Staff Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an Staff Accountant with Real Estate experience to join a real estate-focused organization in California. This permanent, on-site opportunity is a contract position with the potential to become permanent, designed for someone who enjoys working in a collaborative accounting team and can manage a steady volume of payables with precision. The role also offers involvement in broader accounting activities, including cash reporting, reconciliations, and support for property-related financial operations.

Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end invoice processing for multiple entities, ensuring payments are entered, coded, and completed accurately each week.

• Oversee day-to-day accounts payable activity, including ACH transactions, check runs, and payment tracking in accordance with established timelines.

• Apply appropriate account and job cost coding to invoices while maintaining consistency across companies and projects.

• Contribute to weekly cash reporting by updating and organizing Excel-based schedules and supporting related analysis.

• Complete bank reconciliations across a high volume of accounts and investigate discrepancies when needed.

• Assist with accounting tasks such as preparing journal entries and supporting routine month-end activities.

• Provide accounting support tied to construction and property operations, including invoice coordination and lien waiver tracking.

• Partner with internal teams on asset management and financial statement review activities, along with other accounting or administrative assignments as needed.

• Prior experience in accounts payable with additional exposure to general accounting responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of invoice coding, account coding, ACH processing, and check run administration.
• Ability to manage transactions for multiple entities while maintaining strong accuracy and organization.
• Proficiency in Excel for reporting and reconciliation tasks, including use of core formulas and lookup functions.
• Background in real estate, property accounting, construction-related billing, or asset management is strongly preferred.
• Comfortable working on-site as part of a small team and handling shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail, sound problem-solving ability, and a dependable approach to meeting deadlines.