Job Overview
The Junior Accountant is responsible for assisting with the day-to-day accounts payable/receivable and accounting operations of commercial and residential properties. The ideal candidate will be eager to learn and flexible in their daily assignments.
Key Responsibilities
- Accurately code and enter invoices into Yardi accounting system, ensuring correct property allocation and approval workflows as well as GL and job cost coding
- Works with Accounts Payable manager and property accounting team to process weekly check runs
- Works with vendors to resolve invoice discrepancies/disputes and W9/insurance compliance
- Works with all departments to ensure accuracy and efficiency of invoice payments
- Works with the legal department to ensure proper vendor insurance requirements
- Perform daily reconciliation of cash accounts to assess cash requirements, proper clearance of payments, monitor positive pay exceptions, etc.
- Maintain accounts payable filing system
- Maintain accurate rent rolls and lease data, ensuring consistency across leases, billing, and system records (late fees, pending renewals)
- Rent deposit processing
- Monitor daily cash receipts to ensure cash is posted daily including recording electronic wires and book transfers
- Research and resolve incoming and outgoing cash payment discrepancies or processing issues
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations timely and accurately
- Prepare and present variances to management as needed
- Support team for other general accounting items and projects as required
- Communicate effectively with various employees and management across the company
Qualifications
- Bachelor's in Accounting or related field preferred
- Yardi experience preferred
- Strong accounting skills with in-depth knowledge of US GAAP preferred
- Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office/Suite
- Must be highly credible and trustworthy, and operate with high degree of integrity
- Must hold oneself and others accountable and strive for a high level of excellence
- Must have a positive, can-do attitude and be able to fuel growth and innovation
- Must be customer-focused and results-oriented
- Must want to continuously learn and develop
- Exceptional oral and written communication, active listening, and organizational skills
- Ability to establish strong working relationships with others in team setting
- Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks with a strong attention to detail in a fast-paced environment
- Self-directed and able to work independently, with minimal supervision
Benefits
Compensation:
- Competitive Salary with Bonus Potential
- Generous Benefit Package: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Match, Life Insurance
Career Development
- Opportunities for Advancement within our expanding portfolio
- Annual Professional Development Funds to fuel your growth
Employee Perks (to name a few):
- Housing Discount
- Commuter Benefits
- Free Parking and EV charging
- Parental Leave Program
- Enjoy a Friendly Work Environment that values collaboration
Explore more perks and possibilities here for growing your career with Comstock Companies! Discover what sets us apart!
Skills Required
- Bachelor's in Accounting or related field preferred
- Yardi experience preferred
- Strong accounting skills with in-depth knowledge of US GAAP preferred
- Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office/Suite
What We Do
Comstock Holding Companies®, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHCI) is a diversified real estate organization with a 30+ year history of investing in, developing, acquiring, owning and operating virtually all types of residential, commercial, and mixed-use real estate, while providing supply-chain and management services to institutional investors, lenders, owners and municipalities with interests in real estate. Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. is a developer, operator, and asset manager of mixed-use and transit-oriented development properties in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, where we focus primarily on select high-growth urban and transitioning “sub-urban” markets. We invest capital for our own account and on behalf of our asset management clients and institutional real estate investors seeking above average risk adjusted returns. Our asset management clients include private and institutional owners and investors in commercial, residential, and mixed-use real estate properties and various governmental bodies that have a vested interest in leveraging the potential of public-private partnerships. Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol CHCI. For more information, visit www.ComstockCompanies.com.
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