Senior Property Accountant

Salary - $80, 000 to $85,000

Reporting to the Property Accounts Manager, the Senior Property Accountant will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of the accounts receivable function including rent billing, deposit processing, commercial tenant billings, and rent account reconciliations. Specific Duties for the Senior Property Accountant include the following:

Property Accounting and Reporting

• Provides timely follow-up on internal/external requests for information in connection with Limited Partnerships (e.g - monthly and quarterly NEF reports, HFA reports, Red Oak Project fund request report, etc.)
• Analyze tenant accounts and prepare rent bills (e.g HASA rent bills, commercial rent bills, etc.)
• Review and reconcile client final accounts and move out claims (e.g Final Bills for tenants, vacancy claim submission to HUD.)
• Analyze the RealPage Property Management system closing and prepare month end JEs
• Monitor the recording of tenant security deposits and reconcile between RealPage and MIP Accounting System
• Prepare delinquency reports for managers on a monthly basis
• Prepare monthly tenant rent and commercial rent bills using RealPage system
• Investigate rent rolls and account receivable entries to identify irregular rent and payment transactions
• Process rent refunds and other account receivable adjustments as required
• Perform monthly reconciliations for receivable accounts between MIP Accounting and RealPage systems
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations
• Interact with building managers regarding rent and other receivable issues
• Assist with month and year-end audits

New Projects or Properties Under Development Stage

• Perform reconciliations of complex accounts in a timely and accurate manner to ensure full compliance with policies and procedures established by funders of new projects 
• Provides timely follow-up on internal/external requests for information in connection with new projects under development; 
• Work closely with Development team in handling interim or final cost certifications for the new projects. 
• Responsible for collecting and providing information to external auditors for new projected related accounts 
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual status reports for new projects

Other 

• Monitor inter-fund activities between WSFSSH and its affiliates; Review and approve the payments between affiliates
• Maintain tracking system for Reserve Funds – oversee proper coding and identifying the reserve funded expenditure in accounting system.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience with and knowledge of:

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple complex projects concurrently, often working under the pressure of deadlines, and ability to work independently or collaboratively and delegate effectively
• The experience and interpersonal skills to effectively support a talented, high level Senior Staff
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships both internally and externally and communicate with program staff, grantors, government agencies and other funders
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Able to work independently and with the highest levels of integrity. 
• Excellent computer skills, including high level of expertise with Excel. Experience with Sage MIP Fund Accounting is preferred.
• A Bachelor’s degree (Accounting or other related major)