Staff Accountant

About the role

The Staff Accountant is responsible for the day-to-day accounting and financial reporting for a portfolio of residential and lodging properties. This role ensures accurate and timely preparation of financial statements, account reconciliations, and variance analyses, while maintaining compliance with company policies, GAAP, and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Financial Statement Preparation, Review, and Analysis: Responsible for the monthly preparation and review of balance sheets and profit/loss accounts and accountable for their accuracy. Reconciles control accounts to subsidiary documentation. Through review and analysis, accountable for creating general ledger adjusting journal entries at month end and publishes financial statements.
• Financial Analysis/Forecasting/Budgeting: Preparation and reconciliation of year-end work papers for tax returns and audits. Participation in the forecasting/budgeting process including preparation of balance sheet budgets. Will also work with field leaders to complete and maintain operational forecasts/budgets. Additionally, complete special ad hoc projects, as assigned.
• Business Support: Work closely with business partners to ensure compliance with accounting/finance-related SOPs and serve as a liaison from an accounting standpoint. Provide additional support for new users.
• Compliance: Adheres to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) when completing journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reports.
• Continuous Improvement: Applies knowledge of accounting to evaluate established controls and standardized procedures, identifies opportunities for improvements and alternatives to improve efficiencies within department, and assists in developing and making recommendation to management when appropriate.
• Customer Service: Maintains relationships with Corporate, Field and Accounting team to address informational or reporting needs. Communicates with Corporate, Field and Accounting team to ensure clarity. Represents the company professionally in all internal and external interactions.
• Self/Workload Management: Responsible and accountable for effective self/workload management. Ability to multi-task and see responsibilities to completion under strict deadlines. Demonstrates clear written and verbal communication skills. Promotes collaboration and positive, professional work environment.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or similar degree
• Minimum 1-3 years related accounting experience handling complex issues and problems
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency using Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, vlookups, etc.)
• Prefer some hospitality, retail or real estate industry experience but not required
• Must possess comprehensive knowledge of accounting principles
• Preferred knowledge of current software applications used by the CSM PC network (Experience using Yardi accounting software or TM1 preferred)
• Ability to multitask and see responsibilities to completion under strict deadlines

Qualifications

• Must be able to adhere to CSM Standard Operating Procedures

Skills

• Strong analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders

Benefits

CSM Corporation offers a comprehensive benefits package to all regular full-time employees, designed to support the health, well-being, and financial security of our employees. Our benefits include medical, dental and vision insurance plans, company-paid life insurance and short term disability coverage, company-paid long term disability coverage for eligible employees, 401(k) plan with company match, tuition reimbursement, voluntary benefits (critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, pet insurance, identity theft), time-off, scholarship program, generous hotel discounts and more!