Property Accountant (Hybrid)

Dallas, TX – Hybrid

About the role

Responsible for providing timely and accurate reporting of the financial operations of assigned properties. This includes financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cash management.

Responsibilities

• Maintain general ledgers for assigned properties, including monthly journal entries, income and expense accruals, expense recovery true-ups review, GAAP adjustments, and bank reconciliations.
• Understand accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR), cash receipts, and lease administration functions of commercial real estate and how they drive the financial results of assigned projects.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packages for the assigned portfolio of properties, including analyses and support schedules of all balance sheet accounts and explanations of significant variances in income statement accounts.
• Review annual expense reconciliation schedules and billings to tenants.
• Prepare detailed interim and year-end working papers and support schedules requested by internal and external auditors.
• Work with external auditors to prepare draft annual financial statements and notes; assist with audits through research, analysis, documentation, and response.
• Responsible for the annual property budget and quarterly forecast review, including review of lease and expense data in prescribed software to generate revenue, expense, and capital budget/forecasts, and preparation of property GAAP adjustments.
• Assist in preparation of budget/forecast packages, including detailed analysis of revenue, expense, and capital components.
• Prepare monthly cash forecasts.
• Assist Managers and Controllers with ad hoc requests.
• Handle special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical ability.
• Well-organized; self-starter able to handle multiple priorities.
• 2+ years of public accounting and/or commercial real estate accounting experience preferred.
• Knowledge of GAAP (specifically real estate).
• Understanding of property management in relation to financial accounting, recoveries, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred; CPA a plus but not required.
• Experience in MRI, Yardi, Skyline, JD Edwards, or CTI systems desired.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

About Lincoln Property Company

Lincoln Property Company (“Lincoln”) is one of the largest private real estate firms in the United States. Offering a fully integrated platform of real estate services and innovative solutions to owners, investors, lenders, and occupiers, Lincoln supports the entire real estate lifecycle across asset types, including office, multifamily, life science, retail, industrial, data center, production studio, healthcare, government, universities, sports and entertainment, and mixed-use properties, throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. Lincoln’s combined management and leasing portfolio on behalf of institutional clients includes more than 720 million square feet of commercial space.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability.
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan (Traditional and Roth) with applicable eligibility requirements.
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) or vacation benefits, depending on position classification.
• Paid sick leave and other legally required leave programs.
• Employee assistance and wellness programs where available.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Additional voluntary benefit offerings that may vary by location and position.