Join Tridel: Building Communities, Growing Careers
Build Your Future with Us
Our strength, innovation and growth are the result of talented individuals who come together as a team to build sustainable and award-winning homes and communities. Through passion and dedication, our employees work collectively to develop some of the largest and most complex projects within the Greater Toronto Area. We recognize our employees are the key to our success, and we invest in creating a meaningful employee experience and culture that promotes:
Professional development opportunities
A diverse and robust suite of benefits and perks
Social and sustainable impact within our company and the communities we build, and much more.
As a Tridel employee, you contribute to our purpose and standard of excellence while building homes for people today and the generations of tomorrow.
This role will require full-time, in-person attendance for the first 3–4 months to ensure thorough onboarding and training. After successfully learning the role, the position may transition to a hybrid schedule, with up to two days per week working from home.
The Blueprint
The Accountant is responsible for a wide range of financial and accounting tasks, including bookkeeping, financial statement preparation, tax compliance, and full cycle accounting. This role plays a critical part in maintaining accurate financial records and supporting the overall financial health of the organization. The accountant is expected to have a high degree of attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
A Glimpse into Your Daily Activities
Accounting:
Performs full cycle accounts payable and bookkeeping for personal and corporate records.
Prepares monthly bank reconciliations and other account reconciliations.
Prepares various accounting summaries, reports, and financial working papers as required.
Prepares year-end financial statements, including related backup documents, for a group of corporations and personal family members.
Assists in treasury tasks by assessing bank account balances and recommending transfers for cash needs.
Reconciles monthly credit card statements with receipts.
Reconciles rental income and expenses for real estate investments.
Tracks cost basis for investment portfolios and calculates realized gains/losses.
Prepares cost reports for certain assets and analyzes/explains any material variances.
Prepares cash flow forecasts for family members.
Tax:
Prepares monthly HST filing and supporting schedules for remittance.
Prepares personal and corporate tax returns for review by the manager and tax group.
Prepares other tax slips, including T3s, T4s, T4As, T5s, and T5013s.
Prepares quarterly tax installment estimates for each family member.
General:
Prepares fund requisitions for approval by accountant/manager.
Processes cheque requests and payments as required.
Prepares and enters bank deposits.
Completes subscription documents for private investments. and Project Accountants.
Periodically performs other functions and special projects as assigned by the manager.
The Architect of Your Success
Post-Secondary Degree or Certificate in accounting, or a related field.
Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar accounting role.
Strong tax knowledge with corporate returns (T2) and personal returns (T1)
Strong attention to detail with an analytical aptitude and thorough problem-solving ability.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-task environment with rigid deadlines.
Ability to work independently, collaboratively, organize, and prioritize tasks as needed.
Experience with QuickBooks.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and Outlook).
Proficiency in tax software and related tools such as Caseware and Taxprep
Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
A high degree of integrity and ethical conduct.
Predictive Index® Behavioural Assessment
As you move forward with your application for a position at Tridel, we'd like to highlight a crucial step in our hiring process. Alongside submitting your resume using the “Apply” button below, we kindly request that applicants set aside 5-10 uninterrupted minutes to complete the Predictive Index® Behavioural Assessment. It's important to note that this assessment isn't designed to measure intelligence, education, or experience. Instead, it focuses on understanding your unique work and communication needs.
To initiate this step, kindly access the assessment through the following link: Accountant, EDZ Family Office.
We appreciate your commitment to this process, as it plays a key role in ensuring a comprehensive evaluation of your suitability for the position.
Who We Are
Founded in 1934, Tridel is responsible for delivering over 90,000 homes to date, and we are proud to continue building not just our legacy but communities for years to come.
As a purpose-driven company guided by our ‘Built for Life®’ commitment, we create socially and environmentally responsible communities and invest in innovations that promote quality, sustainability, high performance in construction, social inclusion and cohesion, and community economic development. As an award-winning company, we are proud to be recognized as an industry leader for excellence in design and construction, green building, corporate social responsibility, diversity, equity and inclusion, customer service, and more.
Supporting Inclusion & Belonging
Tridel is committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities where we build, where everyone feels they belong, is physically and psychologically safe, and can reach their full potential. We embrace diversity while reinforcing equity and inclusion and are committed to building a team with a range of experiences and skills.
As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage all qualified individuals to apply, including those who self-identify as Indigenous in Canada (First Nations, Métis, Inuit), are from racialized communities, and persons with disabilities. We remain committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process and will provide accommodation upon request. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please email your request to recruitmentaccommodations@tridel.com. All information received will be handled in strict confidence.
As part of Tridel Group of Companies’ recruitment and selection process, we utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) for candidate screening.
