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Accounting Manager
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Robert Half
San Diego, CA (In Person)
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Description We are looking for an Accounting Manager to lead property accounting activities for a real estate portfolio in California. This role oversees close cycles, financial reporting, lease accounting review, and audit support while guiding a team of accountants. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, leadership experience, and the ability to maintain accurate, timely reporting in a deadline-driven environment.
Responsibilities:
- Direct month-end and quarter-end close activities for assigned real estate properties, ensuring deadlines are met and reporting is accurate.
- Examine journal entries, accruals, reserves, and balance sheet reconciliations to confirm completeness and compliance with accounting standards.
- Oversee lease accounting reviews and prepare technical accounting documentation to support conclusions and reporting treatment.
- Approve monthly property financial packages and analyze period-over-period variances to identify unusual trends or reporting issues.
- Coordinate audit support by preparing requested schedules, responding to auditor questions, and addressing information needs from senior leadership.
- Lead, coach, and monitor the accounting team's daily work, including supervision of Project Accountants and overall workload management.
- Strengthen accounting operations by refining procedures, supporting internal controls, and contributing to policy and process improvements.
- Manage talent activities such as hiring, onboarding, performance feedback, training, and career development for accounting staff.
- Contribute to special projects and other ad hoc initiatives that support finance and property accounting objectives. Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
- CPA required.
- At least 6 years of progressive accounting experience, including 2 or more years in a people management or supervisory capacity.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and its application in financial reporting.
- Experience with month-end close, general ledger activity, account reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statement audits.
- Background in real estate or property accounting preferred.
- Experience with MRI or similar property accounting software preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word; public company experience is a plus.