Teams at SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.

The Director of Accounting oversees accounting operations, financial reporting, internal controls, and close processes across a real estate portfolio. Responsibilities include leading accounting staff, maintaining systems, preparing consolidated reports, ensuring GAAP compliance, reviewing reconciliations and transactions, managing billing and payments, supporting budgeting and variance analysis, and improving processes. The role requires strong leadership, advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, accounting expertise, and experience with real estate or property management accounting.

Prepares financial reports, journal entries, account reconciliations, general ledger maintenance, supplemental schedules, and variance analyses. Supports monthly consolidations, quarterly financial statement packages, property accountant reporting, external audits, and treasury management. Requires strong accounting knowledge, GAAP understanding, analytical ability, organization, communication, and attention to detail in a fast-paced corporate environment.

Provides on-site technical support and systems administration for employees and company infrastructure. Responsibilities include troubleshooting hardware, software, networks, accounts, mobile devices, printers, and MFA; onboarding and offboarding users; configuring systems; maintaining documentation and workflows; supporting SOX audits and permissions reviews; monitoring backups; and ensuring infrastructure compliance. The role also provides user training, coordinates with partners, and performs routine system audits.