Property Accountant

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Job description

General Duties:

• Prepare and review financial and analyze financial data to ensure accuracy and timeliness including the preparation and review of variance explanations.
• Meet all internal and external (lender, investors, partners) reporting guidelines as well as monthly, quarterly and year-end deadlines.
• Review and oversee property vendor invoices in accounts payable system in preparation for cash disbursements of such payables.
• Work with internal and external business partners (e.g. asset management, management team, external auditors).
• Maintain and review general ledger account balances to ensure accuracy of postings
• Update Cash on a weekly basis to ensure accuracy and availability of cash/bank balances
• Ensure detail information is recorded for good audit trail.
• Analyze, review, edit, correct and reconcile general ledger accounts and financial Statements
• Examine rental activity reports generated from Yardi for proper classification of revenue and prepare reclassifying entries.
• Prepare monthly financial statements as required by the owner on cash or accrual method of accounting in accordance with GAAP
• Respond to financial reporting requirement of investors and other agencies
• Analyze financial statements and report on budget variances and other abnormalities
• Maintain supporting schedules for Fixed Assets, Insurance, Taxes, etc.
• Work with the auditors preparing year end audit of financial statements
• Examine rental activity reports generated from Yardi for proper classification of revenue and prepare reclassifying entries.
• Prepare monthly financial statements as required by the owner on cash or accrual method of accounting in accordance with GAAP
• Respond to financial reporting requirement of investors and other agencies
• Analyze financial statements and report on budget variances and other abnormalities
• Maintain supporting schedules for Fixed Assets, Insurance, Taxes, etc.
• Work with the auditors preparing year end audit of financial statements

Qualifications

• Customer service / "business partner" orientation.
• Attention to detail
• Above average oral and written communication skills.
• Self motivated self-starter. Responsible for achieving results with little supervision.
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel
• BS in Accounting or related degree and 3 - 5 years experience in Property Management Accounting, Multi-family housing preferred