The role involves managing a corporate accounting team, overseeing consolidation processes, reviewing financial reports, and working on process improvements while coordinating with various departments.
Who We Are
RioCan is one of Canada's largest Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT). We own, manage and develop retail-focused, increasingly mixed-use properties in Canada's major markets. We pioneered the REIT concept over 30 years ago and have transformed Canadian real estate.
We are proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers and a Greater Toronto's Top Employer. At RioCan, you can build a career with real impact and longevity. You get the stability and resources of an established company and the entrepreneurial and collaborative spirit of a start-up. Life at RioCan is dynamic and fast-paced. We know that great ideas can come from anywhere, and we empower our people to suggest and implement them. We value different voices and perspectives and appreciate that the unique backgrounds and identities we each bring to our jobs make the whole business stronger.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Reporting to the Director, Finance, the successful candidate will be a key member of the corporate accounting team who fully understands consolidation and equity-accounted investment accounting. This position will lead a team of corporate accountants through an accounting system conversion and will collaborate closely with other departments throughout the organization.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead, coach and develop a team of corporate accountants, including the provision of regular feedback and completion of performance appraisals;
- Responsible for the consolidation and elimination process including the review of related reports on a monthly basis, as well as for reforecasts and budgets;
- Manage and review the work of direct reports to ensure the timely and accurate completion of all reports in accordance with deadlines;
- Review corporate expenses and revenues, allocations, commodity tax filings and Statistics Canada Reporting;
- Review various fee billings as required;
- Prepare and review quarterly G&A variance analysis and various quarterly schedules;
- Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations for corporate business units;
- Assist with quarterly and annual internal/external reporting including coordination of internal and external auditor requests;
- Proactively initiate and foster participation in process improvement initiatives;
- Participate in and foster engagement in cross-training for key tasks and processes;
- Liaise effectively and collaboratively with other departments regarding accounting matters and respond to transactional accounting questions and issues;
- Other duties/projects as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- University Degree in Finance or Accounting;
- Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant designation required. CPA, CA designation strongly preferred;
- Minimum 3 years of public company experience at a managerial level required; commercial real estate industry experience strongly preferred;
- Mid to large-sized audit firm experience preferred;
- Knowledge of and experience with consolidation and equity-accounted investment accounting required;
- Minimum 3 years of people management experience required, prior change management experience preferred;
- Excellent analytical and project management skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple deliverables concurrently in a fast paced, deadline driven environment;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively interact and collaborate with other departments;
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications. Advanced Excel skills required;
- Knowledge of Yardi Voyager and Hyperion a strong asset.
Why join RioCan?
We believe in rewarding you for what you do and investing in your career and long-term success. Our total rewards and perquisites program is designed to fit and enrich your life physically, emotionally, financially, and socially. We offer eligible employees:
Work / Life Balance that prioritizes YOU. Enjoy a hybrid work model with flexible work hours, an extra-long weekend with our RioCan Cares Day, and half days before every long weekend in the summer.
Professional Growth and Development that includes a continuing education reimbursement, a mentorship and leadership development program, on-demand online learning, and cross-training opportunities.
An Extensive Health and Benefits Program that includes health and dental benefits for you and your family starting on day one, a healthcare spending account, an employee family and assistance program, virtual healthcare, and other resources.
A Comprehensive Retirement Program to help prepare our employees for the future. This includes matching employee contributions in a retirement savings plan, pension plan, and an employee unit purchase plan.
Additional Perks and Benefits that include paid time off, parental leave top-up, various employee discounts, employee referral and recognition programs, and opportunities to participate in community initiatives, committees, and social events throughout the year.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment where all employees are valued, included, and empowered to do their best work and bring great ideas. People are at the core of who we are, and we respect that they have taken all paths to get here. RioCan welcomes applications from all candidates and is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require accommodation at any stage of the application process, please let us know, and we will be happy to work with you to meet your needs.
You can visit us at www.riocan.com and follow us on LinkedIn to learn more about who we are and what a career at RioCan can look like for you.
Top Skills
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Hyperion
MS Office
Yardi Voyager
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