What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Accountant position at Dinerstein Companies?
THE DINERSTEIN COMPANIES
JOB DESCRIPTION
SENIOR CORPORATE ACCOUNTANT
SUMMARY
The Senior Corporate Accountant performs responsibilities that include preparing journal entries, account research and reconciliations, as well as documenting and evaluating current procedures. Primary responsibilities include general accounting duties, review and reconciliation of balance sheets, and financial statements. Employee is expected to understand the process of Accounting flows and controls. Work is performed according to established policies, procedures, and deadlines. Employee is expected to exercise discretion and judgment, develop work routines and complete assignments with minimal supervision.
The Senior Corporate Accountant will work with all levels of company employees and is directly responsible to the Assistant Corporate Controller.
This is a salary, exempt position.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The following duties and responsibilities are given as examples of the various types of work performed in this position. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
1. Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions, and completes corresponding reconciliations such as:
a. Review and make corrections to historical balance sheet accounts on all corporate entities.
b. Review and reconcile various balance sheet accounts for current activity.
c. Perform bank reconciliations for various bank accounts.
d. Perform monthly interest income calculations.
e. Create and post A/R invoices into accounting system.
i. Fees
ii. Interest
iii. Intercompany
iv. Billbacks
v. Other
f. Create and post necessary journal entries.
i. Accruals
ii. Prepaids
iii. Intercompany
iv. Consolidation
v. Other
g. Review, track and record investor contributions and distributions.
2. Filing of Sales Tax returns.
a. Monthly
b. Quarterly
c. Semi-Annual
d. Annual
3. Monthly administration of corporate credit card platform and expenses.
4. Occasionally code and post cash activity for all corporate entities.
5. Assist in proper clean-up of inactive/sold projects.
6. Interact with and assist the development, construction, property management and asset management groups as required.
7. Provide support to the Assistant Controller, Senior Controller and Chief Accounting Officer as required.
8. Ensures that all deadlines are met in accordance with the closing dates set by management.
9. Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
10. Attentive to identifying any frauds that are taking place in the company and reporting them to the proper persons.
11. Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing assigned responsibilities accurately and on time.
This list of responsibilities may not be all-inclusive and can be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as needed.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s degree in accounting with two or three years of related experience in Accounting required or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that provides required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Experience with personal computers and Microsoft software products is essential and strong Excel skills is a must. Knowledge of Real Estate is desired but not required.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to accomplish each area of responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.
- Knowledge of English language, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
- Knowledge of departmental policy and procedures and current trends and principles and practices of accounting/ auditing.
- Knowledge of modern accounting and office procedures and equipment, including the application of software tools to the analysis of financial data.
- Knowledge of the principles of, organization and administration and internal control systems.
- Ability to carry out assigned tasks and projects to their completion, maintain confidential and sensitive information, and understand and follow instructions.
- Ability to plan, direct, and coordinate the work of subordinates.
- Ability to communicate and work with other departments.
- Ability to express ideas effectively, orally and in writing.
- Ability to formulate and use standard accounting methods, procedures, forms and records.
- Ability to maintain complex records in an orderly and accurate format consistent with departmental procedures, prepare accurate reports, work with minimal supervision, plan work schedules, and meet deadlines.
- Knowledge and skilled at using spreadsheet applications at an intermediate to advanced level.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical requirements described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform 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 position, the employee is regularly required to walk, stoop, talk, sit at a desk, hear, lift and/or move up to twenty pounds, and reach with hands and arms. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust, focus and spend extended hours using and viewing a computer monitor. Accuracy reading and entering numbers is critical.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Work is normally performed in an office work environment, which does not subject the employee to any unpleasant elements. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet. The employee may be required to work a flexible schedule, work overtime and/or travel overnight as needed.