About Skilken Gold

We are a fourth-generation, commercial real estate development, family business. We specialize in multiple categories of retail single tenant real estate development. We provide complete build-to-suit or fee-for-service development for comprehensive client rollouts or other targeted real estate development needs. We focus on building long-term client relationships focusing on their needs.

When you join our team, you will feel like family too. We are invested in our people and their success. Our values speak to who we are: Community, Grit, and Good Judgment. Our vision is to advocate for a meaningful community and client growth. We do this with a balance of experience-driven and imaginative approaches to commercial real estate development.

About the Role

The role of Financial Accountant offers an opportunity to make an important impact on our business by serving as a financial liaison collaborating with internal teams and external clients. The Financial Accountant will report to and work closely with the Controller to originate and monitor project budgets, facilitate billing, and perform cost and overall profitability analysis.

Primary Responsibilities

• Partner with Project Managers to compile monthly client reimbursements
• Manage monthly client reimbursement process
• Partner with Construction Manager to compile monthly draw packages
• Submit monthly draw packages to financial institutions
• Function as a liaison between project management and the client as it relates to reimbursements and payments
• Process monthly vendor invoices for project related spend
• Prepare monthly Fee for Service invoices
• Apply client reimbursements to projects
• Track flow of funds by project
• Create and input month end journal entries into accounting system
• Reconcile project spend and provide project costs for closing
• Create and input project closing journal entries into accounting system

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

• Three years of related accounting experience in a business environment managing the accounting process with project accounting experience preferred
• Strong general ledger skills with the ability to not only report, but analyze the results
• Significant business interactions requiring independent professional judgment are expected
• Must have excellent analytical skills and significant experience using computers and software applications similar to MRI, MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, and other software applications
• Strong verbal and written communications skills; ability to articulate strategies and implement policies
• Solid knowledge and application of GAAP and financial reporting
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, work under pressure, meet deadlines and thrive in a fast-paced work environment
• Excellent reasoning ability is required to solve and define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions to a wide range of business problems.

Travel Requirements

No required travel anticipated

Work Environment

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary responsibility satisfactorily. The physical demands and work environment described in this job description 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use the computer and communicate with co-workers in an office environment, field maintenance team, tenants, and vendors in various locations. The employee frequently is required to stand or sit to complete work and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

What We Offer

• Collaborative team driven by strong values
• Competitive benefits package, including an all-company short-term incentive plan
• Generous vacation policy and paid holidays off
• Flexible work environment

Skilken Gold seeks to maintain a diverse and welcoming workplace; therefore, candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected category.