Controller / Accounting Manager
Are you a seasoned financial controller? Or maybe someone in the accounting field with
the drive to take on more? We may have
the role for you.
Shift Real Estate Management has an exciting opportunity for
an Accounting Manager or Controller to join our team. Reporting to the Managing Partner, the ideal
candidate will act as the financial leader, responsible for accurate and timely
accounting functions and for supporting our leaders with data-driven insights
to strengthen our financial performance and operational efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the execution and oversight of full accounting cycle
- Timely and accurate reporting for properties, projects, and financial purposes
- Providing essential financial analytics to various departments to ensure a high level of project and property performance
- Assist in analyzing the financial feasibility of acquisitions and projects
- Establish, maintain and enhance internal controls, policies, and procedures
- Lead the selection and implementation of software that ties our business lines together
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, reduce costs, and strengthen operational efficiency
- Establishing and tracking key metrics to ensure Shift succeeds in meeting strategic initiatives
- Financial planning and budgeting on a project, property and entity level
- Assist leadership in making business decisions by providing financial analysis
- Timely and accurate reporting to financial institutions, investors and other third-party stakeholders
- Involvement in cash flow management forecasting
- Other duties as assigned
Credentials and Characteristics of our Ideal Candidate:
- Possess a proven track record in accurate accounting and reporting
- A desire to help take our accounting and financial management to the net level
- Exceptional interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with tenants, vendors, team members, and investors.
- Exceptional organizational skills and strong attention to detail
- Demonstrate a strong intellectual curiosity and a drive to understand the underlying “why” behind processes
- High level of integrity where doing the right thing is always top of mind
- Collaborative team player with a willingness to support broader organizational needs, even when tasks fall outside the typical scope of the role.
- Completion of a satisfactory criminal record check and a clean 3-year driver’s abstract
- Post secondary education in accounting
- 3+ years of strong accounting experience
- Accounting designation (CA, CPA, etc.) is considered an asset
Why join our Shift REM?
- Competitive compensation plans and employer-matched RRSP
- Industry-leading benefits including health, dental, orthodontics, paramedical services and Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Benefits
- Employee travel rewards, so you can travel on us, starting at 5 years!
- A people-centric environment, where doing the right thing and providing exceptional service comes first.
- Opportunity for growth and advancement within the organization via training and continuous improvement
- Support from management and other team members to help you succeed.
- A stable, family-owned business that has been part of the community for over 30 years!
