Controller,Portfolio Finance Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,Finance & Banking

Location

Head Office

Overview

Reporting to the Director, Finance, the Controller will be directly responsible for managing the overall financial operations of various entities and responsible to provide accurate information, including analysis, budgeting, forecasting and preparation of financial reports. They will also be responsible for leading the team in the execution of the responsibilities below.

As part of the portfolio finance team overseeing a group of real estate investment funds, the role will act as a key business partner to the asset management and investments teams to help provide insightful, timely, and accurate financial and operational information to assist with optimizing decisions surrounding the operation of the properties, allowing Starlight to maximize returns for our investors.

The role will develop and leverage relationships with all internal stakeholders including asset management, investments, shared service finance teams including treasury, property accounting (CORE), tax, and other business lines as required to successfully execute their responsibilities. The role will also be responsible for full oversight and completion of the year end audits and financial statements for investors.

As part of Starlight’s commitment to innovation, the successful candidate will embrace artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies as core tools of the modern finance professional — not only applying them personally but championing their adoption across the team so Starlight stays ahead of the rapid changes reshaping the profession.

Duties and Responsibilities

Investor Reporting and Financial Reporting

Lead and oversee the accounting operations for the portfolio, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.

Oversee the timely preparation and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual operating results for each portfolio and issuance of all reporting outputs required while ensuring delivery of complete, accurate, and timely financial reporting

Ownership of drafting, accuracy and completeness of consolidated, pooled, and statutory financial statements, including all supporting schedules and note disclosures as required for your fund’s

Financial Accounting and Analysis

Lead the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of monthly financial close for your funds, including variance/management reporting issuance process consistent with standardized Starlight approach

Ensure accuracy of general ledger and other financial operating data in various systems

Review work prepared by team for certain accruals and other amounts required for corporate records to book journal entries and ensure the integrity of financial ledgers and other financial information

Lead the annual audit process by coordinating with external auditors, preparing and reviewing audit working papers, managing information requests, and ensuring the timely completion of audited financial statements

Act as a key advocate for continuous improvement by identifying and organizing the execution of process improvement projects to optimize accounting processes consistently

Oversee the preparation of financial information required to file Canadian corporate tax returns in collaboration with the Tax Centre of Excellence and external advisors, ensuring compliance with all regulatory filing deadlines

Ensure all systems are accurate and complete for your portfolio reporting outputs and partner with other departments to remediate where required (act as data steward to remediate processes that may cause incorrect data outputs)

Assist with other analysis including the review and preparation of certain budget inputs / outputs for…

Controller, Portfolio Finance