Project Accountant

Reports to:   Senior Project Accountant  

Position Summary  

The Project Accountant supports the financial tracking, analysis, and reporting of project-related activity across York Group’s commercial real estate portfolio. This role focuses on  maintaining strong cost controls, improving internal processes, and providing  accurate ,  timely financial information to support operational decision-making.  

Working closely with the  Accounting team and internal stakeholders, the Project Accountant delivers project-level financial insight related to tenant improvements, landlord work, and other property-related initiatives within a commercial real estate environment.  

Key Responsibilities  

• Work closely with the  Senior Project Accountant/ Controller to  maintain   accurate and detailed project accounting across the commercial real estate portfolio .  

• Support the  Senior Project Accountant with budget-to-actual tracking, variance analysis, and reporting for project-related costs  

• Maintain oversight of project budgets, quarterly forecasting, and  monthly/ quarterly reporting in collaboration with internal stakeholders  

• Track project-related purchase orders, change orders, and cost commitments  

• Project related accounting tracking of  development project   new builds, tenant improvements, and landlords work in new and existing buildings  

• Prepare monthly project accruals and ensure costs are recorded accurately and in the  appropriate accounting periods  

• Prepare and distribute monthly and quarterly stakeholder reporting.  

• Prepare project-related Work in Progress (WIP) reporting, where applicable, and support internal review processes .  

• Draf t project related financing requests to  Quality  Surveyors (QS) to  facilitate   draws from  construction lenders  

• Assist with process improvements and implementation .  

• Provide guidance to Property Administrators on project-related tenant chargebacks and cost allocations  

• Other ad hoc tasks as assigned by the  Controller , VP Accounting, and COO  

What you bring to York  

• Education with a diploma or degree majoring in accounting  

• Minimum 5years’  project  accounting preferred  

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in construction or commercial real estate preferred  

• Ability to forge, grow and  maintain positive relationships with multiple groups  

• Ability to remain objective and  maintain a factual perspective when dealing with questions and inquiries  

• Sense of urgency and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and meet the time demands of unpredictable  activities, capable of handling pressure and challenges in a dynamic business environment  

• S tr ong analytical, critical thinking, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, and a high degree of accuracy with attention to detail  

• Highly developed interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills  

• Ability to deliver a message to a large group  

• Ability to work collaboratively with a positive attitude  

Core Competencies  

• Microsoft Excel Skills  

• Systematic  

• Detail-Orientation  

• Problem Solving  

• Interpersonal Ski lls  

Assumed Competencies  

• I nquisitive and Curious