As the Staff Accountant, you’ll have a big mission. If you choose to accept it, your mission will be responsible for learning to oversee the day-to-day accounting functions for a portfolio of student housing rental properties. The Staff Accountant will analyze the general ledger activity, prepare monthly financial statements, and manage cash position of a portfolio. Represents the company in a professional and courteous manner. Exhibits strong commitment to the service needs of the internal and external customers. Represents the company in a professional and courteous manner. As you can likely tell, 'how' things are done matters just as much as ‘what’ was done here at BHOM!
Essential Job Functions:
- Responsible for portfolio of student housing rental properties; analyzing general ledger activity to ensure revenue and expenses are correctly recognized and prepared in agreement with the client requirements and the applicable accounting principles.
- Prepares monthly financial statements for the assigned portfolio to ensure an accurate representation of the company’s financial position; including but not limited to closing entities books on a monthly basis, preparing journal entries, balance sheet and income statement analysis and reconciliation.
- Manages cash position of portfolio; calculating distributions per client requirements, committing cash to approved payables and communicating any cash deficits for funding.
- Manage capital escrows, verifying repairs are completed on a timely basis, and submitted per terms of loan agreements.
- Completes bank reconciliations on a monthly basis and assists in the detection/correction of adjustments in a timely manner.
- Completes special projects as assigned.
Minimum Education, Experience, and Skills:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Basic knowledge of standard accounting practices and procedures
- Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office application skills
- Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment
- Ability to work with a diverse group of people and customers
- Bachelors or Associates degree in Accounting or Related Field is a plus
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, or as needed to meet business needs.
Physical Requirements/Environment: The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. This job description does not provide an all-encompassing list of duties; there may be a need to perform other duties as assigned. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job duties, schedule, and/or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workloads, rush jobs, or technological developments). Employees in this position must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Requirements may be subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability. B.HOM Student Living reserves the right to add or change responsibilities at any time in order to meet business and organizational needs.
Skills Required
- High School Diploma or GED
- Basic knowledge of standard accounting practices and procedures
- Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office application skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Ability to work with a diverse group of people and customers
- Associate's or bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field
What We Do
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