Assistant Director of Accounting

About the role

You will support the Director of Accounting in overseeing the Company’s internal and external financial reporting activities, managing various corporate accounting functions, coordinating month-end and year-end closing processes, executing impairment testing, managing the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable teams, reviewing equity accounting, establishing internal controls, and serving as a key point of contact for various audits.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review company financial reports including SEC filings, ensuring accuracy and clarity; maintain proper documentation and supporting workpapers.
• Provide management with timely review of company financial results, manage internal and external financial reporting, including reports required by regulatory agencies.
• Carefully coordinate month-end and year-end closing process with all accounting groups, reviewing equity pick and elimination/consolidation entries.
• Execute quarterly impairment testing for buildings, land, joint ventures, and predevelopment, working closely with the SVP of Investments and Finance Manager.
• Manage the Accounts Receivable team, preparing the monthly AR Watchlist, assessing customer creditworthiness, assisting in the A/R close process, preparing quarterly and ad-hoc executive materials, and collaborating with the legal department on customer bankruptcies.
• Manage the Accounts Payable team, driving ongoing process improvements, maintaining relationships with Nexus contacts, overseeing annual 1099 process, and overseeing annual vendor cleanup projects.
• Review information related to the Company’s equity accounting, including the quarterly equity roll forward, restricted stock grants and vestings, share/unit count tracking, ATM issuances, and dividend payments.
• Establish and maintain sound internal controls and policies and procedures in the corporate accounting and financial reporting areas with specific emphasis on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
• Serve as a key point of contact for the Company’s various audits, including consolidated, several joint ventures, insurance, and internal audits of various processes.
• Collaborate with other groups (e.g., Property Accounting, Asset Management, Legal, and Tax) regarding their compliance with GAAP and their communication of relevant information to Corporate Accounting.
• Perform technical accounting research for various issues and transactions that arise and memorialize the accounting conclusion in memo format.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Accounting Director, such as straight line rent review and integrity, strategic tasks related to asset management, forecasting, and/or budgeting, implementation of newly adopted accounting pronouncements, ad hoc accounting analysis and GAAP compliance research related to transactions, and as requested by executive management.

Requirements

• Strong leadership skills to effectively manage 4+ direct reports.
• Outstanding problem-solving, communication, and analytical skills.
• Able to prioritize and manage multiple items during peak periods.
• Integrity as to financial reporting and confidentiality of information.
• Management experience, high energy level, and strong work ethic.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of related accounting experience required.
• Knowledge of US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements is a must.
• CPA strongly desired.
• Public accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Experience in the real estate industry strongly preferred.