Senior Portfolio Accountant

Professional Alternatives
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Job ID#: 26104
Sr. Portfolio Accountant – hybrid
Direct Hire; 85K+ (annual bonus)
Central Houston
Duties:
- Facilitate a positive working relationship with property management team
- Communicate accounting and accrual policies to PMs/RPMs for assigned portfolio of 8-10 properties
- Record un-posted cash transactions (distributions, mortgage payments, etc.)
- Complete vendor set ups for resident refunds into MRI within 24 hours of request
- Perform monthly reviews of property revenue/expenses and make corrections and adjustments
- Analyze trends, budgets, and invoices to determine accuracy of accruals and expense classifications – prepare proper adjustment and communicate adjustment to Regional Controller and appropriate PM/RPM
- Compile and enter routine monthly GL entries including import of AR date and standard accruals/amortizations for taxes and insurance into GL system
- Prepare income and expense accruals for monthly financial for assigned portfolio and submit preliminary financials for reviews by relevant parties within accounting calendar deadlines
- Perform monthly bank reconciliation for assigned portfolio
- Update standard accounting schedules for assigned properties, including detailed balance sheet reconciliations and fixed asset schedules
- Maintain owner-specific reconciliations and accounting reports for assigned portfolio
- Maintain strict adherence to all due dates and deadlines
- Audit assigned portfolios, AR/AP, and other accounting data and communicate any discrepancies to Regional Controller
- Assist controller with audit tasks by providing explanations and/or supporting documents as requested for completed financials, accruals, expenses and/or revenue items
- Provide support to other accountants and department as needed
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting REQUIRED
- 3-5 years of MULTIFAMILY real estate accounting experience; apply and convey GAAP
- Strong working knowledge of Excel & Word; intermediate OneSite, MRI, Entrata, and Yardi preferred
- Strong customer service, organizational and verbal skills; team player
- Work independently with minimal supervision
- Strong time management skills and ability to multi-task; must juggle with different deadlines and then pick back up
Other Info:
- Great company with a wonderful culture; down to earth, family-like feel; tenured team
- Flexible schedule starting at 7am . . .
- HIGH LEVEL OF DETAIL is CRUCIAL – A MUST!
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