Accountant

Description:

Prepares financial statements timely and accurately. Reviews accounts payable batches daily to ensure invoices are being entered timely and accurately. Performs analyses of financial reports and budget workbooks to determine trends, estimates, and significant changes, and writes narrative reports explaining findings. Analyzes financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital, and prepares balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected property financial position. Conducts internal audits of individual properties to determine proper handling of financial transactions. Monitors compliance with company procedures and communicates with appropriate person to correct issues due to non-compliance. Reviews, investigates, and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports. Verify the correct budget is reflected on the financial statements. Prepares budget workbooks to be sent to managers to complete for following month. Complete bank reconciliations for each property accurately and timely. Prepare replacement reserve and repair reserve requests as scheduled.

Requirements:

Qualifications:

Must be able to apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect pertinent data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and initiate appropriate course of action. Must effectively convey ideas, images and goals to a diverse group of personalities verbally and in writing. Education and/or

Experience:

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Computer Skills Machine, Tools, Equipment and Work Aids which may be representative but not all inclusive of those commonly associated with this position: Computer, telephone, fax, copier. Language Skills Constant need (66% to 100% of the time) to communicate over telephone and in person. Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent. Computer Skills To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of data entry, Word, Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.