Assistant Controller

Position; Assistant Controller

Location: Concord(in office role)

Salary: $110-125,000 + Bonus

Your New Company

Our client is a well-established and growing commercial real estate organization with a significant portfolio of industrial, retail, and office properties across Ontario. Known for its long-term approach to property ownership and management, the company offers a stable, collaborative environment and is committed to operational excellence, employee development, and work-life balance.

Your New Role

Reporting to the Controller, the Assistant Controller will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Property Accounting function, with a strong focus on review, accuracy, compliance, and team leadership.

This position serves as the primary reviewer for key accounting processes and financial outputs, ensuring the integrity of tenant recoveries, reconciliations, tax filings, and financial reporting. You will lead and mentor a team of accounting professionals while driving process improvements and maintaining strong internal controls.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reviewing year-end working papers and supporting audit requirements
• Reviewing annual CAM and realty tax reconciliations, billings, and pre-bill schedules
• Overseeing tenant billings and resolving complex tenant accounting inquiries
• Reviewing monthly bank reconciliations and following up on outstanding items
• Reviewing HST filings, tax instalments, and other compliance filings
• Reviewing management fee calculations and intercompany chargebacks
• Supporting MPAC submissions and realty tax recoveries
• Maintaining and strengthening internal controls and accounting procedures
• Leading, coaching, and developing property accounting staff
• Identifying and implementing process improvements and automation initiatives
• Working closely with Property Management and participating in arrears meetings

What You'll Need to Succeed

The ideal candidate will come from a public accounting background, including:

• Preferred: Big 4 or mid-market public accounting firm experience with approximately 4+ years of total experience, including at least one year at the Manager level and exposure to real estate clients
• Alternative: Public accounting experience at the Senior level followed by experience working within a real estate organization in a supervisory capacity

What You'll Get in Return

• Competitive salary of $110,000 - $125,000
• Discretionary bonus opportunity of 5-10%
• Three weeks of vacation
• Half-day Fridays throughout July and August
• Christmas to New Year's office shutdown
• Personal and sick days
• Comprehensive benefits package with 75% employer-paid premiums
• 5% RRSP contribution after one year of service
• A stable and collaborative culture with strong work-life balance
• Opportunity to lead a sizeable accounting team within an established real estate organization