JOB SUMMARY

The Staff Accountant is a vital team member who enhances the Company’s mission and core values by delivering quality and timely accounting services to our customers.  The Staff Accountant is responsible for processing business activity through the general ledger to the financial statements for a portfolio of properties and related financial entities.  This position accounts for customers who require complex accrual or GAAP basis financial accounting with complex financial reporting requirements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS / PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review and interpret financial reporting requirements and accounting regulations relating to accounting tasks and internal controls
• Assist in the set-up of accounting systems, and financial reports for new properties and/or customers
• Review and approve accounts payables/disbursements, maintain cash balances in accordance with customer requirements and prepare transfers, wires and funding requests
• Prepare, review, and assist with timely annual expense recovery reconciliations and estimated tenant billings. Interact and respond to tenant and customer inquiries
• Perform lease administration through tenant database changes, unit square footage updates, CPI adjustments, review of tenant ledgers, tickler files, and rent rolls
• Maintain and track budgeted and actual construction job costs, change orders, tenant improvement allowances as part of job management including opening and closing jobs
• Reconcile general ledger accounts with supporting schedules on a monthly basis and prepare journal entries as appropriate
• Complete month-end process including timely financial packages for internal and external customers
• Analyze the variance activity between budget and actual performance and prepare variance notes
• Prepare bank reconciliations for portfolio of accounts
• Prepare annual budgets, audit packages, tax packages and provide lender reports as required

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Independent, self-starter, team player with the ability to build consensus and effective relationships in a collaborative business environment
• Provides high degree of professional customer service to both internal and external parties
• Excellent communication
• Able to work comfortably under pressure, deal with multiple deadlines, effectively handle stressful situations, deal intuitively with situations, and work with minimal direction/supervision
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE / EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Thorough knowledge of accrual and GAAP basis accounting
• Excellent computer skills with a high degree of proficiency in Excel, Word, and other accounting software
• Working experience with Yardi Voyager or similar application is preferred
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as an accountant performing general ledger and financial reporting functions
• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required
• Previous commercial real estate property management and construction accounting experience is preferred

JOB CONDITIONS

This position must be able to remain in a stationary position 75% of the time. The job requires constant operation of a computer and other office equipment. Must be able to assess large amounts of data using a variety of software applications and communicate clearly and concisely with tenants and vendors. This job may work from home up to 50% of the time based on standard working hours per week.