Staff Accountant
Michigan
Responsibilities:
Preparation of financial statements in a timely and accurate manner, including completion of the following:
- Preparation of all journal entries with appropriate supporting back-up documentation
- Preparation of supporting work papers for all balance sheet accounts (prepaids, deferred rent, fixed assets,depreciation/amortization, accruals, etc.)
- Review and approval of all payables batches prior to check processing
- Review and approval of tenant receipt batches, correctly identifying the application of each receipt
- Analysis of income statement providing clear and comprehensive variance to budget explanations
- Review of the prepared financial statement package prior to submission to Accounting Manager to ensure that allprepared schedules reconcile to applicable accounts and other schedules, including documentation of anyreconciling differences
- Resolution and documentation of responses to review notes from Accounting Manager review
Additional responsibilities:
- Managing of property funds daily, including preparation of Cash Flows and ad-hoc reconciliations
- Reconciliation of all bank statements, with follow-up and timely resolution of all reconciling items
- Review and approval of monthly scheduled charges for tenants
- Calculation and entry of non-recurring charges such as quarterly billings or late fees onto tenant accounts
- Preparation and review of the annual property budget
- Preparation and review of the CAM, real estate tax, insurance, and other miscellaneous reconciliations
- Preparation of 1099 data for each property in portfolio
- Assistance to the property manager in any tenant billing disputes
- Assistance with property turnover of assignments
- Preparation and review of quarterly/mid-year financial statements, including reforecasting
- Participation in staff meetings
- Ad-hoc property specific and department related special projects
Desired Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- Minimum of three (3) years of general ledger and financial statement preparation
- Strong knowledge of GAAP
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Ability to learn new software systems quickly
- Detail oriented, strong organizational skills, and ability to prioritize
- Must be able to multi-task and handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to reconcile sets of information with strengths in algebraic and problem-solving thinking
- Demonstrate consistency in values, work ethic, and commitment to excellence
- Understanding and commitment to client satisfaction, both internally and externally
- Team oriented with the ability to work independently on own tasks
- Enthusiasm in accounting and real estate
- Property Management software experience preferred but not necessary