Association Staff Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Staff Accountant to join our accounting team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for a portfolio of properties, ensuring accurate financial reporting, timely reconciliations, and compliance with internal controls. This role plays a key part in supporting property management.



 



 
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited, to the following:

• Manage accounting functions for assigned properties, including journal entries, and month-end close
• Prepare and analyze monthly, and quarterly financial statements for each property
• Reconcile bank accounts, general ledgers, and balance sheet accounts
• Monitor cash flow, budgets, and variances, and assist in forecasting and budgeting processes
• Communicate with property managers & board of directors regarding financial matters
• Assist with audits
• Ensure adherence to GAAP and company policies
• Communicate with banking institutions for all banking matters
• Provide tax accountant year-end financial information required to file annual taxes & assist with filing and tracking returns 

 
Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field. Experience can substitute for degree.
• 2+ years of accounting experience, preferably in property management with knowledge of accrual-based accounting.
• Proficiency with accounting software (e.g., Enumerate(TOPS), QuickBooks) and Microsoft Office ( (e.g. Excel, Word and Outlook)
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.

 
Competencies:
This position requires you to be available during normal business hours of 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. However, the business hours may be extended as needed to meet deadlines of deliverables. The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to the following, and are subject to change based on the evolving nature of the Florida Statues that govern condominium and homeowner associations, complexity of property requirements and/or changes to fund accounting: 
 



 
Position Supervision:
Employee reports to Accounting Supervisor.



 



 
Confidential Data :
All information, e.g. written, verbal, and/or electronic, that an employee encounters while employed with SFCM is considered confidential and proprietary information. Individual in this position recognizes that he/she works with confidential information as it relates to employees, Associations and the company and will ensure that appropriate guidelines are followed to ensure confidentiality at all times, protect the company image, trade secrets, etc.

 
This description is not intended to be a complete statement of job content, rather to act as a guide to the essential functions performed. Management retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.