Accounting Manager, Residential Development (Accounting)

at  Madison Group

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The Accounting Manager, Residential Development, will report to the Director of Accounting and is responsible for overseeing all the accounting functions within the residential development portfolio including low-rise developments and hi-rise (condo) developments.
Madison has over 5 million sq. ft of approved hi-rise development projects, to be constructed over the next decade or so, as well as over 2 thousand low rise approved units over the same period of time.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 8+ years’ real estate construction/job cost accounting experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent knowledge of construction cost accounting and related financial procedures.
• Proficient in Newstar (Constellation), and advanced working knowledge of MS Excel and Word is required.
• Experience and knowledge of all aspects of year-end working papers preparation and Caseware is preferred.
• Professional Accounting designation
• Knowledge of Yardi an asset
• Previous management skills in managing and motivating staff
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Solid analytical and mathematical skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to multitask and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Support our company’s values: Honesty, Integrity, Respect, Trust.

• Maintain the general ledger and annual working paper files for the Housing Development portfolio by posting year-end journal entries and preparing financial statements.
• Prepare cost analyses by interpreting projects’ financial data and information and report any financial risks and budgetary discrepancies to management for review.
• Generate quarterly financial reports and monthly project reports required by lenders.
• Develop, implement, and maintain construction management system, including setting up projects (jobs), budgets, job costs, cost codes, contracts, change orders, purchase orders, and various construction progress reports.
• Monitor budgets, costs incurred, costs to complete, committed costs and anticipated final costs in project management and accounting system.
• Perform and /or oversee monthly bank reconciliation and reconciliation of control accounts (accounts receivable and accounts payables) to subsidiary ledgers, intercompany balances, schedules of balance sheet accounts.
• Perform monthly HST reconciliations, file HST returns, and ensure remittances for each project on a prompt basis.
• Perform accounting duties throughout the project, such as posting acquisitions and sales closings entries for high-rise and low-rise projects, analyzing all transactions, and working unforeseen costs into the budget, and estimating cash flow.
• Ensure accurate preparation of SOAs and verify that all SOAs align accurately with records at the time of closings, confirming that all closing funds received match with sales records.
• Generate intercompany charge-back billings and reconciliations.
• Review purchase orders and accounts payable listing, prepare accounts payable journals, and process invoices if needed.
• Manage A/P staff and ensure that invoices are entered into the system correctly by AP staff and that all the relevant supporting schedules are complete and accurate.
• Ensure that holdbacks are retained and released in compliance with contractual agreements.
• Oversee bank loans/BA renewals.
• Other duties/projects as assigned from time to time.