Director, Property Accounting
Director, Property Accounting
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$ 120000 - 165000
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Job Description
Property Accounting Director (Full-Time Exempt)
DIRECT REPORT: VP Property Accounting
COMPENSATION:
Pursuant to Colorado regulations if this job is performed in Colorado the salary range is $120000 - $165000 plus bonus potential. Eligible to participate in the company benefits plan. We offer health vision dental and pet insurance. We offer a 401(k) retirement plan student loan assistance licensing and continuing education reimbursement parental leave and housing allowances or gifts.
SUMMARY
The Director of Property Accounting is responsible for the management and oversight of the property-level accounting team and platform for their assigned portfolio of communities. The Director is head of a team of Accounting Managers and their Property Accounting Teams and is directly responsible for the quality and timeliness of their teams work as well as the satisfaction of the companys clients from an accounting perspective. To successfully manage these responsibilities the Director must have technical expertise in all facets of real estate accounting and have a strong working knowledge of property management operations. Furthermore the Director must have strong communication and leadership skills to effectively manage their accounting team as well as correspond with the companys clients.
RESPONSIBILITIES (Including but not limited to)
- Ensure the companys accounting functions are carried out effectively and timely.
- Ensure financial reporting timeliness and quality.
- Work with the companys clients to ensure their needs are accommodated from an accounting and financial reporting perspective. This includes but is not limited to timely and professional on-going correspondence representing the company during new client engagements as well as representing the companys accounting team during challenging client discussions.
- Assist with improving the companys property management platform especially in regards to its property accounting platform. This includes creating new processes resolving current issues assisting with training and procedural documentation as well as effectively implementing changes with your team.
- On-going leadership responsibilities include participation in initiatives and meetings with the companys senior leadership in regards to but not limited to current issues platform improvements and client needs.
- Additional tasks as may be assigned by your Direct Report or senior leadership of the company.
- Uphold and further the companys culture values and mission.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree in Accounting required. CPA and masters degree in Accounting preferred.
- 5-7 years experience in real estate accounting.
- YARDI Entrata RealPage experience preferred.
- Excellent leadership skills and the ability to manage a full accounting platform and its team members.
- Strong Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and their proper application within the property management and real estate industries.
- Strong knowledge of the real estate and property management industry including operations construction transactions financing taxes and compliance.
- Expertise with common technical accounting skills and accounting concepts including but not limited to: journal entries adjusting journal entries debits credits operating expenditures and capital expenditures.
- Expertise with advanced technical accounting skills and accounting concepts including but not limited to: transaction-related bookkeeping mapping financials to the companys chart of accounts fixed assets construction-in-progress investments debt members equity and balance sheet reconciliations and analysis.
- Strong working knowledge of property management account software including the ability to set-up new communities and accommodate client request.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word Outlook and Excel.
- Ability to read analyze articulate and compile financial reports.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and willingness to assist with additional tasks including improving the companys accounting and financial reporting platforms.
- Excellent time management and business correspondence skills.
- Ability to work as a team player and respect those you work with
- Ability to embrace change and new ideas
- Ability to embody the Cardinal Culture and Cardinal Core Values every day
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Incumbents work in an office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers and filing cabinets.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger type handle or feel and talk or hear. The employee regularly required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and climb stoop or squat. Incumbents must be able to physically access all exterior and interior parts of the property and amenities and must be able to work inside and outside in all weather conditions including but not limited to rain snow heat hail wind and sleet.
The employee must be able to push pull lift carry or maneuver weights of up to twenty (20) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
