Accounting Clerk

The Team

Our commitment to real estate has been steadfast since 1968. Over 55 years, we’ve realized that we’re not just shaping properties but actively contributing to communities and enriching lives. This spirit is evident in our developments, charitable work, and every team member at Porte. When individuals find fulfillment in their roles, incredible things happen.

Considering a career with Porte brings an abundance of opportunity. You become integral to a supportive and diverse team that encourages growth and beyond that, you’ll enjoy a variety of Porte Perks, including:

• ‘Kickstart Mondays’ with coffee and weekend banter.
• Weekly fitness training sessions.
• Friday happy hour (rooftop edition, weather permitting!).
• Regular training and educational events throughout the year.
• A vibrant social committee ensures we have fun together.

Our commitment to community-building is embedded in our culture, and every Porte team member is invited to participate actively. From fundraising during the holiday season for the Food Bank to matching employee donations and running a charity, Cassie + Friends – make a difference. Each of our new developments contributes to the community by donating $100 per home built to the Breakfast Club of Canada, ensuring no child goes to school hungry.

Joining Porte means becoming a vital member of a second-generation, family-run company with a legacy of over 55 years of success and progressive leadership in the real estate industry. Our ambitious plans include expanding residential rental and commercial portfolios, reaching new markets across BC and Calgary, and providing homes for hundreds of homeowners annually.

Join a team where every role is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact. Welcome to Porte – where growth, community, and success are more than words; they’re a way of life.

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The Opportunity: Reporting to the Corporate Controller and liaise with the accounting team. The Accounting Clerk performs Porte's accounting duties, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll and assists financial reporting.

Job Responsibilities:

• Performs accounts payable functions, including:
• Setting up and recording all preauthorized payments for utilities and other major suppliers as required and on a timely basis;
• Reviewing vendor statements for outstanding invoices for payment and performing reconciliations as necessary;
• Attending to, and following up, and vendor queries;
• Sending out invites and maintaining the Vendor Café module in Yardi. Report on statistics for Vendor Café.
• Serving as backup to and assisting Accounts payable by entering invoices into software, ensuring details are recorded correctly
• Performs accounts receivable functions, including:
• Reviewing bank accounts daily and advising accountants of NSF and/or rejected payments;
• Recording tenant deposits sent in by building managers in software.
• Creating charges for tenant chargebacks and delivering invoices to tenants.
• Depositing postdated cheques to bank electronically, recording same in software; filing soft copy on server
• Depositing cheques to bank electronically, ie GST cheques, miscellaneous cheques; filing soft copy on server
• Performs accounting and admin functions, including:
• Preparing monthly and weekly bank reconciliations
• Assist in the assembly of working papers for year-end packages for external accountants
• Posting year-end journal entries prepared internally and externally and reconciling to statements and/or working papers
• Preparing AR reports on a daily and weekly basis
• Reconciling intercompany balances among the various properties
• Recording of intercompany bank deposits.
• Preparing payroll entries for review.
• Preparing chargebacks to various properties for Porte maintenance staff from timesheets, for shared expense, inclusive of preparing invoice to third parties as required.
• Downloading bank statements and compensation statements monthly and file onto the server.
• Assists the Controller in accounting/admin/tasks duties as required.
• Assists Accountants in inputting and creating budgets for Porte Realty Ltd. managed properties and other tasks as required
• Keeps up to date with accounting changes and industry developments.

Job Requirements

• Required training, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.
• At least 2 years experience in general bookkeeping/accounting.
• Strong analytical skills
• Familiarity with accounting software, preferably Yardi.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work well individually and in teams.

Job Benefits

We offer a competitive compensation package, including:

• Salary Range: $50,000 $55,000.
• Referral bonus program.
• Company’s perks/discounts (i.e. Goodlife Gym membership, Perkopolis etc.).
• RRSP contribution.
• You will work within a dynamic, driven, high-achieving, close-knit, and fun-loving team.
• Dental care
• Extended health care
• On-site parking