Job Description

POSITION: Property Accounting Manager (Full Time, Exempt)

COMPENSATION: Pursuant to applicable regulations, if this job is performed in a relevant State, the salary range is $95,000-$110,000 plus bonus potential. ​Eligible to participate in the company benefits plan. We offer health, vision, dental, and pet insurance. We offer a 401(k) retirement plan, student loan assistance, licensing and continuing education reimbursement, parental leave, and housing allowances or gifts.

DIRECT REPORT: Director, Property Accounting

SUMMARY:

As a Property Accounting Manager, you are primarily responsible for managing a team of Property Accountants who maintain the overall integrity of financial records for a portfolio of real estate communities. On-going responsibilities include personnel and performance management, bookkeeping, internal support with accounting-related issues, and month-end procedures. This position offers the opportunity to work with a growing company that encourages collaboration across several professional Teams in the areas of Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Design, Development, and Project Management.

RESPONSIBILITIES (Including but not limited to):

• Achieves accounting operational objectives by contributing accounting information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems.
• Improve systems and procedures, analyze variances and initiate corrective action.
• Confirms financial status by monitoring revenue and expenses; coordinating the collection, consolidation, and evaluation of financial data; preparing special reports.
• Guides other departments by researching and interpreting accounting policy; applying observations and recommendations to operational issues.
• Produce financial reports or statements and ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close.
• Ensure the monthly and quarterly Bank Compliance activities are performed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.
• Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
• Responds to inquiries from the Director of Property Accounting, Controller, and other finance and firm wide managers regarding financial results, special reporting requests and the like.
• Maintains financial security by establishing internal controls.
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
• Assign projects and direct staff to ensure compliance and accuracy
• Assists in year-end activities, including audit and tax return preparation.
• Establish and maintain fiscal files and records to document transactions
• Accomplishes accounting human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
• Participates in Cardinal U training as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation preferred
• 5-8 years’ experience in real estate bookkeeping; property management experience preferred
• Working knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and their proper application within the property management and real estate industries
• Expertise with common technical accounting skills and accounting concepts, including but not limited to: Journal Entries, Balance Sheet Reconciliations, General Ledger Analysis, Accrual Basis, Cash Basis, Operating Expenditures, and Capital Expenditures
• Experience with property management software; Yardi Voyager experience preferred
• A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
• Ability to read, analyze, articulate and compile financial reports used for business correspondence
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to assist with additional tasks if/when the need arises
• Strong time management skills
• Proven supervisory and leadership experience
• Ability to work as a team player and respect those you work with
• Ability to embrace change and new ideas
• Ability to embody the Cardinal Culture and Cardinal Core Values every day

CANDIDATES WITH THE FOLLOWING CAREER EXPERIENCE ARE PREFERRED:

• Accounting Manager
• Accounting
• Controller
• Accountant

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Incumbents work in an office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, type, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms, and stoop, or squat. The employee is often required to sit. The employee must be able to push, pull, lift, carry, or maneuver office products and supplies of up to twenty (20) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Routine local travel may be required to attend training classes, client visits, or other situations necessary for the accomplishment of some or all of the daily responsibilities of this position. Non-routine, overnight travel may be required to attend company functions, training, property visits, and other situations necessary for the accomplishment of special projects that may be assigned from time to time.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

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