Junior Accountant
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Job Location:
Queens Village, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Purpose / Summary:
The Junior Accountant working under the direction of the Supervising Senior and Assistant Controller will gain practical accounting experience within the property management industry - analyzing financial information preparing journal entries and generating monthly/annual financial reports while applying generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and other governmental policies and procedures.
Role and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Reconcile bank and debt service accounts investigate discrepancies and record adjusting journal entries
- Review and maintain general ledger activity and post reclassifying and accrual journal entries
- Scan and file documents according to record retention systems
- Prepare and update Excel spreadsheets used as audit support and backup
- Obtain other audit evidence (ie: debt service real estate and water & sewer backup)
- Perform analytical reviews of income and expense general ledger accounts
- Analyze financial statement trends and budget variances
- Generate monthly quarterly and annual financial reports.
- Assist with the annual budgeting process and other financial planning
- Handle special projects and tasks as needed
- Assist with the Properties year-end audits and liaison with the independent auditors
- Work interdepartmentally to achieve the overall goals of the company
- Liaison with auditors outside owners asset managers and government oversight agencies
- Core Competencies:
- Desire to learn accounting within the real estate industry
- Analytical and problem-solving ability
- Organized and detail-oriented
- Perform a variety of duties with accuracy and in a fast-paced environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently
- Professional demeanor
PAY: per year
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- General Ledger Reconciliation
- Accounting Software
- Account Analysis
- Journal Entries
- QuickBooks
- General Ledger Accounting
- Accounting
- Sage
- Account Reconciliation
- Bank Reconciliation
- Microsoft Excel
- Accounts Payable
About Company
For over three decades, SMC has been in the forefront of proven, quality real estate property management services in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. Our property management portfolio consists of rental housing for family and senior residents, developments funded by the low- ... View more
