ROLE: Corporate Accountant - 9 month contract
REPORTS TO: Senior Manager, Accounting
LOCATION: Hybrid / Corporate Office in Richmond Hill
SALARY: $65,000–$75,000
THE OPPORTUNITY
Venterra’s Accounting team has been undergoing significant growth in its mandate and building lasting relationships with its business partners. The Accounting team is uniquely positioned to provide support to the Asset Management, Operations, and Technical Service teams as well as partner with our Investor Relationships and Acquisitions departments. The team facilitates the dissemination of financial information to key business stakeholders to drive opportunities forward and create solutions to risks as they are identified.
In this role we are seeking a Corporate Accountant within the Accounting team with a high attention to detail and the ability to work independently while having a Team First mindset.
Critical to the role is the ability to demonstrate value as a team member that can execute assigned tasks with a high degree of proficiency. This position requires the ability to manage multiple deliverables and ensure deadlines are achieved with minimal oversight.
The role will report to the Senior Manager, Accounting who will challenge the candidate to take on increasing levels of responsibility and drive innovation. As a part of the Accounting team, the candidate will have a peer group to collaborate with, working as a team to achieve Venterra’s ambitious growth strategy.
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Month-End and Year-End Close: Complete monthly and year-end close activities in accordance with established deadlines, including bank reconciliations, accruals, prepaid expenses, allocations, and reclassifications.
- Financial Reporting: Prepare financial statements, supporting schedules, and documentation for assigned corporate entities and balance sheet accounts.
- Corporate Accounting: Record and reconcile corporate expenses, intercompany transactions, and other recurring accounting activities.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Property Accounting, Treasury, Accounts Payable, FP&A, Asset Management, and other corporate teams to support accurate and timely reporting.
- Process and System Improvements: Identify and implement opportunities to improve accounting processes, reporting, controls, system functionality, and automation initiatives.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
- Enrollment in a CPA or financial designation program is considered a strong asset.
- 2-5 years of experience in Accounting, Audit or FP&A.
- Industry experience considered a strong asset.
- Fundamental understanding of generally accepted accounting principles is required.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel; experience in VBA and SQL is considered a strong asset.
- Enjoy working in a dynamic work environment and taking on new challenges.
- Natural curiosity and passion for digging into the details, learning new skills, and improving processes.
- Strong communicator and excellent time management skills.
- Well-developed attention to detail and analytical skills.
- Passion for finance and accounting, and the data-driven approach to decision making.
- Aptitude to leverage technology to gain efficiencies and improve processes.
- Team first mentality and strong ability to work autonomously to deliver results.
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Venterra Realty is a growing developer, owner, and operator of multifamily apartments with 90 mixed-use and multifamily communities across 22 major US cities. Over 50,000 people and more than 10,000 pets call Venterra "home"! The Venterra Team is focused on achieving excellence in serving its three major stakeholders: residents, employees, and investors. Venterra has enjoyed tremendous growth and financial success over its 24-year history. This success has been achieved through the exceptional commitment and dedication of Venterra's approximately 950 team members. Find out more about Venterra Realty and its award-winning company culture at Venterra.com.
Canada Awards:
Explore our communities at VenterraLiving.com, and visit Venterra.com to learn more about how we’re out-caring the competition by staying true to our value proposition: “We care more about renter experiences, which drives superior results.”
Venterra Realty is an equal opportunity employer. Accessibility accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all stages of the selection process. We are actively recruiting for an existing position; Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used during our recruitment process for this role.
*The base salary range is intended to reflect the role's base salary rate in locations throughout Canada. Salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, alignment with market data, and geographic location. The base salary range does not include any bonuses or benefits.
Work Authorization Requirement: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada at the time of application and throughout employment. The company does not provide visa sponsorship for this role.
