Utility Accountant (*1 Year Contract*)
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Review utility batches and release into the system ensuring accuracy of payee, amount, cheque date, consumption, charges
- Validate property address, invoice amounts and rate charges
- Liaison with the utility companies on late payment charges and other billing issues
- New/sold property billing issues
- Coordinate with RAM and RS on tenant charge backs, where applicable
- Generate a utility file once a month and send to Utility consultant for assessment of required monthly accrual
- Monitor utility schedules on the Consultant's Utility Portal
- Work with Consultant and Controller on billing issues
- Assist in developing internal reporting /quarterly reports
- Correspond and resolve any issues with the data provided by the Consultant on a monthly basis
- Reconcile annual Utility contracts
- Validate & recommend volumes for renewing utility contracts, where applicable
- Coordinate the receiving of the monthly accrual file, assess and do a first level review of the data based on thresholds before passing and sending to the Controller for review and sign off of accrual file
- Generate the accrual JE and release into the system
- Ensure any monthly accrual issues are resolved in the following month
- Report variances with explanations on a consolidated basis, actual versus budget
- Preparation and reporting of quarterly report of utility consumption, rate and cost vs LY’s quarter by province
- Assess and review Consultants proposed budgets and validate rate changes
- Responsible to collect data for new acquisition and provide budget for same
- File, monitor and track Boiler rebates
- Responsible for month end binders
- Other projects as assigned by the Controller
- Review utility invoices, post for co-workers during their vacation time (cover-up)
- College diploma or University degree in Accounting or Business
- A minimum of 2 years of related experience
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to work under tight deadlines, multi-task and prioritize
- Ability to communicate effectively, both oral and written
- Must have strong working knowledge of MS Excel
- SAP experience would be an asset