Accounting Manager

Who is Make Space?

Make Space is a proudly Canadian‑owned and operated company with a fast‑growing footprint across more than 65 storage locations from British Columbia to Quebec. We’re a dynamic team of real estate and storage professionals, expanding our network by acquiring, enhancing, and developing self‑storage facilities across Canada. Our finance and accounting team plays a critical role in supporting this growth by ensuring accurate financial reporting, operational insights, and sound business decisions.

We are seeking a proactive, business‑minded, and results‑oriented Accounting Manager to play a key leadership role within the Make Space Finance team. Reporting to the Controller, this position serves as a strategic bridge between Finance, Operations, and Executive Leadership, ensuring that financial reporting, insights, and decision‑support tools are aligned with the realities of our rapidly growing multi‑site business. Beyond managing month‑end close and financial reporting for a diverse portfolio of entities, this role is deeply embedded in the operations of the business – working closely with regional and facility managers to translate financial data into actionable business insights.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting skills, experience with construction accounting, exceptional leadership capabilities, and a passion for continuous improvement. This is a hands‑on role for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, takes ownership, and is excited to improve processes, strengthen internal controls, and elevate the relationship between Finance and Operations.

• Manage monthly and quarterly close processes across multiple entities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
• Review and approve journal entries, accruals, inter‑company eliminations, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Lead monthly reporting cycles, ensuring delivery of financial statements with clear variance commentary.
• Maintain and strengthen internal control procedures, including documentation of accounting policies and processes.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and internal accounting standards, coordinating with external auditors as needed.

• Act as the finance liaison for General Managers and Store Managers, translating financial results into clear operational insights.
• Coordinate monthly performance meetings with Operations to review P&L variances, margin drivers, and cash flow impacts.
• Collaborate with non‑finance leaders to build financial acumen across the business and provide tools to manage budgets and KPIs effectively.
• Provide ad hoc analysis to support site‑level decision‑making (e.g., evaluating marketing ROI, pricing impacts, or cost‑saving initiatives).

• Coordinate the preparation and review of indirect tax filings, including GST/HST, QST, and other applicable tax returns across multiple entities and jurisdictions.
• Ensure tax filings are completed accurately and submitted on a timely basis, working closely with internal stakeholders and external tax advisors as required.
• Review transactions and accounting records to identify potential tax implications and elevate complex issues to the Controller or external tax advisors.
• Support annual tax compliance processes, including the preparation of information required for corporate income tax returns, partnership filings, and year‑end tax reporting.
• Assist with tax audits, reviews, and information requests from regulatory authorities by gathering documentation and coordinating responses.

• Support the annual budgeting process for all properties, working cross‑functionally with operations and leadership.
• Develop rolling forecasts and scenario planning models in collaboration with the Controller.
• Monitor financial performance against budget and highlight risks, opportunities, and corrective actions where needed.
• Help build dashboards and automated reporting tools to improve forecasting accuracy and visibility.

• Identify gaps in accounting and reporting processes and lead…