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Highpoint Developments
700 2nd Street SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2W2
$70,000–$85,000 a year - Full-time

Job details

Pay

  • $70,000–$85,000 a year

Job type

  • Full-time

Location

700 2nd Street SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2W2

Benefits

Pulled from the full job description

  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Paid time off
  • Dental care
  • On-site gym
  • Casual dress
  • Extended health care

Full job description

About Highpoint Developments

Highpoint Developments & Construction is a Calgary-based real estate development & construction company focused on multi-family construction and investment projects, with an active portfolio held across multiple legal entities. Our team is lean, the work is varied, and decisions get made quickly because ownership is in the building.

About the Role

We are hiring an Accountant to own the full accounting function under the direction of our Controller. This is a hands-on individual contributor role, you'll be doing the work yourself, not managing others. You'll cover every stage of the accounting cycle across 5–10 entities, with a heavy focus on project and construction accounting for active multi-family developments. If you understand how money moves through a development project and want to be close to the action, this role is for you.

What You'll Do

Project and Construction Accounting

  • Manage project cost accounting across active multi-family developments, tracking costs by phase against approved budgets
  • Prepare monthly construction draw packages for lender submission
  • Track and reconcile intercompany loans, advances, and balances monthly
  • Allocate and reconcile shared costs across projects and entities
  • Maintain amortization schedules for tangible capital assets
  • Produce monthly reporting on external debt and intercompany activity

Full-Cycle Accounting and Financial Reporting

  • Execute the complete month-end close across all entities within 10 business days
  • Maintain the general ledger to GAAP/ASPE standards
  • Prepare consolidated financial statements and manage intercompany eliminations
  • Produce internal reports with variance analysis and project performance commentary
  • Build audit-ready working papers and respond directly to auditor inquiries
  • Prepare and file GST returns and support broader CRA compliance

Accounts Payable and Transaction Processing

  • Run the full AP cycle across all entities in QuickBooks Online
  • Process vendor payment runs and act as the primary contact for vendor inquiries
  • Maintain the AP subledger, aging analysis, credit card coding, and expense reports
  • Support payroll preparation, journal entries, and reimbursement workflows

Budgeting and Decision Support

  • Support the Controller in maintaining project budgets and development pro formas
  • Produce monthly budget-to-actual variance reports with commentary
  • Identify improvements to accounting processes and internal controls

What You Bring

Must Have

  • CPA designation or actively completing final modules/CFE with a clear timeline
  • 3+ years of full-cycle accounting experience in construction, real estate development, or project-based accounting
  • Hands-on experience preparing construction draw packages and managing project cost capitalization
  • Experience with multi-entity structures, intercompany transactions, and consolidated reporting
  • Proficiency in QuickBooks across multiple company files
  • Ability to independently manage month-end and year-end close
  • Working knowledge of GAAP/ASPE, GST on real property, and CRA compliance

Nice to Have

  • Experience as the sole or primary accountant in a lean finance team
  • Familiarity with Procore or similar construction software
  • Exposure to CMHC-insured financing or lender reporting on multi-family development draws
  • Comfort making judgment calls when draw deadlines or audit requests shift priorities

Pay: $70,000.00-$85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Casual dress
  • Dental care
  • Extended health care
  • On-site gym
  • Paid time off
  • Tuition reimbursement

Work Location: In person

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