Calgary, Alberta · Real Estate Finance

Senior Property Accountant turning project and property data into clear decisions.

Finance and real estate professional with 10+ years across property accounting, job costing, financial management, and business operations. I translate complex financial data into insight, tighten controls, and help multi-entity real estate organizations see exactly where every dollar is going.

Also Founder & CEO of Blood Tech Diagnostics Inc., a healthcare diagnostics venture where I lead strategy, financial planning, pricing, and operations.

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Property AccountingJob CostingFinancial ReportingYardi Voyager 7SBudgeting & Forecasting
Jordan Bretiller, Senior Property Accountant in Calgary
10+years in finance & real estate
What I do

Professional expertise

Financial expertise and operational support for real estate organizations, property portfolios, and capital projects.

Property Accounting

Full-cycle accounting for commercial and residential real estate portfolios, across multiple entities.

Job Costing NEW

Budget-to-actual tracking for capital projects, tenant improvements, and building programs, by cost code and commitment.

Financial Reporting

Monthly financial statements, variance analysis, and management reporting that holds up to review.

Budgeting & Forecasting

Financial planning, forecasting, and cost control that support confident operating decisions.

Real Estate Operations

Stronger accounting workflows, processes, and internal controls for day-to-day efficiency.

Yardi Voyager

Hands-on with Yardi Voyager 7S property management, accounting workflows, and reporting tools.

Business Analysis

Financial analysis, process improvement, and performance optimization across the business.

Featured capability

Job costing & capital project accounting

Capital work is where real estate budgets most often drift. I set up and run job cost tracking so owners and asset managers know what a project has committed, spent, and still needs before the overrun shows up on the financials.

  • 01

    Project setup & cost codes

    Structure budgets by phase and cost code so every invoice lands in the right bucket from day one.

  • 02

    Commitments & change orders

    Track contracts, purchase orders, and change orders against budget to see exposure before it is billed.

  • 03

    Budget vs. actual reporting

    Monthly job cost reports with variance commentary, cost-to-complete, and contingency drawdown.

  • 04

    CapEx & tenant improvements

    Tenant improvement and capital expenditure tracking, capitalization vs. expense decisions, and recoverability for operating cost recoveries.

  • 05

    Holdbacks, close-out & reconciliation

    Holdback tracking, final cost reconciliation, and clean hand-off of completed projects to the fixed asset register.

Job Cost Summary: Lobby & Common Area Refresh

Budget vs. committed vs. actual, by cost code
Illustrative sample
Revised budget$370,000
Committed$341,400
Actual to date$219,000
Cost codeBudgetCommittedActualVariance
01 Design & soft costs
45,00042,50038,2002,500
02 Demolition
18,00018,00018,0000
03 Mechanical / HVAC
120,000131,40096,800(11,400)
04 Electrical
65,00061,00044,3004,000
05 Finishes
92,00088,50021,7003,500
06 Contingency
30,0000030,000
Total370,000341,400219,00028,600

HVAC is over budget by $11,400 after an approved change order. Recommend funding it from contingency, leaving $18,600 for remaining finishes risk.

Track record

Professional experience

Accounting, finance, and operational experience supporting real estate organizations and business growth.

Senior Property Accountant

Real Estate & Property Management
Calgary, Alberta

Full-cycle accounting including financial reporting, month-end close, reconciliations, job costing, budgeting, forecasting, and operational reporting.

  • Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements for property portfolios
  • Track capital projects and tenant improvements through job cost reporting, budget vs. actual
  • Perform bank reconciliations and account analysis
  • Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable processes
  • Support property-level reporting and financial accuracy
  • Improve accounting workflows and internal controls

Founder & CEO

Blood Tech Diagnostics Inc.
Calgary, Alberta

Building and leading a healthcare diagnostics venture, with a focus on physician and clinic partnerships, financial management, process optimization, technology implementation, and scalable operations.

  • Developed operating procedures and workflows
  • Lead financial planning, pricing, and reporting
  • Implemented technology solutions to improve efficiency
  • Built scalable business processes for growth
  • Work toward shared goals with Alberta Health Services to improve access to healthcare and diagnostics
Toolkit

Core skills

Accounting expertise, technology fluency, and operational leadership.

Accounting & Finance

Full-Cycle AccountingMonth-End CloseFinancial ReportingAccount ReconciliationBudgeting & ForecastingVariance Analysis

Job Costing & Capital Projects

Job Cost SetupCost Codes & PhasesCommitments & POsChange OrdersBudget vs. ActualCost-to-CompleteHoldbacksCapEx Capitalization

Real Estate Accounting

Property AccountingCommercial Real EstateProperty Management ReportingOperating Expense AnalysisCapEx TrackingTenant ImprovementsTenant Accounting

Technology & Systems

Yardi Voyager 7SQuickBooksMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft 365 & SharePointProcess AutomationData AnalysisHTML, CSS & JavaScriptWordPress

Need clearer numbers on your properties or projects?

Whether it is month-end reporting, a capital program that needs job costing, or a process that needs fixing, I would be glad to talk.

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