Navigate Community Management, a leader in Washington State in Community Association Management, with more than 250 communities under management, is seeking a dedicated and skilled Accounting and Budget Manager. This vital role requires a strategic thinker who can oversee an accounting team and ensure accuracy and timeliness in all accounting tasks.

Why Join Navigate Community Management?

• Impactful Work: Make a significant impact on the financial health of over 250 communities.
• Professional Growth: Opportunities for professional development in a leading management company.
• Collaborative Environment: Join a team of professionals dedicated to excellence and innovation in community management.

Job description :

Team oversight:

• Supervise a team of accounting assistants, ensuring accurate and timely completion of accounting tasks.
• Meet regularly with the accounting team via Zoom.
• Oversee yearly accounting and financial calendar (tax returns, audits, management fee increases, etc.)

Accounting & Financials:

• Oversight of reconciliation of bank accounts
• Record monthly adjustments & accruals
• Posting adjusting journal entries from external auditors
• Accounting of Developer-Controlled Communities
• Assist with onboarding of new clients
• Month-end close duties and associated journal entries
• Monitor CD renewals
• Oversight of billing of ancillary fees
• Special assessment tracking
• Banking relationship (new bank accounts)
• Daily Positive Pay management
• Troubleshoot accounting issues as they arise, providing timely resolutions to ensure accuracy.
• Bank Account and Credit Card Reconciliations: Conduct thorough reconciliations of bank accounts and credit cards to maintain accurate financial records.
• Monthly Accrual Journal Entries: Prepare monthly accrual journal entries and meticulously review general account ledgers to ensure financial integrity
• Ensure financial record-keeping and bookkeeping practices and techniques are consistent with GAAP.

Tax returns and audit

• Oversee tax return preparation
• Coordinate Audit and respond to questions from third-party auditor
• Assist with Audits and Tax Returns: Collaborate with external CPAs by providing necessary documents for year-end audits and tax returns, ensuring compliance and timely submission.

Budgeting

• Assist with yearly budget procedure & training
• Review budget for large clients

Team collaboration

• Assist managers with responding to questions from board members related to financial reports and accounting.
• Collaborate with other team members to develop and implement effective financial policies and procedures.
• Attend board meetings as necessary to answer questions from Board members about their financial

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in accounting and financial management, ideally within the Community Association Industry
• Strong leadership skills to oversee a team of accounting assistants.
• In-depth knowledge of both cash and accrual accounting methods.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities to troubleshoot accounting issues efficiently.
• Strong communication skills for effective collaboration with team members and external partners.

Navigate stands out by offering a unique set of benefits unparallel in this industry:

• Work from home
• 4-day work week
• Flexible work environment
• PTO
• Medical Allowance (after 90 days)
• Dental & Vision Plan (after 90 days)
• 401K with 5% match (after 90 days)
• CAI Education and Designations paid by Navigate
• CAI Events paid by Navigate