Property Accounting Manager

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At STRIVE Recruitment, we are a leading recruitment firm specialising in Accounting & Finance, Corporate Administration, Operations, and Technology. We take pride in connecting exceptional talent with outstanding employers across Canada. Our focus is on building lasting partnerships, understanding our clients' business needs, and helping professionals find meaningful opportunities that align with their goals.

THE ROLE

STRIVE has partnered with a large and well-established commercial real estate organisation as they look to hire an Accounting Manager for their Vancouver team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced property accounting professional looking to join a highly established organisation with a significant commercial real estate portfolio, strong employee tenure, and excellent opportunities for long-term career progression.

Reporting into senior finance leadership, the Accounting Manager will oversee a team of Property Accountants while taking responsibility for the quality and timely delivery of financial reporting across a large portfolio of commercial properties. The role combines property accounting oversight with people leadership, client and stakeholder management, budgeting, forecasting, and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will join an experienced and collaborative accounting team with a strong culture and very low turnover. This opportunity is particularly well suited to someone who has already established themselves at the management level and enjoys developing people, improving processes, and working within a large and complex commercial real estate environment.

This position offers a hybrid working model with 2 days per week in the office, a competitive base salary, annual bonus, RRSP matching, comprehensive benefits, and 3–4 weeks of vacation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Directly manage, coach, and develop a team of approximately 3–4 Property Accounting professionals
• Oversee day-to-day property accounting activities across a significant commercial real estate portfolio
• Review monthly financial reporting, month-end close activities, cash flows, and supporting accounting schedules
• Oversee annual property budgets and cash flow forecasts
• Manage annual operating cost recovery and CAM reconciliation processes
• Coordinate annual property tax and audit requirements
• Review monthly and annual accounting deliverables to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to deadlines
• Plan accounting cycles and allocate workloads across the team to ensure reporting requirements are achieved
• Provide technical guidance and support to Property Accountants
• Lead performance management, training, mentorship, and ongoing professional development of accounting staff
• Partner closely with Property Management, Leasing, Finance, and other internal stakeholders
• Maintain strong relationships with external clients and respond to accounting and reporting requirements
• Support senior finance leadership with the overall management of the Property Accounting function
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, reporting quality, controls, and operational efficiency
• Support new property onboarding and accounting setup
• Assist with property dispositions, including final operating statements, cash distributions, GST/HST reconciliations, and account closures
• Participate in special projects and process improvement initiatives
• Promote a collaborative, accountable, and positive working environment across the accounting team

QUALIFICATIONS

• CPA designation preferred, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• 5+ years of progressive property accounting experience
• Strong commercial real estate accounting background, ideally across office, retail, mixed-use, or similarly complex portfolios
• Previous experience directly managing, coaching, and developing accounting staff
• Existing management-level experience strongly preferred
• Experience working within a large, established real estate or property management organisation considered a strong asset
• Strong understanding of property accounting, month-end reporting, budgeting, cash flow forecasting, operating cost recoveries, and annual audit requirements
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple properties, deadlines, and competing priorities
• Confident decision-maker with strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build strong relationships with accounting teams, property management, leasing, senior leadership, and external clients
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Yardi Voyager experience considered a strong asset
• Independent, proactive, and comfortable taking ownership within a large and established accounting environment
• Ambitious and interested in continued long-term career progression

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Base Salary: $110,000–$125,000
• Annual Bonus
• RRSP Matching
• Vacation: 3–4 weeks
• Comprehensive extended health benefits
• Hybrid working: 2 days per week in office
• Strong opportunities for long-term career progression within a large and established real estate organisation

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