Cost Accountant

Join a well-established, privately owned organization with a strong presence in the GTA, offering a stable work environment and collaborative corporate culture.

Reporting to the Controller, the Cost Accountant will oversee construction cost monitoring, analysis, and reporting, working closely with Construction and Development teams. This hands-on role requires a solid understanding of construction activities, the ability to analyze project costs, identify variances, and provide meaningful financial insights.

A key part of the role involves engaging directly with project teams, gathering information, challenging assumptions, and bridging the gap between Finance and Operations.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on cost accounting experience within a general contracting or construction environment. Experience with Procore or Yardi and a CPA designation are considered assets but are not required.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor all construction job costs and maintain up-to-date cost files on active projects.
• Report on construction jobs, identifying costs to date, analyzing variances from budget, and flagging where final costs are forecasted to run over budget.
• Review change orders, identifying why costs were required and ensuring respective tenants are billed appropriately and on a timely basis.
• Assist with the preparation and completion of the annual budget.
• Prepare return-on-capital reports for completed capital construction jobs.
• Review new building construction and classify costs into the appropriate income tax categories.
• Perform various internal controls to ensure construction processes are completed in accordance with company policies and best practices.
• Assist with the preparation of quarterly financial reporting packages.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum of 2+ years' experience in the real estate construction industry.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with all departments and tenants.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and to interact at all organizational levels.
• Fully computer literate with knowledge of all MS Office applications; working knowledge of Yardi and Procore would be an asset.
• Self-motivated individual with the ambition to learn and succeed in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Additional Information:

The Mason Group is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and accessible recruitment process. We welcome applicants from all qualified candidates. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in all stages of the recruitment process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

This role is for an immediate vacancy, and we are actively hiring.