Senior Property Accountant

Job Title: Senior Property Accountant

Company: Taggart Realty Management
Reports to: Accounting Manager

Salary Range: $79,000 - $90,000
Location: 225 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, Ontario

About Us

At Taggart Realty Management (TRM), we believe in building more than just properties—we build communities. As part of the Taggart Group and managing a 3-million-square-foot portfolio, we specialize in acquiring, developing, leasing, and managing retail, residential, office, and commercial properties, both in-house and with third-party partners. 

We’re continually growing through strategic development and acquisition resulting in a variety of opportunities for those looking to get hands-on experience and build a lasting career. At Taggart, you will be part of something bigger, and what you do today will make an impact for years to come. We believe in your success. 

Building integrity, quality, and community together. 

About this Role

The Senior Property Accountant plays a key role in managing the full-cycle accounting process for a portfolio of properties, with a primary focus on residential assets. This position is responsible for the monthly, quarterly, and year‑end financial reporting, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and meaningful analysis to support strategic decision‑making.  This role also provides leadership and mentorship to junior team members and will partner closely with Operations and Asset Management, to contribute to the overall financial performance and operational success of TRM’s property portfolio.

Financial Reporting and Analysis

• Prepare monthly accounting package that supports the financial statements including balance sheet schedules and reconciliations and income statement analysis ensuring the completeness and accuracy of the general ledger
• Preparation of bank reconciliations, HST remittances, intercompany reconciliations, accruals and amortization schedules to help with the month end close
• Preparing a monthly analysis of the revenue including rent rolls and operating and capital expenses
• Ensuring the proper classification of revenue and expenses in the monthly financial statements
• Recording journal entries, charges, receipts and payables to support the financial deliverables
• Ensure accurate and timely month end close and all reporting deadlines are met
• Issuing the monthly financial statements to stakeholders
• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts
• Assist in the preparation of the year end files that support the annual financial statements

Operational Support

• Acting as the first contact within the portfolio to support stakeholder questions
• Coordinate, along with the Accounts Receivable Clerk, to process billing and collection transactions and reporting activities according to specific deadlines and policies
• Coordinate, along with the Accounts Payable Clerk, to process cheques, invoices and cheque requisitions in accordance with specific deadlines and policies
• Act as a team lead to the other Property Accountants, AR and AP clerks to train, coach and otherwise assist them with the preparation of the finance team deliverables
• Assist management with driving process improvements and system optimization, ensuring Yardi best practices are functioning across the finance team
• Support TRM operations requests by providing financial information to the Operations, Leasing and Asset Management teams upon request
• Support the finance team in handling of external service providers such as insurers, lenders, auditors and other key stakeholders in the year end process
• Perform related clerical duties, such as word processing, maintaining filing and record systems, and photocopying/scanning
• Manage multiple projects concurrently
• Perform other duties as required.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Post-secondary degree in accounting
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in financial accounting
• CPA designation is an asset
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite- Intermediate level MS Excel skills are required for this role.
• Demonstrated expertise with Yardi accounting system
• Demonstrated initiative, detail oriented with a strong work ethic
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task while meeting time sensitive deadlines

Physical/Sensory Effort and Work Environment

• Sitting or standing for long periods of time at workstation.
• Manual dexterity is required to use desktop computer and peripherals.
• This role may require overtime at certain times of the year.

Accommodation Requests  

The Taggart Group of Companies is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered without regard to citizenship, race, place of origin, ethnic origin, colour, ancestry, disability, age, creed, sex/pregnancy, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. 

In accordance with Accessibility for Ontarians with a Disabilities Act, we’re committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. If you require accommodation or special assistance, please send an email to hr@taggart.ca with your request. 

Salary Range

The salary range shown reflects expected total annual compensation, including base pay, bonuses, and/or commissions.

Thank You for Considering Taggart Realty Management

Thank you for your interest in joining Taggart Realty Management. We appreciate every application, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. Any such submissions become the property of Taggart Realty Management and are not eligible for compensation. AI may be used to screen and assess candidates. 

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