Sr. Accountant, Debt
Company Overview
Berkshire Residential Investments is a people-first real estate investment company who values not only the impact we make as a company, but the time we spend together in our high-performing teams. We value individual skills and perspectives to allow us to best serve our employees, investors, residents, and other stakeholders.
If you’re interested in a workplace where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work each day, come join our talented and growing team at Berkshire Residential Investments. Our environment of entrepreneurial spirit, culture of expertise and our people-first approach will allow you to thrive while continuing to grow in your career.
Position Summary
The Senior Accountant, Debt will produce monthly financial statements for assigned portfolio or corporate entities.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Full General Ledger maintenance
- Prepare or manage preparation of monthly financial statements
- Assist in preparation of quarterly and annual investor reports
- Facilitate completion of monthly close process
- Analyze revenue and expenses to ensure recorded properly on a monthly basis
- Ensure bank reconciliations are prepared and reviewed on a monthly basis
- Take lead with transactional closing statements and closing journal entries
- Coordinate and oversee work performed by offshore staff accountants, including assigning responsibilities, communicating priorities, and monitoring completion against established deadlines
- Review journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statement support, and other schedules prepared by offshore team members for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established procedures
- Provide clear review comments, coaching, and follow-up to ensure issues are fully resolved and recurring errors are addressed
- Serve as the primary point of contact for offshore staff accountants assigned to the portfolio and escalate significant accounting, reporting, or timing issues to accounting manager promptly
- Assist in reviewing budgets and forecasts for reasonableness
- Assist in the management of the external audit process
- Other special projects as assigned
- Consistently demonstrate use of tact and discretion
Knowledge/Experience:
- Two plus (2+) years of experience in accounting; real estate experience preferred
- Aptitude for organizing, prioritizing, and managing multiple priorities, using critical thinking and problem solving
- Demonstrated understanding of the accounting cycle, account classifications, debits, and credits
- Demonstrated multi-modal communication style that reaches every stakeholder, specifically excellent verbal, and written communications
- Ability to communicate with and manage up to senior management
- Collaborative working style with inclusive work and thinking behaviors, commitment to excellence in teams and work product, with a strong work ethic
- Demonstrate emotional intelligence in high pressure and sensitive situations
- Tenacity, patience, and perseverance to work with business deals from beginning to end of process
- Represent the Berkshire employment brand well to candidates by seeking to understand the capabilities and insights of people with unique backgrounds, cultures, styles, and abilities
- Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information and communications of information
- Develop productive working relationships with all team members including internal clients and external third parties
- Demonstrated high level of ethics and integrity with a straightforward and honest approach
Technical/Educational Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree with concentration in accounting
- Demonstrated advanced financial modeling and Excel skills required
- Demonstrated ability to use and learn new technology (e.g., computers/hardware, mobile, software, cloud-based programs)
- Proficiency with computers, keyboards, monitors and telephone headsets.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite of Products (e.g., Word, Outlook, Excel, Teams, Power Point)
- Proficiency in Yardi & SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (Outlooksoft) is a plus
Berkshire Residential offers an excellent benefits package, focusing on our employees’ total health and wellness. We offer programs and incentives that promote physical, mental, financial, and behavioral wellbeing both within and beyond our workplace. Current anticipated annual base salary range: $75,000 - $100,000. Base salary within the range will be determined by various factors including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills and qualifications. Please visit our Careers page for full details – and to learn more about how we value our employees.
We believe
Berkshire Residential values diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Berkshire is committed to providing equal opportunity in all practices, including employees and applicants for employment. We ensure that decisions affecting employees are made without regard to their race, color, creed, national origin, age, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected status.
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First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone, Resume/CV, Cover Letter, Location
Short answers (8)
- Preferred First Name optional
- LinkedIn Profile optional
- If yes, what is the name of the employee?
- If yes, please provide your dates of employment.
- If yes, what is the name of the employee?
- What is your desired salary?
- What is your desired Bonus?
- If yes, please provide the recipient’s name, the office sought or held, the amount and date of each contribution or payment, the applicable election (for example, primary or general), whether you were entitled to vote for the candidate at the time, and whether any contribution or payment was made at your direction or with funds provided or reimbursed by you. Compliance may request additional information to evaluate the contribution or payment under applicable law and Berkshire policy.
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- Are you legally eligible to work in the United States on a permanent basis? (If hired, verification will be required consistent with US law)
- Do you now or in the future require visa sponsorship to continue working in the United States?
- How did you hear about this opportunity?
- Were you referred by a current employee?
- Have you previously been employed by Berkshire or any of its subsidiaries?
- Do you have any relatives or household members that work or have worked at Berkshire or any of its subsidiaries? For purposes of this question, family members include: child, spouse, domestic/civil union partner, parent, sibling, grandchild, or grandparent of the team member or the team member's spouse or domestic/civil union partner, any other individual related by blood to the team member, and any other individual whose close association with the team member is the equivalent of a family relationship. Family members include biological relatives and also include step, foster, adoptive, half relations, in-laws and those who stand in loco parentis and legal guardians.
- To assess potential restrictions under Rule 206(4)-5 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Berkshire’s Political Contributions Policy, please complete the following questions before employment begins. Complete and accurate responses are required. Any affirmative response will be reviewed by Compliance and will not necessarily disqualify you from employment. During the past two years, did you, or any member of your Family/Household , either directly or indirectly make, or direct another person or entity to make, any contribution or payment in connection with: (i) a U.S. state or local elected official or candidate; (ii) a federal candidate who currently holds a U.S. state or local office; (iii) a U.S. state or local political party; or (iv) a political action committee?