What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controller/Senior Property Accountant position at Synectics Inc.?
Job Description
- Seeking an experienced Real Estate Property Accountant/Controller to join our firm to oversee all facets of commercial and multifamily property management accounting as well as cultivating the accounting department with other department leaders.
- Work closely with Portfolio Manager/Asset Manager to maintain profitability of the portfolio.
- Responsible for cash management of the assigned portfolio including funding requests, etc.
- Assist with new acquisitions of new property/portfolio
- Perform bank reconciliations
- Prepare, review, and distribute month-end financials and make adjustments as necessary
- Assemble and review monthly financial packages for assigned portfolio, including but not limited to Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Budget Variance and Executive Summary
- Review and analyze transactions from AR/AP to ensure accurate coding and recorded. Identify, investigate, resolve and/or report on discrepancies.
- Prepare Balance Sheet tie-out and maintain supporting account schedules
- Prepare and post accrual entries with supporting documentation and account reconciliations
- Post to registers and ledgers, balance and reconcile accounts, prepare journal entries or adjustments to accounts as needed
- Prepare year-end packages for tax accounting and external auditing
- Communicate directly with clients and ownership
- Knowledge of accounting and financial reporting methods
- 3 - 5 years in commercial real estate property accounting and is familiar with the requirements of lease accounting in accordance with GAAP.
- Full cycle accounting experience in commercial real estate industry with an emphasis in commercial property management is highly preferred
- 4-year degree in Accounting or Finance preferred, or Associates Degree in same field with adequate experience to offset
- Must have knowledge using Yardi REQUIRED
- Understand variance analysis when comparing actual to budget or historic results
- Detail oriented with strong organizational skills
- Must have analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently, prioritize, and multi-task
- Be conscientious about achieving deadlines while maintaining accuracy
- Work cooperatively with others to attain assignment goals and objectives
- Team player with positive attitude and high ethical and moral standards
- Working knowledge of MS Office with proficiency in Excel
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Bilingual (Spanish) a plus, but not required
- Motivated, will actively seek out and implement improvements to our process and will provide an exemplary level of customer service to both internal and external customers.