General Ledger Accounting Supervisor | MAA Corporate Office

Job Summary

The General Ledger Accounting Supervisor works under the direction of the Accounting Director or Manager with responsibility to perform all general ledger accounting responsibilities and to supervise staff.  Ensures the proper training of each General Ledger Accountant and provides guidance and direction for daily and monthly property accounting activities to ensure all deadlines are met.

The successful candidate will embody and work to reinforce MAA’s Core Values.  Those values include:

• Appreciating the uniqueness of each individual
• Communicating openly and with integrity
• Embracing opportunities
• Doing the right thing at the right time for the right reasons

Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares and reviews assigned property financial statements on a monthly basis for a complex portfolio of properties with residential and/or commercial/retail components. 
• Manages a team of accounting professionals.  Recruits, selects, develops and manages individual and team performance.  Provides direction, guidance and coaching to ensure efficiency and effectiveness and associate development.
• Interacts with operations management to provide customer service, support, and troubleshooting of escalated issues.
• Oversees and completes the monthly general accounting function for an assigned portfolio of properties for month-end close.  Prepares journal entries to post to the general ledger.  Prepares financial statements and other reports for each property and reviews financial statements for completeness and accuracy.
• Maintains and applies knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Policies and Procedures (GAAP) to property accounting activities and ensures compliance.
• Identifies, develops, documents and implements innovative and improved processes to automate and enhance efficiencies of residential and/or commercial/retail accounting activities. 
• If assigned to a commercial property portfolio, reviews, interprets and abstracts complex and negotiated lease agreements to general ledger accounting requirements for commercial properties. 
• May apply knowledge of the unique complexities of commercial accounts such as straight line rent amortizations, percentage rent calculations, assigning and maintaining of CAM pools as well as common area expense (CAM), tax and insurance reconciliations and cross-charging.
• May assist Commercial Management with accounts receivable, default and late notices, and assignment of late fees. 
• Provides continued training to general ledger accountants.
• Travels occasionally (5-10%) for on-site meetings and events.
• Performs other related duties as assigned to meet the needs of the business.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and four years of professional accounting experience required. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree and/or CPA preferred.
• Supervisory and project management experience preferred.
• Experience with Yardi system preferred.
• For commercial/retail accounting, experience with commercial lease administration, straight line rent amortization, FMV of leases, and CAM reconciliations and cross-charging preferred. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of all core accounting principles and best practices, including GAAP
• For commercial/retail accounting, knowledge of accounting practices specific to commercial operations (straight line rent amortization,  percentage rent, CAM pools, CAM reconciliations and cross-charging)
• Knowledge of lease contract terms, conditions and concepts, and abstraction
• Supervisory and leadership skills to assess, coach, develop and manage performance of others
• Process management skills to develop, document, analyze and improve processes and procedures
• Skill and ability to clearly and concisely communicate verbally and in writing.
• Quantitative and qualitative analytical skills and attention to details
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge and skills to organize, prioritize, and meet time-sensitive deadlines
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and PowerPoint)
• Ability to travel overnight

Physical and Environmental Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.
• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Disclaimer

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.