Staff Accountant

<p><strong>Your Opportunity</strong></p> <p>PLACE is a technology and services platform built to scale the world's top real estate teams – and our internal businesses are growing just as fast. As a Staff Accountant at PLACE, you will be at the financial core of a dynamic, multi-entity organization on a path to an IPO. This is not a single-company staff accountant role – you will move across multiple business lines, managing the complete accounting cycle for a portfolio of operating companies, rental properties, and small businesses.If you're energized by complexity, precision, and the opportunity to build expertise across a growing portfolio of entities, this role was designed for you.</p> <p><strong>Who Develops You: </strong>Controller</p> <p><strong>What You'll Do</strong></p> <p>Multi-Entity Accounting &amp; Bookkeeping</p> <ul> <li>Manage the complete monthly accounting cycle across multiple business entities simultaneously.</li> <li>Process bill payments, track deposits, and maintain accurate records across all entities with precision and consistency.</li> <li>Perform monthly and quarterly reconciliations across multiple sets of books, ensuring each entity's financial data is complete and accurate.</li> <li>Manage monthly and quarterly tie-outs across entities, identifying discrepancies and resolving variances proactively.</li> <li>Produce timely and accurate monthly and quarterly financial statements for each entity, maintaining strict deadlines.</li> <li>Prepare cash flow analyses and budgets at the entity level and in aggregate across the portfolio.</li> </ul> <p>Accounting Software &amp; Systems</p> <ul> <li>Own data entry, transaction downloads, and the integrity of financial data within QuickBooks across all entities.</li> <li>Leverage QuickBooks to maintain clean, audit-ready books for each business in the portfolio.</li> <li>Maintain organized, up-to-date property files and digital records across platforms including Microsoft Office, Adobe, Google Drive, and Dropbox.</li> <li>Serve as a knowledgeable resource and reviewer for our virtual assistant, ensuring their QuickBooks entries and financial outputs meet PLACE standards.</li> </ul> <p>Tax &amp; Compliance Support</p> <ul> <li>File and manage state franchise, sales, and excise tax returns across multiple states and entities.</li> <li>Process 1099 filings for all applicable entities.</li> <li>Gather and organize tax information from multiple companies to support income tax processing.</li> <li>Maintain organized, confidential tax files with disciplined scanning and archiving practices.</li> </ul> <p>What You're Great At</p