Investment Accountant I
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay. Possibly Requirements? The posting includes "Qualifications" and also "Physical Requirements". Could combine into Requirements? But we have Qualifications separate. The instruction says we can use Requirements heading if there is real specific content. There's "Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work". That's a requirement. Also "No Experience Required". Could be under Requirements. But we also have Qualifications. Might be overlapping. To avoid thin sections, we could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But they'd be separate headings. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we combine Requirements and Qualifications into a single "Qualifications" section that includes education, experience, physical requirements, etc. Then we have Skills separate. Benefits separate. Pay separate. About the role separate. Responsibilities separate.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay.
Now we need to output HTML fragment: use for each heading, then content:
for prose,
- for lists.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, accessibility, drug policy, privacy notices, etc. Also remove duplicated lines like the repeated "PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS" block.
We need to preserve all substantive information.
Let's craft About the role: combine first paragraph and maybe company overview? The company overview is substantive but maybe belongs to About the role? Could be separate but we want few sections. Could include company overview in About the role as extra paragraph.
Thus About the role: paragraph describing role and company overview.
Responsibilities: list of duties.
Qualifications: include: No experience required (entry-level). Preferred education: University degree (BS/BA in Accounting). Physical requirements: Sedentary work. Career level: 5IC (maybe internal). Preferred qualifications: solid GAAP understanding, experience in accounting role, real estate experience a plus, proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, experience with Adobe/Yardi a plus, excellent technical research, communication, writing skills, ability to work deadline-driven, ability to multi-task.
We could list as bullet points.
Skills: list of related skills.
Benefits: description of comprehensive Total Rewards package: superior retirement program, highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings, helps achieve best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being. Also mention to review Benefits Summary.
Pay: base pay range $25.96/hr - $34.23/hr, actual base salary may vary based on factors, plus incentive program linked to performance (annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, other non-annual incentive plans).
We should not include "Anticipated Posting End Date". That's metadata but not required to be included? It's substantive but not under headings; we could drop as minor metadata per instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." The posting end date is minor metadata; we could drop it or include in a short p maybe under About the role? Probably drop. Now produce HTML. We must not include markdown fences. Just raw HTML. Let's craft.
About the role
The Reporting & Investment Accountant I ensures that investment accounting policies and procedures are correctly applied to financial transactions. Working under close supervision as an entry-level position, the role collaborates with asset management, portfolio management, and acquisition/disposition teams, and assists with preparing month‑end closing reports and subsidiary quarterly financial analytics. Nuveen is a global investment leader managing public and private assets for clients worldwide on behalf of TIAA, one of the world’s largest institutional investors. The firm invests in businesses, real estate, infrastructure and natural capital, providing clients with reliability, access and foresight. TIAA’s Culture of Impact emphasizes championing people, being client‑obsessed, leading with integrity, owning it, and winning as one, fostering a collaborative in‑office environment where associates grow through meaningful learning and development pathways.
Responsibilities
- Assists with the preparation of timely and accurate GAAP work papers and supporting schedules to satisfy all investment accounting requirements for internal and external audits.
- Compiles financial information for joint ventures to ensure compliance with investment accounting policies and procedures (sales, acquisitions, debt refinancing, restructuring, and financial performance).
- Documents frequent ad hoc financial inquiries to be incorporated into the monthly and quarterly reports, adding value by providing management insight into the activities of the underlying properties.
- Supports the calculation of unlevered and levered, gross and net portfolio performance returns and property internal rates of return.
- Assists with converting modified cash basis accounting information provided by third‑party management firms to accrual basis to facilitate preparation of fair value GAAP basis financial statements.
- Seeks guidance from senior Investment Accountants regarding issues that require more advanced knowledge and experience.
Qualifications
- No prior experience required; entry‑level position.
- Preferred education: university degree (BS/BA in Accounting preferred).
- Physical requirements: sedentary work.
- Career level: 5IC (internal designation).
- Preferred qualifications: solid knowledge and understanding of GAAP; experience in an accounting role; real estate experience a plus; proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint; experience with Adobe and/or Yardi a plus; excellent technical research, communication and writing skills; ability to work in a deadline‑driven environment; ability to multi‑task.
Skills
- Accountability
- Accounting Standards
- Business Acumen
- Client Relationship Management
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Compliance
- Data‑Driven Business Intelligence
- Due Diligence
- Executive Presence
- Financial Acumen
- Financial Modeling
- Financial Risk Management
- Financial Statements
- Fund Accounting
- Market/Industry Dynamics
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Story Telling
Benefits
The organization offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in associates’ lives, including a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work‑life offerings that help achieve and maintain the best possible physical, emotional and financial well‑being. For details, review the Benefits Summary.
Pay
Base pay range: $25.96/hr – $34.23/hr. Actual base salary may vary based on relevant experience, time in role, internal peers’ base salary, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include participation in an incentive program linked to performance (e.g., annual discretionary incentive programs, non‑annual sales incentive plans, or other non‑annual incentive plans).
Check for any repeated content: we didn't include duplicated "PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS". Good. We omitted schedule section as not present. We omitted company overview duplicated? We included in About the role. We removed EE