Manager, Accounting

Dream is looking for a Manager, Accounting & Reporting (18 month Contract)

We are always looking for the best and brightest to join our thriving community. Dream's Corporate Accounting and Reporting team is currently looking for a Manager, Accounting & Reporting to join their team on an 18-month contract.

Who Are You?

The successful candidate is a highly analytical, self-motivated and collaborative team member. You are not afraid to think outside the box to find the best approach to achieve results.

You constantly prove to take initiative, own a broad set of responsibilities, and be a business partner to various stakeholders. You are a quick learner and consider the bigger picture in managing various deliverables and initiatives, and you thrive in a complex and fast-paced environment. You are able to work independently on multiple projects with tight deadlines and pivot to new priorities.

What will you do in this role?

Below are some of the primary responsibilities you will be taking on in this role:

• Lead process improvement and data clean-up initiatives across corporate accounting, including standardizing chart of accounts, reconciliation templates, and reporting workpapers to support scalability and audit readiness;
• Identify and drive opportunities to incorporate AI and automation tools into corporate accounting and corporate reporting workflows, partnering with IT/Finance Systems as needed;
• Contribute to the monthly and quarterly financial close process for internal and external reporting, with a focus on continuous improvement and standardizing close activities;
• Contribute to and help manage the quarterly and annual financial reporting and compliance reporting deliverables, ensuring accuracy and integrity of external disclosures;
• Contribute to the corporate accounting process, including review of journal entries, account reconciliations, intercompany allocations and reconciliations, G&A analysis, debt and interest analysis, and balance sheet analysis;
• Coach and mentor junior resources within the team, including building their comfort with new tools and process changes;
• Assist the Corporate Accounting and Reporting teams with technical accounting research and documentation, financial analyses for monthly and quarterly management reporting, and liaison with external auditors during the quarterly review and annual audit processes.

What experience and skills are required?

These are some of the things we would like you to bring to the table:

• CPA, CA with minimum 3+ years post-qualification experience, preferably with experience in public company reporting;
• Demonstrated experience leading process improvement or data clean-up initiatives, ideally within a finance/accounting function of a public company;
• Familiarity with, or strong interest in, applying AI and automation tools (e.g., Excel/Power Query automation, RPA, generative AI tools) to finance and accounting processes; comfort evaluating and championing new tools with the team;
• Experience in leading/managing a small team of finance professionals;
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS, preferably in a real estate environment;
• Experience with consolidations, complex accounting issues, acquisitions and dispositions, and joint arrangement structures;
• Experience with financial accounting systems – JD Edwards experience considered a strong asset but not a requirement;
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the use of complex formulas;
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to interpret numbers into a business context;
• Strong analytical skills; experience working on complex transactions, including M&A and joint arrangement structures;
• A strong communicator who can digest complex information and simplify concepts when presenting to a variety of audiences;
• Ability to juggle multiple projects while maintaining strong attention to detail;
• Ability to work independently and interact collaboratively with various functions; and
• Self-motivated, accountable, energetic and hands-on professional with strong organization skills, with a genuine curiosity for improving how things are done.

Who are we?

Dream Unlimited is an award-winning Canadian real estate investment, development and management company with approximately $28 billion of assets under management in North America and Europe. Our scope of business includes asset managementand management servicesfor both publicly listed real estate as well as private capital.

Dream has grown substantially since its formation in 1996, becoming one of Canada’s leading real estate companies with a diverse workforce in North America and Europe. We are one of Canada’s largest developers, building communities for people to li