Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY: 

This position assists the Corporate Accounting department.  General responsibilities include:

• Complete monthly close timely (reconciliation, journal entries)
• Perform income statement and balance sheet fluctuation analysis
• Has basic accounting knowledge
• Perform payroll related activities
• Ability to perform various reconciliations
• Maintaining debt activities
• Working closely with the Corporate/Property Accounting Departments and Property Managers to complete bank reconciliations and deposit clearing/adjustments.
• Working closely with Treasury to ensure debt are maintained properly.
• Ability to communicate effectively with various partners in order to complete task.
• Perform additional projects
• Process improvements (such as improving the reconciliation schedules)

DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate between bank, property personnel, and accountants to resolve bank reconciliation issues. 
• Maintain debt activities which includes ensuring interests are paid timely, create list of new debt for the quarter to ensure that interest expense are accrued timely
• Maintain close schedule
• Perform reconciliations including but not limited to payroll, accrued liability, cash, investment, debt, prepaid, section 125, notes receivable, equity
• Clear deposits and checks in the Company’s accounting system (“Yardi Systems”) on a daily basis.
• Maintain Corporate and REIT consolidated cashbook on a daily basis. 
• Take full charge of the cashbook including the beginning input stage, the research of unidentified deposits, miscellaneous credit/debit transactions, and month end closing. 
• Assist Corporate Accounting to reconcile the purchasing card program (“P-Card”) Liability Account.
• Perform Utility Management Company Payable Import into Yardi Systems. Prepare and process month-end close related journal entries and reconciliations including payroll and prepaid expense.
• Assist with quarterly review and annual audits, including the compilation and preparation of supporting schedules, work papers, and financial reports related to areas of responsibility.
• Independently perform research/analysis, identify problems/discrepancies and their causes, and recommend corrective actions
• Provide backup to other Corporate Accountants
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

A valid driver’s license and current automobile insurance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business related field required.
• Three or more years of accounting related experience and/or training is also recommended.
• Must be self-directed, able to work independently, as well as work in a team-oriented and fast paced environment
• Excellent analytical abilities and spreadsheet skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in daily routines is critical.
• Ability to work well under pressure and independently.
• High degree of integrity and honesty.
• Effective verbal and written communications skills.
• Strong Microsoft-Excel, Word skills.
• Knowledge and experience with Wells Fargo Bank Commercial Electric Office (CEO) banking system or/and Yardi software is a plus.
• Organized, attention to detail, maintain organized/complete documentation and records