Jr. Accountant

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Location

Austin - 9600 N MoPac Expressway, Suite 750

Business

At Brookfield Residential, a leading North American land developer and homebuilder for over 65 years, we have had one goal in mind - creating the best places to call home. From the development of award-winning, master-planned communities to the creation of well-designed homes, we are committed to cultivating exceptional life experiences for our customers, partners, employees, and members of the community.As part of Brookfield - one of the largest alternative asset managers in the world - we harness our resources to bring a fresh approach, unparalleled creativity, relentless innovation, and sound Sustainability practices to the planning, development, and management of buildings everywhere. From offices, retail spaces, and logistics facilities to multifamily residences, hospitality establishments, and mixed-use structures - we are reimagining real estate from the ground up.

If you're ready to be a part of our team, we encourage you to apply.

Overview

Job Description

The Jr. Accountant plays a vital role in supporting the daily operations of our Texas homebuilding division. This position is responsible for assisting with core accounting functions, ensuring all transactions are recorded accurately, completely, and in a timely manner, in alignment with corporate accounting policies and procedures.

Working collaboratively within a team, the Jr. Accountant contributes to the preparation and communication of the division's operating and financial results. Success in this role relies on strong teamwork, adherence to internal controls, and a commitment to process efficiency.

Key Deliverables

• Maintain and update various general ledgers, record financial transactions, and prepare journal entries
• Reconciles all divisional bank accounts and resolve any discrepancies
• Maintains accounts receivable, booking payments, reconciling AR schedule
• Provide support for accounts payable team, including reviewing invoice submissions and coding, entering credit memos, and clearing old accounts
• Processes expense reports and is the key contact for online expense report system
• Maintains prepaid expenses and fixed assets, including booking entries, preparing reconciliations and writing off fully depreciated assets
• Prepare home closing entries to record revenue
• Continuous improvement of processes and adhoc requests
• Prepares month-end, quarter-end and year-end working papers, including supporting financial and operational statements, and preliminary variance analysis, corporate schedules
• Attends various department and interdepartmental meetings to obtain information for reporting and to provide information to other departments
• Assist in preparation of quarterly working papers and checklists for audit purposes
• On a periodic basis, responsible for providing information (financial and process, written and verbal) to the applicable external auditor for testing and compliance analysis
• Ensure personal and co-worker compliance to Limits of Authority Policy
• Special projects as assigned include contributing to one-time assignments, participating in software enhancements, historical project analysis, and sharing co-worker duties related to inventory, budgeting and accounting software inputs during periods of high volume or transition.
  
  

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree with up to 2 years of relevant experience. We welcome candidates who bring diverse academic and professional backgrounds.
• Solid understanding of basic accounting principles and familiarity with software accounting systems.
• Comfortable using MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) and eager to learn new tools.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to maintain accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team, valuing different perspectives and ideas.
• Ability to come in the office on a full-time basis.
  
  

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent extended medical, dental and vision benefits beginning day 1
• 401(k) matching, vesting begins day 1
• Career development programs
• Charitable donation matching
• Paid Volunteer Hours
• Paid parental leave
• Family planning assistance including IVF, surrogacy and adoptions options
• Wellness and mental health resources
• Pet insurance offering
• A culture based on our values of Passion, Integrity and Community
  
  

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Brookfield Residential participates in the E-Verify process (https://www.e-verify.gov/) to confirm the eligibility of candidates to work in the United States.

We are proud to create a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are grateful for your interest in this position, however, only candidates selected for pre-screening will be contacted.

At Brookfield Properties, our success starts with our people. People like you. We develop, operate, and manage more than 1100 properties and 370 million square feet of real estate across the globe. It's a feat that wouldn't be possible without our team, a diverse group of creative visionaries and innovative experts who are relentless in pursuit of one goal: to ensure our buildings don't simply meet the needs of our tenants, residents, and communities - but exceed them, every day.

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