Job Description

Colonnade BridgePort (www.colonnadebridgeport.ca) is a leading real estate investment, management and development company in Ottawa, with a growing presence across Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. We provide investment management, asset management, property management, leasing and development services. Our continued expansion into Quebec has created an opportunity for a full-time Property Accountant.
PROPERTY ACCOUNTANT
Reporting to a Property Accounting Supervisor and working within a dynamic team, the Property Accountant is responsible for planning and implementing all financial accounting aspects related to a designated property portfolio to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of institutional level financial statements for assigned properties.
Responsibilities:

• Preparation of institutional level financial statements for assigned properties on a monthly, quarterly and/or annual basis for distribution to the respective owners.
• Ensure that the financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices and are in accordance with the requirements of the respective Owners.
• Work with the Core Team of any one property, and the Owner(s), to provide assurance, and assist with the interpretation of the financial aspects of the property's operations.
• Coordinating with the Core Team, the annual operating budgets for each of the respective properties in consultation with other departments, owners, and asset managers.
• Preparing the year end working files for the annual audits.
• Ensuring the accuracy of monthly tenant charges.
• Calculation of CAM & Tax recoveries on a monthly and annual basis.
• Monitoring individual portfolio related Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.
• Property cashflow management
• Preparing, and submitting HST returns where applicable.
• Other duties as reasonably required.

The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to describe functions of the job and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the job.
Qualifications:

• 3 to 5 years of relevant accounting experience, Property Accounting experience preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in an MSOffice 365 environment.
• Fluently bilingual (French & English) is preferred.
• Experience using Yardi 7s Property Management software is preferred.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of the assigned portfolio with the support of a strong team.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical and communication skills with a high degree of accuracy.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

Commitment to our People
We are committed to creating a positive experience for our employees. We work hard at Colonnade BridgePort, and we have fun while doing it! Our employees enjoy participating in sports tournaments, BBQ's, potlucks, prize draws, holiday parties, and more! The successful candidate can expect the following perks and benefits:

• Three weeks starting paid vacation, three days personal leave, five days sick leave
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working environment (position dependent, alternative may be offered)
• Comprehensive benefits plan that includes health, dental, vision, and disability coverage (cost shared by company and employee)
• RRSP matching program
• Holiday office closure between Christmas and New Years
• Summer hours (position dependent, alternative may be offered)

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Colonnade BridgePort acknowledges that teams with diverse backgrounds and perspectives can bring about innovative solutions and ideas. Therefore, we welcome and encourage qualified applications from people of all gender identities, visible minorities, Indigenous persons, and people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request an accommodation, please email .
We thank all interested applicants, however, only those under consideration will be contacted.

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