JLL Canada | Senior Property Accountant

Responsibilities

• Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.
• In this pivotal role, you'll take ownership of monthly accounting activities, capital budget tracking, and financial reporting for assigned properties.
• This hybrid position offers the opportunity to shape financial outcomes for a leading commercial real estate company while developing your expertise in property accounting and cross-functional collaboration.
• Using AI capabilities, we analyze your application for relevant skills, experiences, and qualifications to generate valuable insights about how your unique profile aligns with the specific requirements of the role you're pursuing.
• You'll collaborate with diverse stakeholders to establish budgets, analyze variances, and ensure audit readiness while contributing to process improvements and strategic initiatives.
• Prepare monthly and year-end reconciliations, accruals, and adjustment entries to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Develop operating budgets and forecasts, track capital budgets, and monitor projects to support strategic planning.
• Analyze monthly budget variances and calculate depreciation costs to provide financial insights.
• Prepare documentation for year-end audits by external auditors and participate in financial controls reviews.
• Liaise with joint owners, operations teams, treasury, property services, and property financial administration.
• Prepare GST/QST-related filing documents and recommend improvements to assigned processes and analysis.

Requirements

• Three to five years of experience in general accounting.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with ability to collaborate across diverse stakeholders.
• Proven ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret and organize complex financial information.
• Working knowledge of English and bilingual French proficiency.
• Knowledge of Yardi accounting software.
• Experience with capital budget tracking and project monitoring.
• Familiarity with GST/QST filing requirements.
• Track record of process improvement and harmonization initiatives.
• Experience in real estate accounting

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated

JLL took its present form in 1999, when LaSalle Partners of Chicago merged with Jones Lang Wootton, a London property firm with roots in the eighteenth century, to create Jones Lang LaSalle. It has used the shorter name JLL since 2014. Headquartered in Chicago and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, it works for property owners, occupiers and investors, handling leasing, capital markets deals, property and facility management, and project and development services, and it manages real estate investments through LaSalle Investment Management, alongside a technology business.

• Industry: Commercial real estate services and investment management: leasing, capital markets, property and facility management, project management and real estate technology
• Headquarters: Chicago, United States (Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, listed on the NYSE as JLL)