Senior Accountant (Remote Eligible in the US only)

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Benefits: Medical HMO, dental and vision insurance is free for employees!!

Company Summary

Everyone has the right to a quality, affordable home. At Community Roots Housing, this truth drives our work. By embracing community-led development and engaging in deep-rooted partnerships, we're fostering vibrant, equitable communities where everyone has access to safe, affordable and welcoming homes. Today, nearly 50 apartment buildings - over 2,000 residents - we continue our commitment to build community with and for people. We are a top performing, high-capacity not-for-profit corporation with an innovative portfolio throughout the Seattle area. Our buildings have won numerous awards from HUD, Urban Land Institute, Affordable Housing Finance Magazine, Future wise and other community development awards.

We are intentional in our hiring processes, seeing it as a chance to interrupt the cycle of racial and economic injustice that limits communities from accessing employment, building skills and investing in their own leadership development. We prioritize applicants who have firsthand experience in navigating the many systems that our residents face which impede their opportunities for success, as majority low-income, LGBTQ, and people of color.

Job Summary

The Senior Accountant position performs end to end financial accounting and reporting for a portfolio of approximately 10-15 residential apartment properties. This position will also help support accounting efforts for new construction projects during their multi-year development lifecycle. This position must maintain a high level of collaboration in working with the team's accounting managers and other accountants whose work supports all properties. This position reports to the Accounting Manager of Portfolio Operations.

This position can be in person, hybrid, or remote, but must be able to work well with remote team members.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure CRH accounting policies, standard procedures, and internal controls are upheld
• Prepare and review monthly operating statements for portfolio of assigned buildings, follow up on aging balances and provide accounting support for site managers and property managers
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for bank accounts in assigned portfolio, and collaborate with portfolio managers to clear reconciling items
• Record monthly transactions for assigned portfolio, including reserve account interest and laundry deposits
• Manage recurring entries, including monthly insurance expense, and update periodically as needed
• Prepare assigned support schedules for annual audits, including building audits and the annual consolidated financial statement audit
• Prepare financial portion of annual City reports for multiple properties
• Assist with construction project accounting and tracking of funding sources and uses
• Other duties and projects as assigned

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, or equivalent combination of accounting education and work experience
• At least 2 years relevant work experience (or 4 years if no accounting degree), including accounting for residential apartment buildings
• Experience with a complex chart of accounts and working in an organization with multiple entities
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English
• Intermediate/Strong skills with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Teams, Outlook)
• Experience with remote meetings and collaboration, using tools such as MS Teams and Zoom
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work independently
• Ability to communicate effectively with people of diverse personalities, cultures, and communication styles

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in affordable housing and real estate development accounting
• Experience with Abila (MIP) fund accounting and Concur software
• Experience participating in external financial statement audits
• Experience working on a team of at least 5 accountants

Supervisory Responsibility:

None

Community Roots Housing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates of color, LGBTQ candidates, women, candidates with disabilities and candidates of all religions and national origins are strongly encouraged to apply. Community Roots Housing is a “Ban the Box” employer. However, per Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development requirements, any candidate selected for this position must undergo a criminal history background check prior to employment.