Accountant - Homebuilding

Psst………Do you have a passion for Accounting and Finance? Do you take pride in your achievements and love to excel in what you do? Do you want to work for a community focused progressive company that strives for best in class in all we do? If the answer is yes, we want you! The perfect candidate is completing or has recently completed the CPA program and has a few years of experience under their belt. You are now looking for a diverse and challenging role where you can gain broad financial and operations experience and enhance your skills. If this sounds like you and you’re ready to bring your love of numbers and a willingness to learn to a growing company, we want to hear from you! Who Are We? We are Honeyfield Communities ( , a well-established, low & mid-rise residential builder. We have been building beautiful homes and communities since 1971. We are passionate about the home building industry and have a desire to make a meaningful impact on the community we serve. Accountant Reporting directly to the Controller, your main responsibility is to ensure a smooth month end close, build reporting and budgeting tools, and work closely with the operations team to help drive the success of Honeyfield Communities. You’ll handle all the day-to-day accounting, review, and analysis required to ensure our books are accurate. You’ll take care of financial reporting, assist with forecasting and reporting, process payables and oversee payables workflows, staff, and procedures. Your experience with accounts payable, job costing, financial analysis and reporting, and your understanding of the general ledger data structure will help you succeed in this role. Practically speaking, you will:

• Assist with month end close, budgeting and forecasting, and the preparation of financial statements and reports
• Understand and report on key business drivers
• Ensure compliance with ASPE as well as all company policies and relevant legal regulations
• Process payables and oversee the entire accounts payable process and team
• Work closely with operations departments to develop KPIs and associated reporting
• Assist with management of the ERP system (Newstar)
• Identify and make process improvements to our tools, systems, and team to ensure consistency and efficiency

You’ll excel in this position if you are:

• Efficient – your organizational skills allow you to plan, multitask, and prioritize to meet deadlines with minimal supervision. You love the challenge of working in a fast-paced environment without sacrificing accuracy.
• Accurate – you’re highly detail-oriented and focused on doing things right. You’re careful and you don’t let details slip through the cracks.
• Motivated – you don’t understand the concept of dead time, instead you see opportunities to refine processes to make them more effective.
• Professional – You have strong communication skills, and you’re comfortable interfacing with senior level executives because of your strong business acumen.

The Details This is a full-time, permanent position, offering a competitive compensation package commensurate with experience including benefits. You will work 8:30AM to 5:00PM, Monday to Friday. We are also looking for someone who is willing and able to work overtime as needed (examples being during month end and other high-volume periods). This position will be based out of our Toronto head office. Qualifications

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in an accounting role with payables responsibilities, working with complex financial data and reporting on this data
• Experience presenting financial information to non-finance audiences
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, especially strong proficiency with Excel for financial modelling and financial analysis
• Experience with Newstar considered an asset
• Construction experience preferred
• Post-secondary university degree in business, with a specialization or major in accounting/finance
• CPA graduate or enrolled in program