Project Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

About York

At York, we are bold, fast, and relentlessly focused on what matters: our clients. 

While others get lost in bureaucracy and outdated thinking, we cut through the noise. We challenge the status quo, move with urgency, and make decisions that serve our clients, not just our bottom line. We take full ownership, work together to solve complicated problems, and execute—no excuses, no shortcuts. 

This is not the place for complacency. Our team thrives in a high-performance, no-BS environment— we are a group of high performers who think critically, move fast, and follow through. The success of our business depends on the willingness of our team to ditch antiquated ways of operating and adapt new methods for achieving excellent results. 

This is how we work. This is how we win.

Reports to: Senior Project Accountant 

Position Summary 

The Project Accountant supports the financial tracking, analysis, and reporting of project-related activity across York Group’s commercial real estate portfolio. This role focuses on maintaining strong cost controls, improving internal processes, and providing accurate, timely financial information to support operational decision-making. 

Working closely with the Accounting team and internal stakeholders, the Project Accountant delivers project-level financial insight related to tenant improvements, landlord work, and other property-related initiatives within a commercial real estate environment. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Work closely with the Senior Project Accountant/Controller to maintain accurate and detailed project accounting across the commercial real estate portfolio. 

• Support the Senior Project Accountant with budget-to-actual tracking, variance analysis, and reporting for project-related costs 

• Maintain oversight of project budgets, quarterly forecasting, and monthly/quarterly reporting in collaboration with internal stakeholders 

• Track project-related purchase orders, change orders, and cost commitments 

• Project related accounting tracking of development project new builds, tenant improvements, and landlords work in new and existing buildings 

• Prepare monthly project accruals and ensure costs are recorded accurately and in the appropriate accounting periods 

• Prepare and distribute monthly and quarterly stakeholder reporting. 

• Prepare project-related Work in Progress (WIP) reporting, where applicable, and support internal review processes. 

• Draft project related financing requests to Quality Surveyors (QS) to facilitate draws from construction lenders 

• Assist with process improvements and implementation. 

• Provide guidance to Property Administrators on project-related tenant chargebacks and cost allocations 

• Other ad hoc tasks as assigned by the Controller, VP Accounting, and COO 

What you bring to York 

• Education with a diploma or degree majoring in accounting  

• Minimum 5 years’ project accounting preferred 

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in construction or commercial real estate preferred 

• Ability to forge, grow and maintain positive relationships with multiple groups 

• Ability to remain objective and maintain a factual perspective when dealing with questions and inquiries 

• Sense of urgency and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and meet the time demands of unpredictable activities, capable of handling pressure and challenges in a dynamic business environment 

• Strong analytical, critical thinking, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, and a high degree of accuracy with attention to detail 

• Highly developed interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills 

• Ability to deliver a message to a large group 

• Ability to work collaboratively with a positive attitude 

Core Competencies 

• Microsoft Excel Skills 

• Systematic 

• Detail-Orientation 

• Problem Solving 

• Interpersonal Skills 

Assumed Competencies 

• Inquisitive and Curious