Property Accountant

Our client, a growing Property Management Company, located in Chicago, is seeking an experienced Property Accountant . This is a contract to hire position!

Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will have a background in property accounting: residential, retail or commercial.
• Experience with: daily bank/account reconciliations, journal entries, general ledger maintenance.
• Active communication with properties managers pertaining to daily operations.
• Monthly and year-end reconciliation and closing for assigned properties: retail, residential or commercial.
• Prepare and review monthly and year-end financial statements.
• Deliver consistently high quality and timely reporting.
• Prepare annual CAM reconciliations.
• Maintain fixed asset ledgers and depreciation calculations.
• Integrate acquisitions into accounting and reporting frameworks.
• Analyze and interpret operating and financial information regarding profitability, capital expenditures, and performance against budget.

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• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• CPA preferred

• 2+ years of experience within an accounting firm and/or within the real estate industry.
• Understanding of GAAP and its application in a real estate firm.
• Strong financial acumen and ability to understand retail real estate operating statements.
• Experience with newly formed and rapidly growing companies is a plus.
• Experience with JD Edwards, Yardi, Timberline & MRI or other property software systems