Accountant (CPA)

About Adi Development Group

Adi Development Group is one of Canada’s fastest-growing and most innovative real estate development, construction management, and investment companies. With over 4,000 residential units and $3 billion in value under development across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), we are on a mission to redefine the customer experience in real estate. We’re delivering homes faster, better, and more affordably —and changing the way communities are built.

As an Adian, you’ll help shape city skylines, build communities, and leave a legacy. We encourage entrepreneurship , ownership thinking , and continuous learning in everything we do.

About the Role: Project Accountant

We are looking for a Project Accountant to support our growing portfolio of real estate developments. The ideal candidate has strong construction project accounting experience and thrives in a fast-paced, high-impact environment . You’ll play a key role in managing budgets, processing draws, and ensuring financial accuracy across multiple active developments.

Please note this role requires you to work in-office 3 days per week.

What You'll Be Doing

• Execute full-cycle month-end close process, for multiple projects, ensuring accuracy with minimal supervision
• Prepare monthly financial statements and management reports
• Conduct monthly review meetings with all departments to maintain Project budgets, unit allocations, and cost recognition
• Communicate directly with external parties, such as cost consultants, auditors, lenders, partners and lawyers to build strong relationships and timely deliveries
• Guide Project Managers to ensure coding accuracy and in accordance with budgets. Raise early notice of budget variances. Hold training sessions as necessary for new PMs
• Maintain strict payment draw schedule ensuring all draws are prepared and reviewed according to the standard process
• Partner with Sales & Marketing department, and external law office to prepare each Project’s closing site record to support each unit closing statement
• Maintain and implement internal controls to safeguard company assets 
• Oversee the processing of all payables, ensuring timely and accurate invoice approval and payment.
• Other responsibilities as required

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or closely related
• CPA designation or working towards a CPA designation is a must
• 3+ years of accounting experience, experience within construction project accounting preferred
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Experience with Sage preferred
• Analytical Skills: Able to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions from it. Able to identify problems, identify root cause and develop successful countermeasures that prevent problem from recurring.
• Attention to Detail: Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.
• Persistence: Demonstrates tenacity and willingness to go the distance to get something done.
• Initiative: Assess and initiate actions independently without needing direction or prompting from others.
• Open to Constructive Feedback: Actively seeking, listening to, and thoughtfully considering advice or criticism from others to improve.
• Presentation Skills: Able to present and communicate with stakeholders at varying levels.

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Learning & Development Reimbursement: Adi encourages team members to never stop learning and continuously improve. We provide Adians with tuition and education reimbursements to support team members in their development.
• Competitive Paid Time Off : Team members are provided with 15 days of Vacation, 5 paid Wellness Days and 3 paid Sick Days annually.
• Competitive Salaries: Adi regularly conducts compensation market reviews to ensure our total compensation package remains competitive.
• Employee Home Ownership Program: Adians have the opportunity to live in the beautiful communities we create through our Employee Home Ownership Program. Eligible team members will receive a % discount off the total purchase price.
• Comprehensive Benefits Plan: Adi provides all full-time team members and dependents with benefits coverage for dental, prescriptions, vision care, paramedical practitioners, life insurance and more.
• Flexible Health, Lifestyle & Wellness Personal Spending Account: Annual health, lifestyle & wellness spending accounts that can be used for fitness classes, gym memberships, family & pet needs, additional health benefits and more!
• Dedicated Online Mental Health Partner: We understand how important mental wellbeing is for our employees, which is why we have partnered with an online therapy provider that employees can access 24/7.

Adi Development Group is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a team that reflects the diversity of our customers and communities in which we live and serve. Adi Development Group is committed to creating an environment where every employee has the opportunity to reach their potential. We hire based on merit and are committed to the principle of equity in employment. We welcome diversity and encourage applications from all qualified individuals. As part of our commitment to accessibility for all persons with disabilities, Adi Development Group will, upon the request of the applicant, provide accommodation during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. If you are selected for an interview and you require accommodation, please inform Human Resources.