Controller

**Fort Properties**

**Job Posting - Controller**

**Full-Time | Permanent | In-Office**

**$85,000-$115,000 per year**

**September 2025**

**The Opportunity**

Do you love numbers, strategy, and problem-solving, but also want your work to have a tangible impact on real spaces and communities? Fort Properties is looking for a Controller to join our small, family-owned team in Victoria, B.C. This role isn’t just about spreadsheets. It’s about helping a growing real estate business thrive while keeping our properties, projects, and people running smoothly.

Reporting directly to Ownership, you’ll take the lead on all things finance: managing accounting operations, producing accurate financial reporting, keeping internal controls in check, and providing insights that help us make smart business decisions. You’ll also be hands-on with budgeting, forecasting, development financing, and construction project accounting. And, you’ll get to mentor a small accounting team, helping them grow as you help Fort grow.

If you’re someone who likes to see the impact of your work and thrives in a role that blends strategy, leadership, and day-to-day financial oversight, this is the job for you.

This is a full-time, in-person role based in Victoria, B.C.

**What You’ll Do**
- Lead and manage all accounting operations: accounts payable/receivable, payroll, bank reconciliations, and reporting.
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and investment activities.
- Prepare, review, and analyze internal and external financial statements, providing insights and recommendations to leadership.
- Manage development project financing, including construction loan compliance, draw requests, and lender reporting.
- Track construction budgets, review change orders, and maintain accurate forecasts for ongoing development projects.
- Supervise annual CAM reconciliations and coordinate tenant communications.
- Ensure compliance with tax, regulatory, and lender reporting requirements.
- Hire, mentor, and develop accounting staff, fostering a collaborative and supportive team environment.
- Partner with property managers and leadership to identify efficiencies, cost savings, and opportunities to improve performance.
- Support the business owner with personal financial management and tax coordination when needed.

**What We Look For**
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance with CPA designation required.
- 5-7 years+ of relevant independent experience in accounting roles.
- Proven experience with financial project management.
- Financial planning and analysis or operations experience is an asset.
- Comfortable with accounting software (Yardi Breeze preferred) and advanced Excel skills.
- Strong financial analysis, reporting, and internal control skills.
- Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills (you can explain numbers to anyone).
- Collaborative, personable, and solution-oriented, with a continuous learning and growth mindset.

**Who You Are**
- Purpose-driven organizer: You keep projects and priorities on track without losing sight of the bigger picture, making sure deadlines are met while maintaining the quality and integrity of your work.
- Strategic financial partner: You think beyond the numbers, understanding how financial decisions impact people, properties, and communities, and can translate complex data into clear, actionable insights.
- Team-builder and mentor: You enjoy developing others, sharing your knowledge, and fostering a collaborative, supportive environment where your team can thrive.
- Independent and connected: You take initiative and own your work, but also value partnership and know when collaboration will drive better outcomes.
- Aligned with our culture and core values: You share our commitment to creating spaces that contribute to people, businesses, and the community, and approach your work with integrity, care, and pride in the impact it creates.

**Why Fort Properties**

Fort Properties Ltd. is a third-generation, family-owned and operated company based in Victoria, B.C. We focus exclusively on property ownership, management and development, and we are deeply committed to creating healthy and vibrant places. We believe it is our role to create “Space That Contributes” - to create and manage dynamically-built environments that allow business people to shine and enhance the community as a whole.

We offer our team:

- Competitive salary + time off entitlements
- Extended healthcare + dental coverage
- Life insurance and long-term disability
- Professional development support
- A collaborative, supportive work environment

**How to Apply**

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $85,000.00-$115,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Chartered Professional Accountant (required)

Work Location: In person