Accountant

About the role

We are a thriving commercial real estate firm offering a stable organization with a strong team and excellent culture.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update accounting records and files
• Analyze budgets and create expense reports
• Examine tax policies and handle tax payments and returns
• Meet with clients to discuss confidential accounting issues
• Post transactions and categorize records in the general ledger (e.g. by assets, liabilities, and expenses)
• Reconcile bank statements
• Analyze transactions with internal and external stakeholders
• Conduct regular audits and recommend corrective financial action plans
• Prepare financial reports for management to review
• Coordinate with the accounting team to work on financial forecasting
• Handle monthly, quarterly, and annual closings
• Manage obligations to suppliers, customers, and third-party vendors
• Process bank deposits
• Reconcile financial books including bank statements and quarterly tax filings
• Return documents to clients in a timely manner
• Enter financial transactions into the appropriate computer software
• Receive and record vouchers, cash and checks
• Produce reports, such as balance sheets, income statements, etc.
• Perform CAM reconciliations and other property management related tasks
• Address queries and complaints by clients

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in bookkeeping, with a focus on property management and commercial real estate accounting
• Proven experience with CAM reconciliation, bookkeeping, reconciliation, and commercial real estate accounting
• Strong knowledge of accounting laws and procedures
• Proficient in MS Office (especially Excel) and accounting software
• Strong ethics, with an ability to manage confidential data
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Hands-on experience with accounting software like FreshBooks and QuickBooks
• Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables
• Experience with general ledger functions
• Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant degree

Pay

$35 - $45 per hour