Financial Accountant

Job summary

The Financial Accountant will manage full-cycle accounting activities, including reconciliations, invoice processing, and job costing for a portfolio of entities. They will also prepare monthly financial reports, monitor project cash flow, and assist with various financial analysis projects.

Job details

About the Opportunity: The successful candidate will support the accounting and financial management of an assigned portfolio of entities and projects, including: Prepare and review monthly bank and loan reconciliations, including related interest calculations. Perform full-cycle accounting activities, including A/R, A/P, invoice coding, journal entries, trial balance review, account reconciliations, job costing, and cost allocations. Support the management of accounts payable activities, including invoice processing, vendor inquiries, and issue resolution. Track and reconcile property/project transactions related to closings and other development milestones. Maintain and reconcile letters of credit and other financial instruments, including setup, adjustments, and cancellations. Reconcile intercompany accounts and investigate discrepancies. Prepare monthly financial and management reporting for internal and external stakeholders. Monitor project cash flow, including preparing forecasts, funding requests, and analysis of financing and financial instrument utilization. Prepare cash calls, distributions, and equity reconciliations. Assist with various accounting, reporting, and financial analysis projects as required. About You: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field. Progress toward a professional accounting designation is considered an asset. 3+ years of experience in full-cycle accounting, ideally within real estate, property, development, or a related environment. Experience working with joint ventures, partnerships, or other shared business arrangements. Strong understanding of accounting concepts, with the ability to identify discrepancies, assess financial impacts, and make sound business decisions. Experience with cash flow analysis, forecasting, and budgeting. Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and projects simultaneously. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across various levels and functions. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel. Experience with real estate or property accounting software is considered an asset. This position for employment is for a current vacancy with Highspring’s client. Please note that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organisations. By submitting to this position, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including, but not limited to, the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organisational needs. Salary ranges will be disclosed where required by law. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits). Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

What you’ll do

The Financial Accountant will manage full-cycle accounting activities, including reconciliations, invoice processing, and job costing for a portfolio of entities. They will also prepare monthly financial reports, monitor project cash flow, and assist with various financial analysis projects.

Requirements

Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field and at least 3 years of full-cycle accounting experience. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and experience in real estate or property development environments are required.

Benefits

• Medical • Dental • Vision • 401(k) retirement plan • Discretionary bonuses

Listed skills

• Budgeting · Preferred
• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Microsoft Office · Preferred
• Forecasting · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Full-cycle accounting
• Bank reconciliation
• Loan reconciliation
• Accounts payable
• Invoice processing
• Job costing
• Cost allocations
• Financial reporting
• Cash flow analysis
• Forecasting
• Budgeting
• Microsoft Office
• Excel
• Real estate accounting software
• Intercompany reconciliation

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Sales
• Construction
• Management & Leadership