What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Reporting Analyst position at Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust?
About the Role
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (WHLR) is looking for a detail-driven Financial Reporting Analyst to join our Accounting & Finance team at our Virginia Beach headquarters. This onsite role is a great opportunity for someone with public accounting or public-company experience who wants exposure to the full SEC reporting cycle, REIT-specific tax compliance, and property-level accounting — all in one seat.
You'll work closely with our SEC reporting, accounting, and audit teams on the filings and financial disclosures that keep a publicly traded REIT running, while building skills in REIT tax testing, financial statement consolidation, and internal controls.
What You'll Do
📊 Assist with SEC filings — 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, S-11s, S-3s, and other filings as needed
🏢 Prepare standalone financial statements for select properties
🔍 Support external auditors during quarterly reviews and annual audits
🏛️ Assist with REIT tax testing, including property acquisition (3-14) audits
📈 Support month-end journal entries and reconciliation processes
🧮 Complete corporate consolidation and variance analyses
📋 Maintain the new leases tracker for internal reporting
✅ Document and monitor internal controls alongside the audit team
🤝 Partner across Accounting, Finance, and other departments on more complex projects
What You Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field
- 2–5 years' experience in regional or top-tier public accounting, and/or a public company environment
- Advanced Excel and Word skills
- Familiarity with MRI (or similar real estate accounting software), Workiva, and AI tools such as Claude or Microsoft Copilot
- A researcher's mindset — comfortable digging into technical accounting questions and reaching well-supported conclusions
- Strong organizational and communication skills; able to manage multiple deadlines and collaborate across teams
- Comfortable working independently, with good judgment about when to escalate
Why WHLR
💰 $75,000–$85,000 base salary
🩺 Medical, dental, and vision coverage
🐾 Pet, accident, and critical illness insurance
🛡️ Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
💵 401(k) with company match
🏖️ Company-paid time off
🏋️ Gym membership
🎓 Tuition reimbursement
Learn more about WHLR at www.whlr.us.
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Salary : $75,000 - $85,000