Staff Accountant - Pyramid Management Group

SUMMARY: Under the direction of the Accounting Manager/Supervisor oversees the day-to-day activities within the accounting department by maintaining timely and accurate accounting records.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Perform general ledger account analyses and reconciliations.

1. Implement internal control, accounting policies and procedures established by management.

1. Developing and maintaining working relationships with members of the Finance, Revenue Management Departments as well as the Centers' personnel.

1. Analysis and reconciliation of partner's transactions which result in the preparation of journal entries to accurately reflect transactions of the respective partnerships.

1. Review capital purchased to ensure applicability within capitalization policies. Track, monitor and record all capital items.

1. Review and analyze the appropriateness of accounts payable processing submitted from properties to ensure corporate policy and procedures are being adhered to, including the supervision of the processing of weekly check runs.

1. Account analysis, reconciliation and preparation of year-end work papers for external auditors.

1. Close books on a monthly and fiscal basis in a timely and accurate manner. Reconcile all balance sheet accounts and if possible intercompany balances are paid on a monthly basis.

1. Present variance analysis with written commentary during the month end close process.

1. Assist financial officers with monthly re-forecast.

1. Develop relationships with lender servicers, prepare necessary documentation and submit requests for funds from escrow reserves.

1. Maintain debt balance and that mortgage payments are made timely.

1. Assist Center and Administrative personnel in the preparation of annual budgets.

1. Sales Tax Analysis. Monitor sales tax obligations and ensure compliance with all related sales payments and required filings.

1. Updating and distributing weekly job cost variance report and coordinates and conducts a review with management team via weekly development call.

1. Communicate with management regarding accounting and internal control issues, cash balances and planning, debt/mortgage agreements and compliance.

1. Record weekly gift card activity and reconcile monthly bank reconciliations.

1. Transfer funds from respective center accounts to their payroll accounts on a weekly basis.

1. Maintain Daily Cash Report in Excel, Transfer Funds between accounts as necessary, Process wire transfers via M&T online banking program.

1. Prepare deposits to be taken to the bank.

1. Special projects assigned as time or necessity provides.

SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE: N/A

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:B.S. Accounting or related field.

EXPERIENCE: Two to four years experience in accounting.

OTHER QUALITIES: Strong writing/communicative skills, solid accounting foundation, interpersonal relations, analytical skills, and technical skills including use of various computer software packages.

OTHER ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to travel, work nights and weekends on short notice. Ability to communicate effectively with partners, senior management and peers. Significant interaction with financial servicer's, tenants and vendors. Ability to work in a competitive environment, with significant importance to deadlines.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work environment is equivalent to a general office environment.