Senior Property Accountant

McCarthy Cook & Co., Team & Firm Culture

McCarthy Cook & Co. is a privately held commercial real estate investor and manager with offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Orange County. We are a passionate and collaborative team that invests in and manages creative office, life science and industrial campuses and mixed-use developments. We bring a special blend of entrepreneurial zeal and institutional capabilities to investment underwriting, property management, leasing, development/construction management, and our institutional partner relationship management. Every day is a new opportunity. We envision and execute business plans for major institutional quality assets with plenty of opportunity for personal and professional growth for our enterprising, self-starting teammates. We are partners with some of the premier real estate investors including JPMorgan, Prudential, Northwestern Mutual, Morgan Stanley, Northwood Investors, Oxford Property Group and Blackstone, and manage nearly four million square feet of Class A assets.  

The Opportunity 

Join the McCarthy Cook Team as a Senior Property Accountant working in our Costa Mesa office where we manage an 800,000 sq. ft. amenitized office campus located at the intersection of the I-405, SR 55 and SR 73. We are in search of the ideal teammate to join our highly energetic team. This candidate will handle the accounting of the Costa Mesa campus, our Mountain View office campus and our Mesa (AZ) industrial park. The candidate will closely collaborate with our on-site property management teams. Our ideal teammate will have 4-5 years of industry related experience and be proficient in Yardi, MRI and AvidXchange Software. Does this sound like you? If so, McCarthy Cook would like to hear from you!! 

 Essential Duties & Responsibilities include (Other duties may be assigned): 

• (A/R) accurate & timely processing of monthly billings (rent & other misc. charges), posting of cash receipts, collection calls, etc.
• (A/P) timely processing of vendor invoices and tracking of critical payment deadlines for mortgage, taxes, utilities, etc.
• (G/L) oversee the closing process of the property books (journal entries, accruals, ledger account reconciliations, & research) and maintain balance sheet & related supporting schedules.
• Prepare monthly reports for our joint venture partner including variance analysis explanations.
• Responsible for assisting with other special accounting projects including but not limited to: periodic reporting, orderly filing & maintenance of accounting records, annual budgets, cash flow estimates, capital project cost tracking, CAM estimates & reconciliations, rent roll reconciliations, tenant audits, etc.

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Accounting
• 4-5 years of industry related experience
• This person would possess excellent verbal and written skills with demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in person and by telephone, email and other written correspondence.
• The ideal candidate will have exceptional analytical, problem solving, mathematical, and organization skills.
• We are looking for a team member who has strong computer aptitude and skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, & PowerPoint).

To apply for this position:

• Send resume and cover letter to: jfm@mccarthycook.com
• Reference your email: Senior Property Accountant

McCarthy Cook & Co. offers competitive compensation including salary, bonus, retirement plan and medical insurance package and the benefit of working with a great team! McCarthy Cook & Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and an inspired place to work!