Careers

Primaris REIT is currently hiring a dedicated and enthusiastic Senior Property Accountant to join our team in our downtown Toronto office. If you are process driven, have great attention to detail and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, this exciting opportunity is perfect for you!

As the Senior Property Accountant, you will provide exceptional customer service to both internal and external clients and provide efficient and accurate accounting & analysis of a retail real estate portfolio owned by Primaris. Your communication skills and positive attitude will contribute to the success of our team. You will be responsible for:
• Full cycle accounting for assigned portfolio including monthly journal entries and reconciliations of the cash, equity, investment property, debt, and intercompany account balances, etc.
• Prepare, review & analyze:
o Monthly reporting for assigned portfolio including month-end closes, actual to budget variance analysis and quarter over quarter variance analysis
o Quarterly and year end property packages, and liaise with auditors
o Annual financial and cost statements
o Annual tenant operating cost, CAM recoveries and realty tax billings
o Budgets and quarterly re-forecasts
• Set-up and coordinate the accounting functions for newly acquired properties
• Provide regular updates & feedback to the Manager, Accounting
• Assist Manager, Accounting with reviewing work of Property Accountants
• Participate in the development and distribution of best practices, process documentation, and user support materials for department processes
• Act as a resource to the Property Accountants
• Provide support to Manager, Accounting with special projects/initiatives
• Ad-hoc analyses as required by management and internal and external stakeholders
• Other duties as assigned

To excel in this role, we are looking for candidates who are results driven, reliable, and flexible. If this opportunity sounds interesting to you, you likely have the following attributes:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
• Enrolment in a program for a professional accounting designation
• CPA designation highly preferred
• 3-5 years commercial real estate experience
• Excellent proficiency with Microsoft Excel, easily work with formulas (e.g., index, sumif, pivot, lookups, conditional formats, links, etc.)
• Yardi experience an asset
• Strong process management/improvement skills with a mindset for continuous improvement
• Strong analytical and inquiry skills to understand operational processes and constraints
• Produce accurate work with attention to detail and consistently meet deadlines
• Actively support training & development opportunities for employees as well as provide regular and meaningful feedback while delegating responsibility and being comfortable working through others

• Communicate clearly, concisely, professionally and convey active listening and openness
• Build positive relationships and demonstrate commitment, effort and a "take charge" attitude
• Produce accurate work with attention to detail and consistently meet deadlines
• Take ownership for actions, accept constructive criticism and make the necessary changes to behaviour
• Overcome obstacles to get the job done, identify problems and recommend solutions
• See change positively and adapt quickly to change in work requirements
• Actively support training & development opportunities for employees as well as provide regular and meaningful feedback while delegating responsibility and being comfortable working through others

• Respect: Value diverse perspectives, experiences and talents; treat others the way you would want to be treated
• Empowerment: Use the means provided to carry out responsibilities to the best of your ability and to implement creative ideas
• Integrity: Do the right thing, deliver on commitments and admit mistakes
• Teamwork: Work together as one team toward common goals
• Accountability: Hold yourself and others accountable for decisions and results