Manager, SEC Reporting

JBG SMITH owns operates invests in and develops a dynamic portfolio of high-growth mixed-use properties in and around Washington DC. Our creativity and scale enable us to be more than ownerswe are place makers who shape inspiring and engaging places which we believe create value and have a positive impact in every community we touch.

JBG SMITH has been named multiple times as one of the Washington Posts Top Workplaces in the region and we pride ourselves in both our outstanding work environments and opportunities for career growth and advancement. Our corporate headquarters in Bethesda MD. was designed to embrace new modern ways of working in an office with a variety of indoor and outdoor workspaces made for both privacy or collaboration and easy access to public transportation and all that Bethesdas vibrant downtown has to offer.

The Manager SEC Reporting is a key member of JBG SMITHs Accounting Department responsible for supporting all elements of the Companys internal and external reporting including the preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and filed with the SEC. The role combines hands-on ownership of the quarterly and annual reporting process with technical accounting research and documentation across the Companys most complex and judgmental areas.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President Accounting the Manager will serve as a technical resource across the organization researching and documenting the accounting for significant and non-routine transactions drafting position memoranda and communicating conclusions to senior leadership and external auditors. The position offers a high-visibility opportunity to work on challenging and rewarding assignments and to collaborate with teams across the Company in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

• Assist with the preparation and review of the Companys SEC filings on Forms 10-Q 10-K and 8-K and the annual Proxy Statement including the workpapers and analysis that support the financial statements footnote disclosures MD&A and the calculation of our key financial metrics;
• Prepare and review quarterly and annual analyses over complex and judgmental areas including impairment equity transactions held-for-sale designations consolidations equity method investments leases and noncontrolling interests;
• Lead meetings with senior leadership to review impairment analyses;
• Conduct technical accounting research draft position memoranda applying authoritative literature and interpretive guidance to the Companys transactions communicating conclusions to both internal stakeholders and external auditors;
• Serve as a liaison to internal and external auditors coordinating and providing timely support and resolving inquiries;
• Support the calculation and review of the Companys key financial and non-GAAP metrics (e.g. Core FFO FAD NOI and Adjusted EBITDA) and assist in identifying the drivers of quarterly results;
• Support the annual review and ongoing maintenance of the Companys SOX internal control environment collaborating with control owners to keep process narratives over financial reporting accurate and current;
• Track pending and exploratory transactions assessing their accounting and reporting implications on a timely and as needed basis;
• Monitor assess and document the impact of new accounting and SEC pronouncements and industry-driven developments and assist in updating the Companys accounting policies accordingly;
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other departments including property corporate and capital projects accounting portfolio management asset management legal development capital markets investments tax and leasing; and
• Identify and support ad hoc projects as requested by senior leadership.

• Bachelors degree in Accounting;
• Active CPA license;
• Six or more years of experience in a Big 4 or national public accounting firm and/or with a publicly traded company with a focus on SEC reporting and technical accounting;
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP SEC reporting requirements and internal controls over financial reporting;
• Demonstrated experience performing technical accounting research and drafting position memoranda on significant or non-routine transactions;
• Commercial multifamily or other real estate experience is preferred; REIT experience is a plus;
• Experience with Yardi is a plus;
• Intermediate-to-advanced Microsoft Excel skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Word;
• Strong analytical organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple competing tasks and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment;
• Self-motivated and independent detail-oriented with a strong work ethic and high integrity and ethical standards;
• Team player who is proactive conscientious and accountable for the accuracy and quality of their work product; and
• Strong interpersonal verbal and written communication skills.

The salary range for this position is $125000 to $150000 annually. Additionally this position offers a generous annual target bonus. Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline. It is uncommon for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on a variety of factors. JBG SMITH considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position candidates work experience candidates work location education/training key skills internal peer equity external market data as well as market and business considerations when making compensation decisions.

JBG SMITH is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age status as a protected veteran disability sexual orientation genetic information or any other protected class in accordance with applicable law.