Senior Property Accountant

BGO Real Estate • Toronto, ON

5d • CA$85,000 - CA$95,000 • Onsite

About The Position

At BGO Properties, we’re dedicated to enhancing personal and professional growth, fostering meaningful connections, and giving back to the communities where we operate. As one of Canada’s premier providers of commercial property management and leasing services, BGO Properties manages a diverse portfolio of over 400 properties, totaling more than 67 million square feet of residential, office, industrial, and retail space. For over 30 years, our clients have trusted us to deliver innovative real estate solutions that create value and support their success. As part of the global BGO family, we leverage international expertise and local market insights to provide high-quality services. Our experienced team works across a variety of commercial real estate sectors, which ensure every property we manage is a welcoming and functional destination for tenants. Whether you’re launching your career or advancing as a seasoned professional, BGO Properties offers opportunities for professional growth, continuous learning, and leadership development. Join us and help shape the future of commercial real estate. We are looking for an individual to provide full-cycle accounting for a portfolio of properties and to add value to the BentallGreenOak Real Estate Services team and clients.

Requirements

• Enrolled in CPA program
• Minimum 4-5 years accounting experience
• Minimum 2-3 years commercial/retail property accounting experience required including full cycle property accounting, CAM/Tax recoveries, and financial statement preparation
• Communicate effectively, both oral and written; ability to develop and sustain cooperative working relationships
• Time management, work under pressure, and meet tight deadlines; ability to handle multiple demands and competing priorities; ability to prioritize workload; ability to work at a detailed level; willingness to learn in a dynamic environment that includes new ideas and change
• Intermediate to advance skills in Excel, Word, and other Microsoft Office programs
• Police Clearance – A criminal verification check is required for employment.

Nice To Haves

• Supervision of staff an asset
• The ability to communicate effectively, both oral and written in French is an asset

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate and timely financial information as required internally by management and other departments, and externally to the client.
• Produce monthly Financial Statements in accordance with accounting standards and policies.
• Utilize budgets and other tools to analyze variances.
• Ensure all GST/HST and other legislated taxes and assessments are reconciled and remitted.
• Handle property sales/turnover including final operating statements, funds distribution, HST reconciliation, closing of bank accounts, and any other relevant closing duties.
• Monitor cash positions with special attention to monthly mortgage payments, payroll billings, management fees, property taxes, GST/HST remittances, capital and leasing costs, and any other major monthly expenditures.
• Process surplus funds distributions to owners.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations.
• Monitor and review mid-month and month-end receivables for accuracy, adjustments, and/or corrections.
• Produce monthly rent roll/receivable report.
• Handle annual property tax invoicing for tenants that do not pay monthly.
• Monitor monthly sales reports and follow up on outstanding sales.
• Support site in reconciliation and invoicing of tenants as due.
• Perform new property set up, analysis, and follow up of outstanding issues as required.
• Complete year-end operating cost adjustments and tenant billings for assigned properties within 90 days of operating year end.
• Follow up with the status of operating cost reconciliations for your portfolios.
• Responsible for completing the accounting portion of assigned budget files within assigned deadlines.
• Follow up on the status of budgets throughout the draft, revised, and final stages to ensure completion within the assigned deadlines.
• Analyze the coming year's new budget for the portfolio for changes to accounting treatment of various items.
• Ensure new rental notices are sent to tenants for the coming year's operating budget approximately 45 days prior to the commencement of the operating year.
• Assist in training property accounting staff in all BRES property accounting cycles including procedures, processes, and review of property files.
• Act as a resource for property accounting staff for guidance and direction on accounting and property-related issues.
• Assist in the overall management of the group through mentoring of property accounting staff.
• Support ongoing training, developing, and mentoring of property accounting staff.

Benefits

• Eligible BGO employees participate in various incentive compensation plans, based on individual and business performance
• A broad range of competitive benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed