Assistant Controller

2 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada BGO Full time

**Assistant Controller**

**B5 | Vancouver, BC**

**Who We Are**: BGO is a leading, global real estate investment management advisor and a globally-recognized provider of real estate services. BGO serves the interests of more than 750 institutional clients with expertise in the asset management of office, industrial, multi-residential, retail and hospitality property across the globe. BGO has offices in 28 cities across twelve countries with deep, local knowledge, experience, and extensive networks in the regions where we invest in and manage real estate assets on behalf of our clients in primary, secondary and co-investment markets. BGO is a part of SLC Management, which is the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life.

BGO promotes a corporate culture that attracts and retains the highest caliber people. We encourage opportunities for growth, development, and promotion by providing our employees with the resources to work effectively and continually strive to perform better. We are committed to a safe and sustainable work environment.

**The Opportunity**:The Assistant Controller will report to the Corporate Controller, Corporate Finance and will be responsible for the full cycle accounting and reporting for BGO’s European subsidiaries.

**What You Will Do**:
**Operating subsidiaries**:

- Producing accurate and timely financial information for all subsidiaries.
- Review monthly entities financial reporting packages including financial statements, variance analysis, and balance sheet account reconciliations.
- Prepare consolidated package and presentation for Parent entity.
- Assist in setting up of processes to integrate subsidiary business into existing financial reporting processes to ensure efficient and streamlined reporting.
- Review tracking of capital investments in Funds of the Operating subsidiaries.
- Coordinate reporting from subsidiaries and consolidation of results with key focus on consolidation entries.
- Completing reporting to Parent.
- Assist with Accounting of management entities.
- Review of work performed by the senior corporate accountants including intercompany reconciliations.
- Review of month end closing journal entries and accruals.
- Review of transfer pricing entries.
- Liaison with other business units for various tasks.
- Assist in ad hoc requests and analysis, as and when required.
- Lead year-end audit requirements.
- Liaison with Parent other reporting requests/requirements.

**Group Responsibilities**
- Assist in quarterly distribution process - from the calculation to the funding of the distributions.
- Assist with Management reporting to Parent.
- Assist in preparation of Management reporting materials.
- Assist in the preparation of the annual Business Plan.

**Other Responsibilities**
- Coordination of tax filing for entities.
- Creating accounting memos to support management conclusion on various accounting matters.
- Perform various business and financial analysis, as required.
- Ensuring compliance and leading efforts to improve efficiencies and processes.
- Oversee a team of senior corporate accountants.
- Responsible for ad-hoc projects as they arise.
- Embrace and proactively supporting BGO’s culture of environmental sustainability, and corporate and social responsibility.

**Who you are**:

- Qualified CPA designation or equivalent
- Corporate accounting experience required, preferably in a multinational corporation, including minimum of 2 years supervising staff
- Communication Skills - Superior writing and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Technical Accounting - Strong accounting technical expertise in the following areas:

- Complex consolidations with various ownership %s including Non-Controlling Interest
- Foreign currency translations / restatements of foreign subsidiaries
- Legal entity accounting
- Knowledge of IFRS
- Organizational/Multi-Tasking - ability to allocate one’s time effectively, work under pressure, and meet tight deadlines; ability to handle multiple demands and competing priorities; ability to prioritize and delegate workload; ability to work at a detailed level; willingness to learn in a dynamic environment that includes new ideas and change
- Relationship Skills - ability to develop and sustain cooperative working relationships; confidently interact with senior executives, ability to develop leadership in others; team player; ability to lead
- Decision Making Skills - ability to identify, analyze, and solve problems; ability to take decisive action; ability to resolve conflict
- Computer Skills - Advanced skills in Excel required; knowledge of Yardi an asset
- Strong tax background an asset
- Knowledge of UK GAAP an asset
- **Police Clearance** - A criminal verification check is required for employment.

At BGO, we recognize that each employee’s unique experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints strengthen our ability to create and deliver the best val


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