What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Real Estate Accountant position at Mission Economic Development Agency.?
Title: CRE Staff Accountant
Reports to: CRE Finance Director
Pay Range: $78,000 - $87,000
Location: San Francisco, CA.
This is a hybrid position, and candidates must be able to work three days per week in our San Francisco office.
Apply here: https://medasf.bamboohr.com/careers/224
JOIN OUR MEDA TEAM
Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting economic development and job creation in San Francisco's Mission District. Founded in 1973, MEDA has a long history of serving the community by providing access to capital, technical assistance, and training programs for entrepreneurs and small businesses. We also partner with individuals and families to build lasting prosperity through housing stabilization, small business support, workforce development, financial coaching, and education support. Rooted in San Francisco’s Mission District, we’ve seen how economic opportunity transforms lives—and we’re expanding that impact to communities nationwide.
YOUR CAREER OPPORTUNITY
Reporting to the Community Real Estate Finance Director, the Community Real Estate Accountant will lead all day-to-day accounting operations of over 38 residential/commercial properties, the development projects, and the corporate entity. The CRE Accountant will support the finance team members to ensure that MEDA has the systems and procedures in place to support effective program implementation and conduct flawless audits. This position requires a deep knowledge of accounting, understanding of accounts payable and accounts receivable processing, and intercompany transactions. This is an onsite position requiring 5 days in the office.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Process AP invoices and payments and maintain master vendor tracker
- Prepare and maintain sub-ledgers and schedules to reconcile GL accounts
- Work with CRE team on draw requests and perform sources and uses reconciliation
- Manage AP and AR aging
- Prepare recurring and non-recurring journal entries
- Ensure every transaction has supporting documentation and is audit ready
- Assist in preparation of the monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
- Assist in the preparation of all account schedules and other requests from the external auditors for the annual financial, compliance and other audits
- Prepare, analyze, monitor progress and report financial information and supporting schedules in an accurate and timely manner: clearly communicate monthly, quarterly and annual financial results keeping Finance team and all stakeholders informed
- Proactively identify and implement process, workflow and system improvements and efficiencies to standardize, automate and streamline operations.
- Perform ad-hoc duties as requested
YOUR KEYS TO SUCCESS
To perform successfully in this role, you will need to leverage these key qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or related field required
- A minimum of 3 years of direct accounting experience with affordable housing experience preferred
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with extreme attention to detail
- Advanced Excel skills, including experience in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
- Experience in accounting software, Yardi Voyager, and MIP software is a plus.
YOUR MEDA EXPERIENCE
Do meaningful work in an innovative workplace while being challenged for your professional growth.
Joining MEDA means having meaningful experiences that develop achievers – from across the Mission neighborhood and from within our organization. We find meaning and fulfillment in our work as we see our community thrive and are driven to achieve better outcomes by challenging ourselves to innovate in our ways of working.
We offer a market-leading benefits program that reflects MEDA's values and mission. We invest in people's lives and support our own people's health and financial well-being.
Our core benefits include:
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance for employees and their dependents – 100 percent covered by MEDA
- 401(k) plan for employees
- Generous paid time off - with a minimum of 20 days for new employees
- Employee Assistance Program that offers free financial or legal counseling to employees or their families
- Other forms of voluntary benefits
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Salary : $78,000 - $87,000
