.
• Must be flexible, adaptable to changing requirements and solutions minded.
• High degree of professionalism and dedication to all stakeholders.
• Security clearance required upon offer of employment.
• Possess exceptional customer service philosophy.
• Highly organized, results oriented and a bility to work in a multi-functional team environment.

Working at Westcorp:

Headquartered in Edmonton, Westcorp Property Management Inc. is a vertically integrated company that creates, invests in, and manages residential, commercial, and hotel properties. Westcorp operates in Edmonton, Calgary, Bonnyville and Kelowna and they are committed to significant growth in the coming years. Based on its existing development land holdings, Westcorp confidently expects to double the size of its portfolio in the next 5-7 years.

Westcorp is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation.

Westcorp employs 200 people with decades of combined, extensive and successful experience. We provide our employees with a work environment that promotes professional and personal development.

Our approach to employee attraction and retention is straightforward: We want the best of the best. To attract the 'best of class' and the best new entrants to the real estate field, Westcorp provides:

• Our Westcorp Values of Integrity, Vitality, Accountability, Results, Collaboration, Learning, and Innovation
• Competitive wages
• Comprehensive benefits package including a Health Spending Account
• Employee assistance program
• Career plan
• Recognition programs
• Professional development learning
• An exceptional work environment
• A mentoring culture

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