Accounting Operations Analyst

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Maintain accounting and financial files, including financial workbooks, property spreadsheets, and trackers
• Work with Property Managers, and other accountants to enter information into financial workbooks
• Partner in monthly reporting process
• Check emails daily (manage personal inbox, accounting inbox)
• Analyze financial data and provide support for accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, including A / R analysis, collections, and vendor inquiries
• Update ACH information and assist with tenant billings as needed
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations and budget-to-actual explanations, creating invoices, and posting charges to tenant ledgers
• US Tax Preparation experience
• Provide support for month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close and reporting, including generating, modifying preparing, and formatting monthly financial reports for the company properties
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues and address inquiries promptly
• Work on ad hoc projects and initiatives as needed, including projects where there may be ambiguity or which do not have established processes to reference
• Maintain and update accounting and financial information in the prescribed standards and systems
• Flexibility to support several different teammates within the Property Accounting department and to prioritize and balance different responsibilities
• Prepare journal entries (tenant charges, receipts, payables, accounting-related journal entries or reclasses) within our accounting system, including providing adequate supporting documentation
• Set up financial and accounting information

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting
• CPA is preferred/plus but not required
• 2+ years of relevant experience in finance, financial operations, accounting, or related field, US Tax preparation
• Strong knowledge of debits and credits and bookkeeping entries
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Accounting system experience preferred.
• Proficient in QuickBooks software is an advantage but not required