Corporate Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for a Corporate Accountant to join a growing organization in Kearny, New Jersey. This position is well suited for someone who enjoys balancing day-to-day accounting work with detailed financial analysis and wants to contribute across receivables, reconciliations, and reporting activities. The ideal candidate brings strong technical accounting knowledge, works confidently in financial systems, and approaches responsibilities with professionalism, initiative, and a collaborative mindset. This has some hybrid flexibility one day a week. Opportunity for growth!

Responsibilities:

• Manage accounts receivable activities, including monitoring balances, applying payments, and following up on outstanding items to support healthy cash flow.

• Prepare and complete bank reconciliations on a regular basis, investigating discrepancies and resolving issues in a timely manner.

• Perform common area maintenance reconciliation work with accuracy and attention to supporting documentation.

• Assist with quarterly sales and use tax filings, learning internal processes and ensuring submissions are completed correctly and on schedule.

• Produce cash flow reports and related financial summaries to help leadership track operating performance and liquidity.

• Record journal entries and maintain general ledger accuracy to support reliable month-end and periodic financial reporting.

• Work within Yardi, ideally in a commercial real estate accounting environment, to process transactions and maintain organized financial records.

• Support broader corporate accounting operations by helping maintain compliance, improve reporting quality, and respond to routine accounting inquiries.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.
• Experience using Yardi is required, with preference for candidates familiar with commercial real estate accounting.
• Background in corporate accounting with hands-on experience in accounts receivable and account reconciliations.
• Knowledge of journal entries, general ledger activity, and standard month-end accounting procedures.
• Familiarity with sales tax and broader corporate tax concepts, including exposure to tax filings or returns.
• Strong systems aptitude with the ability to learn new tools and processes efficiently.
• Positive, efficient, and detail-oriented approach to work, with solid organizational and communication skills.