Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

•    Perform monthly/quarterly account analysis and roll-forwards of selected general ledger accounts to ensure accounts properly reflect the company’s financial position in accordance with company policy and GAAP
•    Review ledger detail, record adjusting journal entries, and prepare supporting schedules for GAAP-based financial statements
•    Assist in the preparation of investment level or fund level financial statements and work papers monthly including Preparing Parent Level Balance Sheet Recs monthly.
•    Assist in providing support for annual audits and internal control testing including preparing the draft audit workbook and draft of audit report with footnote support.
•    Assist in the monthly/quarterly reporting to lenders, joint venture partners and portfolio companies.
•    Coordinate with the treasury team and AVP in preparing wire transfers
•    Weekly and monthly outstanding check processing and reporting. Review property-level financial results prepared by third parties, to ensure results properly reflect the company’s financial position and are in accordance with GAAP
•    Review Operator Balance Sheet Recs monthly and provide follow-up questions for the operators.
•    Prepare bank reconciliations and journal entries as needed
•    Assess and react to changing business conditions, in terms of their impact to the supported organization
•    Ensure team’s processes and procedures support the department’s goals according to guidelines and policies
•    Assist in on-boarding operators for acquisitions, dispositions, and other similar transactions including the review and recording of initial entries.
Relationship Management
•    Accountable to portfolio company’s or joint venture partner’s satisfaction with the accounting team’s performance, responsiveness, and interactions
•    Lead initiatives to ensure smooth business partner experience across the team.
•    Become day-to-day go-to person for business partners, including portfolio company, joint venture partners.
•    Respond to business partner inquiries and commit to deliverables by leveraging resources across the team
•    Partner with other team members to identify and drive external relationships with the team’s key contacts and stakeholders, including third-party accounting departments and third-party operators’ accounting teams
•    Assist other portfolio companies during project initiatives on an as-needed basis

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WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE

REQUIREMENTS:
•    Knowledge of US GAAP
•    Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Finance, Accounting or closely related field 
•    Minimum 1-6 Years of experience in general accounting and/or financial analysis
•    Knowledge of MS Office Suite, to include Pivot Tables, Power BI
•    Knowledge of accounting software and databases (e.g. Workday, Essbase)
•    General understanding of financial models, corporate financials and regulatory market
•    Excellent communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills
•    Ability to multi-task and manage shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment
•    Strong attention to detail and ability to work both independently and in a team environment
PREFERRED:
•    CPA certification
•    Previous experience working with a multifamily-ownership group and/or US Real Estate Company with consolidating and reporting monthly, quarterly and annual financial results, loading of previous owner/management company financial results into an ERP, preparing monthly balance sheet reconciliations, budgeting and forecasting
•    Masters Degree with a major in Finance, Accounting or closely related field