What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Soni?
Soni's client is seeking a Contract Year-End Staff Accountant support the accounting team in preparing for year-end close and audit processes. This role is focused on financial clean-up, account reconciliations, and ensuring the accuracy of financial statements for a portfolio of real estate entities (commercial, residential, or mixed-use). The ideal candidate has strong technical accounting skills, experience in real estate accounting, and thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform detailed general ledger clean-up and ensure proper account classifications and postings.
- Prepare and reconcile bank accounts, intercompany accounts, and balance sheet accounts.
- Review tenant ledgers, rent rolls, and CAM (Common Area Maintenance) reconciliations for accuracy.
- Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
- Support year-end close processes, including accruals, journal entries, and adjusting entries.
- Work closely with the property management, accounts payable, and accounts receivable teams to resolve discrepancies.
- Assist external auditors with PBC (Prepared by Client) schedules and documentation requests.
- Review and ensure accuracy of fixed asset schedules, depreciation, and amortization entries.
- Support variance analysis and provide explanations for unusual balances or transactions.
- Maintain and organize supporting documentation to ensure audit readiness and compliance with company policies.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (CPA or working toward CPA preferred).
- 3 years of accounting experience, preferably in real estate or property management.
- Strong understanding of GAAP and real estate accounting principles.
- Proficiency with Yardi, MRI, AppFolio, or similar property management systems.
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, reconciliations).
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
- Excellent communication and analytical skills.
- Experience with multi-entity consolidations and intercompany eliminations.
- Exposure to partnership and investment accounting structures.
- Prior experience supporting year-end audit for real estate companies.
Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications.
Salary : $30 - $36
