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Senior Accountant
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
Full-time
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The Company
We are a fast-growing, non-traditional private mortgage lender based in Vancouver. We source capital from investors and deploy it into mortgages secured by real property. Our goal is to provide borrowers with tailored real estate financing solutions while delivering consistent, reliable returns to our investors.
With a mortgage portfolio exceeding $350 million and continued rapid growth, we offer an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative, 14-person team. Our executive leadership brings more than 80 years of combined experience across property development, public accounting, and mortgage financing.
The Role
Reporting to the VP, Finance & Operations, the Senior Accountant is responsible for providing timely and accurate financial reporting and overseeing the day-to-day accounting and financial operations of the mortgage portfolio and investments.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain accurate mortgage portfolio records.
- Prepare timely, full-cycle accounting and financial reporting for all companies within the corporate group.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports, ensuring they are timely, accurate, and audit ready. This includes journal entries, account reconciliations, schedules, working papers, and internal and external reporting packages.
- Prepare quarterly financial statements, including note disclosures.
- Serve as a primary contact for external auditors and bankers.
- Review mortgage funding documents.
- Coordinate approvals for funding requests and construction draws.
- Monitor cash flow and credit facility activity.
- Prepare quarterly GST returns.
- Prepare annual T5 tax slips for investors.
- Perform additional reporting and other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications
- CPA designation, or actively pursuing the CPA designation with completion expected within the next 3 months.
- Strong accounting background with knowledge of IFRS.
- Minimum of three years of accounting experience; real estate accounting experience is an asset.
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to continuously learn about commercial real estate and financial operations.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Oversee day-to-day accounting and financial operations for the mortgage portfolio, investments, and corporate group, including full-cycle accounting, reconciliations, and timely financial reporting. Prepare financial statements and tax filings, coordinate funding approvals and construction draws, monitor cash flow and credit facilities, and serve as a key contact for auditors and bankers.
Requirements
Applicants must hold a CPA designation or be actively pursuing one with completion expected within three months, and have a strong accounting background with knowledge of IFRS. At least three years of accounting experience is required; real estate accounting experience is an asset, along with a willingness to learn and proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
Skills
- Full-Cycle Accounting
- Financial Reporting
- IFRS
- Mortgage Portfolio Accounting
- Real Estate Accounting
- Journal Entries
- Account Reconciliations
- Audit Coordination
- Cash Flow Monitoring
- Credit Facility Monitoring
- GST Returns
- T5 Tax Slips
- Microsoft Excel
- Mortgage Funding Document Review
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Categories
- Finance & Accounting
Keywords
- CPA
- IFRS
- Full-Cycle Accounting
- Financial Reporting
- Mortgage Portfolio
- Mortgage Financing
- Real Estate
- Investments
- Journal Entries
- Account Reconciliations
- Financial Statements
- Note Disclosures
- Audit-Ready Working Papers
- External Auditors
- Bankers
- Mortgage Funding Documents
- Funding Approvals
- Construction Draws
- Cash Flow
- Credit Facilities
- GST Returns
- T5 Tax Slips
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel