Overview
Pay: CA$95,000.00 - CA$100,000.00 per year
Job description:
Accounting Manager
Location: Calgary, AB
Company: UnitiiPM Inc.
Job Type: Full-Time
About UnitiiPM
UnitiiPM is one of Alberta's fastest-growing residential property management companies, managing over 5,000 apartment and townhome units across Calgary, Edmonton, and surrounding communities. We are committed to reimagining property ownership and enhancing the resident experience through exceptional service, innovative solutions, and a people-first culture.
As we continue to grow, we are seeking an experienced and motivated Accounting Manager to join our leadership team.
Position Overview
The Accounting Manager will play a key leadership role within our accounting department. This position is responsible for supervising and mentoring the accounting team while remaining actively involved in the day-to-day accounting functions of the business.
The ideal candidate is a strong leader who enjoys developing people, improving processes, and rolling up their sleeves to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Team Management
- Lead, mentor, and support a team of Property Accountants and Accounts Payable staff.
- Conduct performance reviews, coaching, training, and development of team members.
- Establish and monitor departmental goals, deadlines, and workload distribution.
- Foster a positive, collaborative, and accountable team environment.
- Assist with recruiting, onboarding, and training new accounting staff.
Accounting & Financial Management
- Oversee month-end and year-end close processes.
- Review financial statements, bank reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting schedules.
- Ensure accuracy and timeliness of owner financial reporting.
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Monitor accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash management processes.
- Support audit preparation and external reporting requirements.
- Review trust account reconciliations and ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
- Identify opportunities to improve accounting workflows and internal controls.
- Assist with complex accounting transactions and problem-solving as required.
Systems & Process Improvement
- Maintain and improve accounting procedures and controls.
- Work closely with operations teams to improve reporting and financial visibility.
- Assist with Yardi system enhancements, reporting, and process optimization.
- Develop efficiencies through automation and technology solutions.
What You Bring
Required Qualifications
- At least five years of progressive full-cycle accounting experience.
- Previous experience supervising or managing accounting employees.
- Strong knowledge of financial reporting, reconciliations, month-end closing and internal controls.
- Experience working with multiple entities, business units, properties or cost centres.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving abilities.
- Clear and professional communication skills.
- The ability to manage competing priorities and meet firm reporting deadlines.
- A hands-on leadership style and willingness to become involved when the team requires support.
Strongly Preferred Qualifications
- CPA designation or active progress toward completion.
Candidates without a CPA designation may still be considered if they offer significant property-management accounting experience and a strong record of accounting leadership.
- Experience in residential property management, commercial real estate or multi-family housing.
- Experience using Yardi Voyager or a comparable property-management accounting system.
- Experience with property-level and owner financial reporting.
- Knowledge of trust accounting and multi-entity reporting.
- Experience improving or implementing accounting processes and systems.
Who Will Thrive at UnitiiPM?
You may be a strong fit if you:
- Want to influence how an accounting department operates rather than inherit a rigid corporate structure.
- Enjoy balancing leadership responsibilities with hands-on accounting work.
- Take ownership of problems and follow them through to resolution.
- Can introduce structure without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
- Communicate effectively with both accounting professionals and operational leaders.
- Are comfortable working in a growing company where processes continue to evolve.
- Value professional visibility, autonomy and the opportunity to make a noticeable impact.
- Want to grow alongside an Alberta-based organization.
What UnitiiPM Offers
- Salary of $95,000–$100,000, based on experience.
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits
- Paid vacation and personal days.
- A hybrid work arrangement following onboarding, based on operational requirements.
- Onsite parking and casual professional dress.
- Professional development and career-growth opportunities.
- Direct access to organizational leadership and the ability to influence key decisions.
- The opportunity to shape accounting systems, processes and team development as the company grows.
- Company events and team-building activities.
Why Join UnitiiPM?
Larger organizations can offer highly established structures, but they do not always offer the opportunity to influence them.
At UnitiiPM, your work will be visible. You will have direct access to decision-makers, the ability to implement improvements and the opportunity to build processes that support the company’s next stage of growth.
If you are an experienced accounting leader who enjoys developing people, improving systems and staying connected to the day-to-day business, we would like to hear from you.
Pay: $95,000.00-$100,000.00 per year
Application question(s):
- Briefly describe your accounting experience in residential property management or another multi-entity environment. Please include the approximate number of properties, units, or entities you were responsible for.
- Which of the following have you personally been responsible for: month-end and year-end close, financial statement preparation, account reconciliations, budgeting, and variance analysis? Please briefly describe your level of involvement.
- This role requires both leading an accounting team and remaining actively involved in day-to-day accounting when needed. Please briefly describe your experience working in this type of hands-on management role.
Work Location: In person
