Senior Accountant, Real Estate

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the Senior Accountant drives the financial management of the real estate department and actively supports ongoing real estate projects. In this role, you will prepare and input journal entries, analyze and reconcile general ledger accounts, and manage full-cycle lease accounting alongside strategic projects. This role will routinely collaborate with internal and external teams regarding accounting matters relevant to their projects and departments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Execute month-end journal entries, including accruals and amortization, and generate required reports.

• Review and manage property financials, collaborating with appropriate departments to resolve discrepancies.

• Oversee property tax activity by monitoring assessed values, recording accruals, and ensuring payments are completed timely.

• Analyze lease agreements to identify relevant accounting terms and maintain records in Excel and facilitate new property onboarding in JDE Oracle.

• Maintain compliance with relevant accounting standards and internal policies.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide training and conduct detailed financial variance analysis.

• Work closely with management teams to develop and upload annual real estate budgets.

• Deliver updates and insights into accounting and real estate leadership on financial matters.

• Facilitate year-end audit processes by preparing audit packets and addressing auditor requests.

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by Manager.

Position Requirements (Work Experience, Skills, Licenses, etc.):

• Minimum 5 years’ accounting experience, Property Management or Lease Accounting experience preferred 
• Four-year accounting degree, CPA preferred
• Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required.
• Detail oriented with strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage competing deadlines 
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• JDE Oracle experience a plus

ACCO Competencies:

• Proactivity/Initiative: Recognizes what needs to be done and accomplishes it in a manner appropriate for one’s level/position and with minimal supervision.

• Perseverance: Shows wherewithal to fight for difficult goals despite challenges and to bounce back from adversity.

• Motivation/Dedication: Commits to excellence in pursuing unselfish goals. Initiates action with collective goals, takes responsibility, and shows personal humility.

• Technical Curiosity/Willingness to Learn: Interest in seeking out new experiences, knowledge, and candid feedback; demonstrating an openness to learning and change.

• Insight: The ability to gather and make sense of information that suggests new possibilities.

• Engagement: Shows a knack for using emotion and logic to communicate a persuasive vision and connect with people.

• People Skills: Is approachable and gains the mutual trust and respect of others. Understands people’s strengths & weaknesses and actively seeks to understand other perspectives.

• Communication: Fosters open, honest, candid and respectful communication. Effectively assesses, defines and communicates issues in a timely manner, both written and verbal.

• Teamwork: The ability to effectively work toward common goals