Senior Project Accountant - Property and Development Accounting - Commercial

Responsibilities

• Works closely with applicable Hines personnel to ensure accuracy of accounting and financial reporting and construction draws (if applicable)
• Prepare funding request to investors and lenders
• Treasury functions including but not limited to setting up wire payments for distributions, debt service and other ad hoc wire payments
• Review AR aging and assess collectability; recommend write-offs/reserves as needed
• May assist Property Management team with A/R Analysis for collection efforts
• Record journal entries to the general ledger and ensure records are kept in compliance with GAAP or other basis of accounting
• May assist Property Management team with annual property budget and reconciliation between Argus model and Budget/Forecasts
• Enter approved budget into applicable accounting system
• Prepare information for financial statement and internal audits, as needed
• Prepare tax projections and tax preparation workpapers
• Aid in training and serving as a resource to new accountants within product type or specialization to ensure consistency of processes and deliverables
• Aid Accounting Team with projects, ad hoc reports and analysis as requested

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited institution
• CPA designation (or intention to work toward CPA designation) is preferred
• Three years of public accounting experience or four years of professional accounting experience
• Commercial real estate experience is strongly preferred
• Public accounting experience is strongly preferred
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Independently set priorities and proactively meet deadlines
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple assignments
• Proficiency utilizing various systems; Oracle & JD Edwards system experience advantageous