Financial Analyst

Homestead Land Holdings Limited•Kingston, ON

37d•$85,000 - $95,000

About The Position

Are you looking to take the next step in your accounting career with a well-established Canadian company? As a Financial Analyst, you’ll have the opportunity to work independently while demonstrating exceptional accuracy, confidentiality, judgement, and efficiency in managing financial records. Reporting directly to the Assistant Vice President, Accounting and working closely with the Vice President, Accounting and Controller, you’ll play a key role in shaping best practices and processes within our department. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and are eager to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to join our team and help drive our continued success.

Requirements

Post-secondary education in finance/accounting is required
CPA designation is required
3+ years of professional experience in finance or accounting is required
Excellent organizational, time management and prioritizing skills
Ability to work independently, prioritize and work well under pressure
High level of accuracy and attention to detail
Professional written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite is required

Nice To Haves

Experience with Yardi software is an asset

Responsibilities

Review monthly entries, analyze monthly building operating statements and Microsoft Power BI reports for completeness and accuracy for the Operations department
Analyze and record capital expenditure accruals quarterly, including interacting with our Property Standards and HVAC departments, to ensure accurate reporting on projects
Review and maintain monthly balance sheet account reporting, including liaising with various departments on status of transactions and balancing to the general ledger
Review and maintain commercial accounts and telecommunication leases including reconciliations and adherence to lease terms
Review of semi-annual comparative building statements in Microsoft Power BI
Work with our Senior Financial Analyst in the reporting of the quarterly status of capital expenditure projects with the various departments
Review and analyze utility consumption and rates for buildings, identifying any anomalies and communicate findings to our HVAC team for investigation
Assist our legal department with review of various rent increases and processing various Orders from the Landlord Tenant Board for rent adjustments
Review capital expenditure invoices weekly to ensure accuracy and adherence to proper controls and comparing actual spend to approved budgets
Review and help reconcile property tax accounts
Assist in the preparation of year-end audit working papers and lead sheets
Assist our Acquisition’s team with analysis and reporting related to building acquisitions
Review bad debt write-offs
Reconcile the budget to spending reporting on capital in-suite expenses
Perform a variety of ad hoc accounting duties, including balancing various accounts, and providing support to the financial accounting team as needed
Provide input to enhance service relationship, process efficiencies and identify potential compliance issues to the Assistant Vice President, Accounting and/or the Vice President Accounting & Controller
Participate in projects and additional initiatives as assigned