Senior Corporate Accountant

Senior Corporate Accountant

Arkfield Capital | Toronto, ON

About the Role

Arkfield Capital is looking for a Senior Corporate Accountant to help build our corporate accounting function and then take the reigns and run it. You will own the numbers that sit above the projects: corporate and partnership financial statements, the annual audit, HST and CRA matters, the group’s tax filings, and the accounting for our income-producing residential and commercial portfolio. You will report to the Financial Controller and supervise our accounts payable team.

This is a ground-floor opportunity. Arkfield has grown fast, and our corporate accounting function is being restructured and rebuilt now. You’ll help design the month-end close, set up the controls, help set up how the team’s work flows and gets reviewed, and help shape the team as it grows. If you’ve spent time in public accounting looking at other companies’ processes and thinking “I’d do this differently,” this is your opportunity.

You will also be the group’s main contact for its external advisors. You will run the annual audit for the company and its limited partnerships, and you’ll be the first point of contact for the CRA on reviews, information requests and reassessments. Our external tax advisors prepare the T2s, partnership returns and T5013s. You will manage that process from start to finish: building the information packages, reviewing the drafts against the books and partner records, and getting every return and slip out the door on time.

We are building the function around modern tools. Yardi Voyager is our system of record, and we are actively using AI to automate the cumbersome parts of the work. We want someone who will push those tools further while making sure an accountant’s judgment stays in charge of the process.

This is a start-up environment. The team is lean, the business moves quickly, and you will work directly with the Financial Controller, the Project Accountants, Asset Management, our third-party property managers, external tax advisors and senior leadership. The learning curve is steep and the scope is wide. The role suits someone who likes building things, holds a high standard, and wants their responsibilities to grow along with the company.

What You’ll Do

• Build the function. Design, document and put in place the corporate month-end and year-end close, the close calendar, reconciliation standards and review protocols.

• Set up the controls. Build and maintain the internal control framework, including segregation of duties, approval workflows, and AP, expense and intercompany policies.

• Shape the team. Supervise and review the work of our accounts payable staff, covering invoice processing, payment runs, vendor setup and credit card expense reporting. Coach and develop junior team members, and work with the Financial Controller to define roles, workflow and future staffing.

• Own corporate reporting. Prepare corporate and entity-level financial statements and supporting schedules, including the quarterly reporting packages for the Board of Directors.

• Run the audit. Lead preparation for the annual audits of the Company and its limited partnerships, including the PBC list, lead schedules and workpapers. You will be the auditors’ day-to-day contact and keep the Financial Controller updated on progress and issues.

• Handle tax and the CRA. Prepare and file HST returns across the group. Coordinate the external advisors who prepare the T2s, partnership information returns and T5013 slips, and make sure slips reach our limited partners on time. Manage CRA reviews, audits, information requests, reassessments and objections, and keep the group’s tax compliance calendar.

• Manage the income portfolio’s books. Review, reconcile and record the monthly packages from our third-party property managers for the residential and commercial rental portfolio. Investigate variances directly with the property managers, and make sure rental operations are recorded in Yardi accurately and on time.

• Support asset performance. Contribute to annual operating budgets, NOI reporting, and lender reporting and covenant calculations for the income-producing assets.

• Connect the dots. Work with the Project Accountant on consolidation, intercompany balances, and capital and partner-level reporting, so the corporate and project sides tell the same story. Prepare monthly corporate and intercompany invoicing, and review bank reconciliations and intercompany balances.

• Keep improving. Recommend and carry out improvements to systems, reporting templates, controls and automation as you go.

• Manage monthly credit card reporting: obtain and distribute credit card statements to the AP team for processing, ensure reports are completed on time, and maintain the internal forms used to streamline the process.

• Maintain and update accounting systems: set up and approve vendors, entities, properties, GL accounts, charge codes, jobs, and workflows, and work with Yardi and Procore support to resolve ERP issues.

What We’re Looking For

• A CPA designation, and a degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• At least 5 years of progressive accounting experience. Public accounting (audit and/or tax) experience is strongly preferred, and exposure to real estate clients is an asset.
• Experience leading or coordinating external audits and preparing financial statements.
• Canadian tax compliance experience, including HST filings and direct correspondence with the CRA. You should also be familiar with T2, partnership information return and T5013 requirements and comfortable working with external tax advisors.
• A track record of building or improving accounting processes, controls and documentation, ideally on a growing or newly formed team.
• Supervisory or file-review experience, and an interest in developing people.
• Experience with Yardi Voyager or similar real estate accounting software is a strong asset.
• Advanced Excel skills, and a real interest in using AI and automation to remove manual work rather than just put up with it.
• A high degree of accuracy, professional skepticism and attention to detail.
• A builder’s mindset. You see a function that is still taking shape as an opportunity, not a frustration.
• The ability to manage several entities, advisors and deadlines at once in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

What You’ll Gain

• The chance to build a corporate accounting function from the ground up: the processes, controls and team that will carry the platform through its next stage of growth.
• Broad, hands-on exposure across financial reporting, audit, tax, CRA matters and income-property accounting. That kind of range usually takes years to collect elsewhere.
• Direct work with the Financial Controller and senior leadership, with your work visible to the Board.
• Room to grow as the platform grows. As the accounting team expands, we expect this role to lead to broader responsibility and leadership.

About Arkfield Capital

Arkfield Capital is a vertically integrated real estate investment company that develops and manages commercial and residential real estate projects in Ontario. Since our establishment in 2020, we have grown substantially and now own and/or manage over 20 projects across low- and high-rise development.

Our success comes from a people-driven, entrepreneurial culture that pairs start-up energy with a collaborative, family-oriented, results-focused environment. With our financial strength, streamlined decision-making and vertical integration, we have been among the most active developers in Ontario over the last five years.

Our portfolio currently includes approximately:

• 6.2M+ square feet of residential density
• 7,100+ units under development
• $700M in assets under management

Our flat structure is built to let team members take on diverse roles, with plenty of room for both company and personal growth. We’re looking to add people excited to help propel that growth.