Accountant

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
This position is primarily involved in all accounting aspects related to Healthpeak’s portfolio of properties. Responsible for providing timely and accurate reporting of day-to-day operations of respective properties, managing and executing the financial reporting, and tenant lease review for assigned properties. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Prepare all aspects of the financial statement package, including creating and posting journal entries, general ledger review and completion of bank reconciliations and balance sheet support schedules
• Ensure financial packages are completed and delivered in a timely and accurate manner to Property Management leadership and Property Managers
• Coordinate month-end close and production of financial statements to guarantee timely reporting
• Assist in the preparation of annual property budgets and analyze variances
• Prepare audit schedules and respond to auditor requests during financial audits, SOX audits or any other audits
• Interpret complex lease language
• Prepare CAM reconciliations
• Independently provide answers to financial questions from various departments
• Monitor and maintain cash balances
• Resolve all issues and document response to all review comments generated
• Analyze variances in financial statements and provide explanations to management
• Establish resolution plans for complex tenant issues, including researching and determining the best points of contact to collaborate on resolution
• Review financials for errors/issues and determine what adjusting entries are needed
• Review and approve cash receipt entries by the Accounts Receivables (AR) team and advise AR team on application adjustments
• Identify and investigate potential AR exposures and determine which balances to escalate to management team and/or Property Management
• Review and approve invoice coding from the AP team and determine the proper expense accounts and instruct adjustments as needed
• Ensures all debt, real estate tax, and sales tax (where applicable) are made in a timely manner and internal schedules are maintained
• Adhere to internal accounting policies and procedures
• Independently manage and determine priority of outstanding tasks and research requests
• Assist in the set up and transitions of properties which may include loading beginning balance information, sales pro-ratio calculations, and closing entries
• Assumes additional responsibilities as requested
• Hybrid work schedule offers up to three days of worksite flexibility through 2024, and two days of worksite flexibility per week beginning 1/1/2025

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or directly related field required
• 1-3 years of experience in an Accounting department
• General understanding of GAAP
• Leasing related experience a plus
• Attention to detail and ability to effectively handle multiple tasks with minimum supervision
• Trustworthy and preservers confidentiality
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills to develop solutions and recommendations
• Excellent listening, oral and written communication skills
• Ability to read and interpret information such as online research, instructions, contracts, and procedure manuals
• Command of the fundamentals of accounting and math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)
• Excellent time management skills with ability to reprioritize work
• Ability to work independently and be a self-starter
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint)