Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting

Overview:

An independently owned New York-based real estate investment management firm is seeking a Staff Accountant to join its Corporate Financial Reporting team. This position has dual reporting to a Senior Vice President as well as the Vice President. This role is part of the team that is responsible for all accounting and financial reporting at the fund level including all monthly, quarterly and annual reporting and additional reporting requirements for individual investors.

This is a great opportunity for the right individual to utilize accounting skills while developing a broad business background.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintain general ledger, including monthly close, cashbook entries and income/expense accruals.

• Prepare monthly comparative budget variance reports for residential properties.

• Prepare quarterly work papers and balance sheet account analysis.

• Calculate and record quarterly unrealized debt and real estate value changes.

• Prepare quarterly and annual investment performance reporting, consolidated financial statements and related footnote disclosures and schedules for commingled and separate account real estate portfolios and investment partnerships on US GAAP , IFRS, Australian Accounting Standards,

• Calculation of monthly/quarterly client distributions, property management, asset management, and incentive fees per management agreements and portfolio income and appreciation returns.

• Assist manager with interim and year end external audit process.

• Special projects, as required.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate must have:

· Accounting degree is required; CPA preferred but not required.

· 2 to 5 years of accounting experience with at least 2 years of experience in public accounting.

· Experience with real estate investment accounting preferred, but not required. Knowledge of Yardi a plus.

· Strong organizational & communication skills are necessary to succeed within the team.

· Detail oriented, ability to work independently, and a high level of initiative and ownership of one’s work.

· High proficiency in Microsoft Excel. This includes:

o pivot tables

o VLookup

o XLookup

o Analytical formulas a plus