About the Role
Lead the Property Accounting team responsible for Allied’s national portfolio of urban workspace. Provide strategic and operational leadership for the property accounting function, supporting accurate reporting, informed decision-making, and strong financial performance. Collaborate with teams across Finance and Accounting, Leasing, Operations, and Construction.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop the Property Accounting team.
- Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing team environment focused on continuous improvement and professional growth.
- Ensure effective team structure, workload allocation, and resourcing.
- Identify opportunities to enhance processes and systems to support operational effectiveness.
- Oversee monthly and quarterly financial reporting processes, including month-end and quarter-end close activities.
- Review and analyze key financial reporting and performance metrics.
- Oversee the annual recovery reconciliation process.
- Oversee the timely filing of HST, GST, QST, and other government remittances.
- Review statements of adjustments and post-closing adjustments related to investments.
- Liaise with internal and external auditors on controls, audit requests, and audit findings.
- Support the FP&A team in the annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting processes.
- Collaborate with FP&A, Leasing, and Operations teams to support budgeting assumptions, financial analysis, and reporting deliverables.
- Review and provide input on key budget and reforecast metrics.
- Contribute to quarterly external reporting through financial analysis, commentary, and operational insights.
- Build strong working relationships across the organization to support informed decision-making, alignment, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- CPA designation required.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in accounting and finance within commercial real estate or property accounting.
- Strong technical accounting and financial reporting experience, including full-cycle accounting processes.
- Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
- Experience supporting budgeting and reforecasting processes in partnership with FP&A and operational teams.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and levels of the organization.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with a high level of attention to detail.
- Experience with Yardi or similar property accounting systems is considered an asset.
Skills
- Property Accounting
- Financial Reporting
- Full-cycle accounting
- Budgeting
- Reforecasting
- Financial Analysis
- Team Leadership
- Process Improvement
- Yardi (asset)
Location
- Canada
Work Type
- In-person culture
- Flexibility
Experience Level
- 10+ years
Education Level
- CPA designation
Benefits
- Performance-based bonus programs
- Retirement savings program (with option to invest in traditional funds or Allied units)
- Vacation
- Six personal days
- Half-days before statutory holidays
- Comprehensive, company-paid health benefits (vision and dental coverage)
- Healthcare spending account
- Employee assistance program
- Paid volunteer day
About the Company
- Allied is a leading owner-operator of distinctive urban workspace in Canada’s major cities.
- Provides knowledge-based organizations with distinctive urban environments that support creativity, connectivity, and human wellness.
- Seeks to make a continuous contribution to cities and culture that elevates and inspires humanity.
- Views real estate as a human endeavor that must promote wellness, sustainability, diversity, and creativity.
- Offers a place to build a career of consequence with thoughtful, tangible, and enduring work that contributes meaningfully to cities and people.
Equal Opportunity
- Allied is committed to hiring the most qualified candidates with a dedication towards supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion across our organization.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, ethnicity, origin, sexual orientation, disability, and socioeconomic background.
- Diverse perspectives strengthen our organization and help us deliver better outcomes for our tenants, partners, and communities.
- All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
- We strive to provide an accessible recruitment experience and welcome reasonable accommodation requests at any stage of the recruitment process.
