Staff Accountant

GHJ Search and Staffing serves as the recruitment division of GHJ, a prominent national accounting and advisory firm. Our team provides qualified Accounting and Finance professionals on a temporary and permanent basis across a broad range of industries. GHJ’s relationship with our Global Advisory and Accounting Network provides the resources needed to better understand client’s needs, attract a higher caliber of candidates and assess candidate potential.
OverviewThis role is responsible for a wide range of accounting functions supporting both development activities and ongoing property operations. The position also assists with the preparation of consolidated and single-entity reporting packages.

Qualifications

• Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Experience
• 2–4 years of accounting experience
• Development/job cost accounting or real estate accounting experience preferred
• Strong general ledger background
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Experience with Yardi preferred
• Skills & Attributes
• High ethical standards and strong sense of integrity
• Strong written, verbal, and listening communication skills
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Team-oriented with strong time-management and prioritization abilities
• Professional, dependable, and customer-focused
• Problem-solver with a results-driven mindset
• Able to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment

Key Responsibilities

• Development Accounting
• Set up construction budgets for new projects in the accounting system
• Analyze development reports and update cost projections with the project team
• Review project status classifications (proposed, under development, abandoned, completed) and record related entries
• Prepare and submit construction loan draws; respond to lender inquiries
• Calculate and record development fees
• Record land takedowns for vertical development
• Maintain non-financial development tracking data
• Record land acquisitions, including earnest money deposits
• Record capitalized lease-up losses for newly completed projects
• Operational Accounting
• Review and process monthly tenant rent charges
• Monitor aged receivables and support collection efforts
• Calculate and charge late fees when applicable
• Prepare deferred rent schedules and set up recurring entries
• Maintain depreciation and amortization schedules and recurring journal entries
• Process monthly debt payments
• Lead month-end close activities, including trial balance review, variance analysis, GL review, and AP/AR review
• Prepare bank reconciliations for multiple accounts
• Record journal entries and support property managers with variance analysis and reporting
• Joint Venture Reporting
• Prepare monthly joint venture reporting packages, including financials and variance explanations
• Calculate and record monthly net income allocations
• Support Functions
• Review and input property-level operating budgets into the accounting system
• Assist with annual audit schedules and provide information requested by external auditors

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