Accounting Manager, External Reporting

Job Description

Job Description

Our client is seeking a professional to oversee corporate accounting, real estate joint ventures, and other investment processes. Responsibilities include assisting with quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings, reconciling consolidated capital expenditures, performing balance sheet and income statement fluctuation analyses, preparing various journal entries and related account reconciliations, and handling special projects, technical accounting research and ad hoc requests.  

Responsibilities

• Conclude the proper accounting treatment for all new real estate joint ventures
• Manage the process of recording ongoing transactional activity associated with real estate joint ventures and other cost method and equity method investments
• Prepare the quarterly consolidated capital expenditures reconciliation
• Prepare quarterly balance sheet and income statement fluctuation analyses
• Assist with the preparation of management’s discussion & analysis (MD&A) within the quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K documents, including preparation of supporting documentation
• Prepare various quarterly consolidating entries and account reconciliations
• Assist the corporate accounting team in executing various quality control, process improvement initiatives and special projects
• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment
• Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information
• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues
• Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation

Qualifications

MINIMUM 

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance
• 3+ years of Accounting/Finance experience 
• Any experience in an accounting/finance position. 
• Strongly preferring public accounting experience. 
• Any prior financial statement preparation, review and reporting experience
• Excellent oral/written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize/multi-task while providing accurate/on-time results
• Strong project management skills with the ability to effectively meet deadlines
• Ability to learn and adapt to new systems and software
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent planning, organizational, and follow-up skills with close attention to detail

DESIRED 

• Accounting center, division or corporate finance/accounting, or audit experience
• Experience with a public company or a public accounting firm
• CPA certification or CPA Eligible
• Essbase knowledge a plus