Real Estate Accountant

The Real Estate Accountant applies cash accounting principles to prepare, analyze, maintain and deliver complete and accurate financial reports for basic portfolios of clients and properties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Completes basic level accounting transactions in preparation of client financial statement packages.
2. Creates and posts journal entries.
3. Ensures that all expenses, receipts, owner's distributions, funding requests and other transactions for the accounting period have been accurately posted.
4. Generates and reviews financial packages for accuracy and comprehensive reporting.
5. Prepares packages on a schedule to ensure timely delivery to the client and other management teams.
6. Adheres to Client Accounting Policies and Procedures (CAPP) to ensure internal and external reporting requirements are consistently met.
7. Reviews and audits funding and payment requests for accuracy, documentation and authorization in accordance with established operating procedures.
8. Responds to and resolves issues and requests from management teams and clients regarding various accounting issues and reports, including Profit and Loss statements.
9. Researches open accounting issues and recognizes potential issues and/or conflicts so corrective action can intercept and minimize issues.
10. May participate in budget and forecasting functions for assigned property portfolio.
11. Coordinates work with other team members within single point-of-contact guidelines.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
Accreditation or degree from a two-year program with emphasis in accounting or finance required plus a minimum of two years accounting or finance experience required.
Degree from a four-year college or university program with an emphasis in accounting, finance or related field preferred.#J-18808-Ljbffr