Job Description

Location
Head Office

Overview
Reporting directly to Accounting Manager and indirectly to the Executive Director of Finance, the Accounting Assistant will support all Starlight Canadian Multi-Family (SCMF) portfolios and will be responsible for the assembly, analysis and reporting of relevant financial data, with a focus on evaluating and optimizing related financial processes and controls. The Accounting Assistant is a key business partner, providing direct data administration support for all Finance portfolio teams.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Detailed review of monthly property level reporting packages provided by property managers. Ensuring reporting packages are fully supportable and accurate
• Work with the property managers to understand their records and ensure the completeness and accuracy of their work
• Detailed preparation of consolidated account reconciliations for balance sheet and income statement accounts
• Maintain General Ledger including:
• Post journal entries
• Analyze general ledger
• Making adjustments where needed
• Develop a strong working relationship with SCMF portfolio teams
• Review of property managers monthly cash calls
• Prepare documents required for monthly debt draws
• Allocate and reconcile monthly or quarterly entity wide invoices
• Assist with pre-acquisition or pre-disposition activities
• Assist with ad0hoc data assembly, analysis and reporting, as required
• Assist with various other ad-hoc projects for the Executive Director of Finance as they arise

• Accreditations/experience that demonstrate a sound understanding of Finance/Accounting
• A minimum 1 \xe2\x80\x93 2 years of relevant Finance/Accounting experience
• Strong attention to detail and ability to analyze large amounts of data
• Strong communication skills \xe2\x80\x93 both written and verbal required
• Self-motivated and resourceful
• Proactive and self-directed with demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Dependable and willing to meet deadlines and work overtime as required
• Experience working with ERP systems (Yardi an asset)
• Excel \xe2\x80\x93 high level of proficiency