Staff Accountant I Property Management- Central Office, Hayward CA

Pay Range: $32.40 – $37.80 per hour

About the role

The Staff Accountant 1 produces a high volume of accounting work and/or special projects. Applies principles of accounting to prepare and analyze property financial reconciliations and statements. Prepares year-end reconciliations/schedules and works with supervisor to ensure timely completion of audits and tax returns of assigned projects. Prepares reports and works with the accounting team to summarize and interpret the current and projected financial position of assigned projects.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and maintains reconciliations for monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for assigned properties.
• Reviews and maintains reconciliation reports for reasonableness and accuracy, including summary and detail of rents and subsidies billed and collected, other charges or credits applied to tenants, security deposit information, and other tenant-related activity.
• Inputs pertinent information to the general ledger to generate monthly financial reports.
• Prepares bank reconciliations for each property and related company.
• Reviews recurring invoices as they pertain to management-related fees, monthly transfers for restricted cash accounts, and mortgages.
• Ensures timely payments of mortgages, taxes, reserves, and other fees for assigned properties.
• Prepares reports needed to evaluate progress, financial status, and needs of specific properties.
• Ensures regular and timely filing of all property financial information in centralized accounting files, including supporting documentation used to make adjustments to monthly financials.
• Ensures proper receipt, tracking, and filing of hard and electronic copies of permanent documents for projects and legal entities.
• Coordinates with immediate supervisor to resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Prepares year-end adjusting entries for assigned properties.
• Reviews and updates year-end supplemental schedules.
• Gathers information needed by auditors for year-end fieldwork as assigned.
• Actively participates in a culture of inclusivity.
• Must have access to reliable transportation to travel during the business day to Eden properties, training sites, and retail stores.

Requirements

• Two years of college-level courses with an emphasis in accounting or commensurate accounting experience.
• Beginner-level PC skills, including Word, Excel, and Yardi software.
• Property management and nonprofit accounting experience a plus.
• Yardi experience highly desirable.
• Strong communication (verbal and written), interpersonal, and time management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and successfully meet deadlines.
• Flexible, creative, and well-organized.
• Ability to handle shifting and multiple priorities in a fast-paced, growth environment.
• Ability to exercise tact and diplomacy and maintain confidentiality.

Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend written instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations to customers, clients, and other employees.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money, weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.
• Able to analyze and review financial data.
• Highly accurate in mathematical computations.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Physical demands include writing/typing, use of computer and paper files, answering phones, and attending meetings.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.