Accountant

Mills Properties is an award-winning property management company with 30 communities located throughout St. Louis and Columbia, MO. Our success is rooted in the hard work and unfaltering dedication of our team members. Driven by our mission of providing the setting for your best life, we desire to see our associates excel and leave work every day with a sense of pride and accomplishment. We invest heavily in our people by offering:

• Competitive wages
• Three medical insurance options
• Dental, vision, and life insurance
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability
• Industry-leading paid time off program (accrue 18 days in your first year)
• 8 paid holidays
• 401k program with company match
• Health savings account with company match 
• 20% off rent at any of our communities

The Accountant is a member of the Corporate Accounting department who will oversee all areas of financial reporting, general ledger, accounts payable, and cash management for a portfolio of multifamily apartment communities including both owned and 3rd party managed properties. 

How You Will Be Successful:

• Complete balance sheet reconciliations and maintain monthly account analysis
• Manage property bank accounts by monitoring daily bank balances, recording cash-related transactions and completing monthly bank reconciliations
• Oversee invoice process by reviewing invoices for accuracy and allocation, auditing vendor invoices for contract compliance, rectifying variances, and approving payments
• Maintain general ledger by processing journal entries, posting monthly revenue and expense accruals, and reviewing accounts against approved budgets to ensure accuracy correcting errors prior to month end close
• Assist in monthly forecasting by updating and analyzing reporting
• Review and process monthly petty cash reconciliations
• Approve, post and commit payables on a weekly basis
• Review, create and send monthly and quarterly reporting to lenders per their requirements
• Prepare and submit annual workpapers and review of completed tax returns including posting adjusting entries and balance sheet tie outs
• Coordinate periodic organization of processes involving all properties which include but are not limited to personal property tax and real estate tax tracking, annual property insurance invoicing and payment reconciliations
• Process quarterly distributions for multi property investments
• Continually review processes for increased efficiencies
• Perform special projects and run ad hoc reports as needed
• Abide by Mills policies and procedures and laws pertaining to Fair Housing, ADA, etc.
• Embrace Mills values and apply to all areas of responsibility

What You Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or minimum 3 years full cycle accounting experience
• Strong financial acumen and thorough understanding of GAAP
• Analytical thinker with ability to anticipate and solve problems with sound judgment
• Intermediate level Excel knowledge
• Yardi/Voyager software a plus
• Proven ability to maintain composure against obstacles; solving problems with keen insight
• Strong project management and organizational skills to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Compelling communicator at all levels (including C-level) with the ability to convey ideas and concepts concisely through interpersonal, written and verbal communication
• Adept at building relationships and working in a team environment with track record of sharing ideas, providing encouragement, building on other’s ideas, giving recognition and bringing out the best in others

This description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions as associated with a job. While this description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary.