Senior Property Accountant

Development Services of America (DSA) is a dynamic and well-established privately held company that manages a diverse portfolio of real estate holdings. We perform a variety of services including property management, facilities management, construction, leasing and property analytics. DSA maintains a strong customer focus and creates value by providing superior service and remaining responsive to the needs of our clients. We are currently seeking a bright and experienced Senior Property Accountant for our corporate offices located in North Scottsdale.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct full-service accounting duties for a complex real estate portfolio consisting of office, industrial, agricultural and mixed-use properties.
• Manage the month-end closing process and prepare monthly financial statements.
• Maintain monthly close schedules, including recurring journal entries, bank reconciliation, fixed assets, prepaids, straight-line rent, depreciation/amortization, and various other accruals.
• Oversee A/R and A/P activity and provide guidance to Property Accountant I to ensure cash applications are coded properly.
• Prepare annual CAM and real estate billings and perform annual CAM reconciliations; assemble necessary detail and back-up for tenant’s use.
• Assist with preparation of the annual budget and monthly forecast using Yardi Forecast Manager.
• Assist with updating periodic reporting such as property valuations using Yardi Valuation Manager and quarterly board meeting materials. 
• Perform all lease administration duties, including entering leases in Yardi, preparing default notices, and ensuring accurate billing.
• Partnering with Director of Real Estate and Leasing to manage the lease pipeline, assist with the tenant onboarding, and monitor tenant work orders using Facilities Manager and Commercial Cafe.
• Review and maintain fixed asset activity, including additions, dispositions and depreciation expense.
• Assist the Tax group by preparing year-end financial statements for annual income tax filings.
• Prepare audit work papers and assist in managing the annual external audit process.
• Assist with tenant financial underwriting and tracking current events on tenants to monitor risks and opportunities. 
• Support the integration of new software investments, such as Yardi Voyager 8 and Commercial Café.
• Calculate and pay privilege tax on a monthly basis and stay up to date on any changes to local, state and federal tax laws. 
• Perform property analysis such as tracking vacancy, average rents, WALT, and incentives. 
• Assist with adhoc analysis. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and at least 3-5 years of accounting/finance experience.
• Property accounting experience preferred.
• Experience with Yardi Voyager and Elevate preferred.
• Proficient in all MS Office Word & Excel and Sage Fixed Asset Software.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

COMPETENCIES:

• ANALYTICAL PROFICIENCY: Effective in reconciling, consolidating and evaluating integrity of data to meet financial and operational reporting requirements.
• ATTENTION TO DETAIL: Be thorough and complete when preforming tasks.  
• CRITICAL THINKING: Ability to think critically and deal with complex problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION: Capacity to orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish goals by utilizing resources effectively and efficiently.
• TOLERANCE FOR AMBIGUITY: Effectively copes with change, can shift gears comfortably, can make decisions and act without having the total picture and can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty
• QUICK LEARNER: Ability to quickly grasp the essence and underlying structure of new problems, is open to change and enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks.
• DRIVE FOR RESULTS: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully and is bottom line oriented.
• CUSTOMER FOCUS: Acts with the customer in mind, maintains constructive customer relationships and is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements.
• POSITIVE ATTITUDE: Maintains a positive attitude that supports team performance and productivity.