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About the job - This role is onsite 5 days per week at the company HQ in Jamaica Queens.
Our client, a Real Estate firm based in Jamaica, NY is seeking a Staff Accountant to join their growing team. This individual will assist in all day-to-day accounting activities, including posting of accounting transactions, monitoring and maintaining cash activities and balances as well as supporting quarter-end and year-end review and audit process. Additional responsibilities include preparing general ledger account reconciliations and reviewing joint venture partner reporting packages. Candidates must have at least three years of corporate accounting experience ideally with a competing real estate firm.
Responsibilities:
- Assist in all day-to-day accounting activities, including posting of accounting transactions, monitoring and maintaining cash activities and balances.
- Review general ledger balances for completeness, accuracy and account classification.
- Prepare general ledger account reconciliations.
- Perform detailed analysis of general ledger account fluctuations, coordinating with property managers and administrators for explanations.
- Prepare/review joint venture partner reporting packages.
- Assist in all day-to-day accounting activities, including posting of accounting transactions, monitoring and maintaining cash activities and balances.
- Support quarter-end and year-end review and audit process; addressing auditor inquiries and preparing and providing support details and analysis.
- Perform ad-hoc reports and analysis packages as assigned.
Requirements:
- 2+ years of corporate or staff accounting experience
- Experience in real estate or property management is strongly preferred
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance preferred
- Experience with A/P process
- Advanced Excel skills
- Experienced with Yardi or MRI strongly preferred
- Ability to work independently to solve problems.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as exceptional organization
