Job Overview:

FirstService Residential East has an excellent entry level opportunity for a General Ledger Accountant located in our Fairfax, VA office.

Primary Responsibilities: Prepare monthly and annual financial statements for an assigned portfolio of residential communities. Work closely with the property manager and resident board to achieve the community's financial goals.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Review/test accounts receivable activities (i.e. potential assessments)
• Review accounts payable activities (i.e. review coding)
• Review cash activities (i.e. review outstanding checks, reconciling items)
• Prepare accrual entries and maintain backup schedules (i.e. accrued interest, prepaid expenses, deferred assessments)
• Analyze and reconcile all balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis.
• Assist management with annual budget.
• At year end, close out financial statements, code the new budget, enter budget spreads into the system and prepare monthly/quarterly reserve contribution payment requests for the accounts payable folder
• Work with independent CPAs on audit issues
• Process audits and tax returns prepared by independent CPAs for assigned portfolio (i.e. review draft audits, consider audit entries, distribute tax returns to managers to obtain signatures, mail tax returns by deadlines)
• Monitor investments, cash balances and cash adequacy
• Analyze and confer with managers regarding notable financial matters and variances.
• Attend meetings with clients to discuss accounting issues as needed
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Skill Requirements

• Accounting degree is required
• Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) in Accounting or Finance from a four-year college or university, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Strong working knowledge of customer service principles and practices.
• Ability to perform with minimum supervision and make decisions independently.
• Strong analytic skills
• Detailed oriented with multiple tasks and information organization
• High proficiency in Microsoft Windows software.

Compensation: $50,000 - 65,000 / year

• Thorough knowledge of general accounting including thorough skills knowledge plus the application of general accounting theory.
• Professional demeanor
• Desire to take ownership and personal responsibility for assignments
• Advanced knowledge of Word. Knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Flexibility and willingness to handle a variety of tasks
• Self motivated; demonstrated interest in taking initiative, anticipating needs, carrying projects through completion with minimal direction, and working with a high degree of urgency
• Detail oriented, with the ability to produce high quality work in a deadline-oriented environment and an ability to multi-task