Property Accountant - University Partners

Opportunity Overview

Assist the Vice President with accounting execution of assigned student housing property-level financial information and prepare financial statements in a timely and accurate manner.  The candidate will be expected to exhibit creative and flexible skills, working in a relatively small, yet growing environment.  In an effort to buildout an in-house accounting team and function, input regarding policies, processes, and procedures may be requested.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Perform full-cycle accounting, including full accounts payable processing, journal entries, monthly accruals/amortizations, and Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Responsible for multiple student housing properties within Company portfolio.
• Respond to Property Managers’ questions regarding monthly charges, invoice coding, and month-end reporting.
• Assist with preparation of annual budget.
• Review monthly charges, Gross Potential Rent report, and other AR balances.
• Calculate monthly property management fees and process payments.
• Prepare month-end reporting packages and review and analyze budget-to-actual variances.
• Prepare annual work papers and reconciliations for year-end tax returns and external audit.
• Assist Controller with cash flow analyses.
• Identify areas for process improvement and help increase efficiencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 1 years of prior Real Estate property-level accrual basis accounting
• Student housing or multifamily property accounting experience preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel application
• Experience with Entrata, MRI, and/or Yardi accounting software preferred

Candidate needs to be coachable, enthusiastic, creative, flexible, display strong technical aptitude, detail oriented with strong analytical and problem-s

The role is based out of Dallas, Texas and requires the qualified individual to work onsite. 

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