Senior Financial Analyst, Reporting and FP&A Full Time

About the Company

Putting People First, Every Day. Lankin Investments is a leading Canadian real estate investment & asset management firm with property under management of over $2B consisting of 6,200+ multi-family units and 2,500+ units in development. Our ethos is simple yet profound: Driven by our people, we foster financial prosperity and community value through strategic Canadian real estate investments. With more than 15 years of successfully acquiring, managing, and operating multi-residential across Canada, we have achieved a celebrated reputation among real estate investors. The success is driven by providing our team members with an environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on personal and professional growth.

About the Role

Your Opportunity! Reporting directly to the Senior Manager, Reporting & FP&A, Lankin Investments is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst, Reporting & FP&A. The individual will be supporting the finance and reporting for Lankin’s multi-family real estate portfolio of investment funds and will work closely to serve the reporting needs of our investor groups. The role will also support fund-level return calculations and work closely with multiple business units, including Corporate Finance, Property Accounting, Asset Management, Investments, and third-party partners. The successful individual should have real estate experience and be familiar with reporting of real estate assets. The successful candidate will be driven for growth and genuinely curious; enjoys working in a fast-paced environment; can multi-task, efficiently prioritize and work under timelines and manage multiple stakeholders; is detail and process-oriented with a high sense of ownership in their work; and has a strong foundation in accounting and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage the quarterly and annual external stakeholder financial reporting, including MD&A external quarterly reporting;
• Prepare external reporting for external investment partners, including property packages and quarterly asset management reports.
• Assist in the preparation of the financial reporting to board members including the preparation of reporting packages and presentations;
• Assist in the annual budgeting process, including coordinating with various stakeholders across the organization, reviewing the consolidation and analysis of regional budgets and preparing summary presentations for senior management and Board of Directors;
• Collaborate with various departments to assist in the quarterly re-forecasting of the annual budgets;
• Prepare the monthly financial reporting for various levels of management, including senior management, property management, asset management and other business unit leaders; including the forecasting, analysis of variances and providing insight of operational key performance metrics of the portfolios;
• Assist in the analysis of quarterly results and the preparation of comprehensive reports for senior management and Board of Directors;
• Assist in the annual Offering Memorandum preparation and annual updates.
• Perform and manage ad hoc projects, analysis and reporting required by senior management;
• Complete market research for the specific submarkets and make recommendations to the Asset Management team based on results, including pricing of market rents, parking, storage and other services/amenities offered;
• Analyze revenue and expenses, perform variance analysis, identify trends and make recommendations for improvement;

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, or other relevant technical discipline.
• CPA designated or in progress, with 3-5 years of relevant experience in the industry.
• Experience in public accounting, Corporate FP&A, and/or external financial reporting an asset.
• Experience with working in the real estate space, asset management experience is an asset.
• Strong Excel modelling skills, ability to construct professional PowerPoint presentations.
• Strong understanding of statements of earnings, balance sheet, cash flows, NAV, IRR, ROIC, etc.
• Keen sense of how financial statements and note disclosures need to be presented and reviewed.
• Genuinely curious with a desire to understand key metrics and drivers.
• High attention to detail, understanding of accounting principles, specifically IFRS.
• Strong customer focus with excellent relationship building and a collaborative working style.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to handle competing deliverables with accurate/timely delivery under tight timelines.
• Experience with YARDI or other real estate centric ERP is an asset.

Required Skills

• You become a trusted & team-focused member supports and takes on all analysis and reporting while being a key contributor to the strategic direction of the group of companies and support our continued high growth success.
• You are highly organized with a keen eye for detail.
• The successful person will possess deeply rooted emotional intelligence and be a thoughtful and humble collaborator.
• As well, they must be self-starter, a strategic thinker and have a service-oriented attitude that will encourage continuous improvement of service and performance.
• You continuously demonstrate our core values through all aspects of your work: integrity, loyalty, ingenuity, entrepreneurial spirit & collaboration.
• You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains & attracts talent.
• You grow your expertise through learning and professional development.

Pay range and compensation package

Why Lankin Investments? We strive for a culture that encourages passion and provides an environment where you can be successful in the following ways: We enable you to lead and be a pivotal contributor to the success and growth of our company. We help you be the best professional you can be. We help you achieve your personal goals outside of the office and make an impact on your community. Rewarding Performance: We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution. We are proud to offer our employees full benefits.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Matters: We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed. We are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity. Giving Back to Our Communities: We are actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives. We participate in local community events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.

All Lankin Investments employees are expected to spend most of their time working in our brand-new office in Vaughan, Ontario. Location: Our office offers employees an inspiring workspace and is conveniently located at 6220 Hwy 7, Woodbridge, ON. This is a full-time, 35-hour work week position typically conducted during core business hours of