Description

This is a 6 months contract for a Senior Accountant for an Asset Management company. In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for the full cycle accounting and financial reporting for a portfolio of legal entities that hold infrastructure assets ranging from construction stage to fully operating. In addition to infrastructure projects, the candidate may be responsible for investment fund net asset value (“NAV”) calculations and financial statement preparation on a fair value basis.

• Managing full cycle accounting for a portfolio infrastructure project entities
• Preparing quarterly financial statements for investment funds based on fair value for the purposes of determining NAV, if needed.
• As part of determining fund NAV, calculating performance incentives and tracking hurdle rates
• Treasury management including cash reconciliations, wire payments, partner distributions and coordination with banks and lenders.
• Preparing and filing monthly GST/HST returns and remittances.
• Preparation of tax working papers and tax returns
• Working with external auditors, and responding to requests

Requirements

• CPA designation or degree in finance or accounting
• At least 5 years of industry work experience (infrastructure or private equity experience preferred)
• Experience with financial statement preparation, maintaining accounting records and general ledgers, tax filings and applying accounting policies and procedures
• Exposure to both IFRS and ASPE
• Strong communicator, both written and verbal
• Strong Excel skills and experience on Microsoft Dynamics an asset

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