Reporting directly to the Accounting Manager and indirectly to the Vice President of Finance, the Accounting Assistant will support all Starlight Canadian Residential portfolios and will be responsible for the assembly, analysis, and reporting of relevant financial data, with a focus on evaluating and optimizing related financial processes and controls. The Accounting Assistant is a key business partner, providing direct data administration support for all Finance portfolio teams.
Duties and Responsibilities
Detailed review of monthly property level reporting packages provided by property managers, ensuring reporting packages are fully supportable and accurate.
Work with the property managers to understand their records and ensure the completeness and accuracy of their work.
Detailed preparation of consolidated account reconciliations for balance sheet and income statement accounts.
Maintain General Ledger including posting journal entries, analyzing general ledgers, and making adjustments where needed.
Develop a strong working relationship with SCMF portfolio teams.
Review property managers' monthly cash calls.
Prepare documents required for monthly debt draws.
Allocate and reconcile monthly or quarterly entity-wide invoices.
Assist with pre-acquisition or pre-disposition activities.
Assist with ad-hoc data assembly, analysis, and reporting, as required.
Assist with various other ad-hoc projects for the Vice President of Finance as they arise.