Corporate Accountant

Corporate Accountant

CP Group, a vertically integrated commercial real estate and management firm, has been a leading owner-operator and developer of commercial real estate throughout the Sunbelt since 1986. Today, CP Group is the largest office landlord in Florida, Atlanta's largest private commercial property owner, and in the top 25 of largest office landlords in the United States.

CP Group brings an extensive track record and unparalleled market insight to advance investors' opportunities in the region's most dynamic markets. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, the company has a corporate office in Atlanta and regional offices in Dallas, Denver, Jacksonville, Miami, and Washington DC.

The Corporate Accountant is responsible for the timely and accurate accounting for the CP Group corporate books. This position reports to the Corporate Reporting Manager but will have regular exposure to the Chief Financial Officer. In addition, this person will assist in additional projects as needed, gaining a valuable understanding of the accounting and operations of the Company.

Essential Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Take ownership of the full corporate accounting cycle:
  • Make bank deposits as needed.
  • Prepare and initiate wires as needed.
  • Prepare and upload journal entries for all entities in consolidation.
  • Prepare detailed workpapers, including financial statement support schedules.
  • Assist with variance analysis as needed.
• Understand complex expense allocations between the various company subsidiaries.
• Review invoice coding and support for corporate expenditures.
• Maintain real time cash balance to advise Executive team on cash forecasting.
• Bill fees to properties and track fee collections, working directly with Property Management to stay current.
• Communicate regularly with Accounting, Property Management, and Corporate team members.
• Expected to be an integral part of improving processes and the use of technology.
• Other ad-hoc projects as needed.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Associate's degree required.
• A minimum of 2 years of accounting/bookkeeping exposure.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and Adobe Acrobat.
• Experience with MRI is preferred.
• Passion for maximizing the use of technology to create efficiencies.

Required Abilities:

• Responsiveness Perform responsibilities with an acute sense of urgency.
• Flexibility Quickly adjust and redirect as necessary in response to new and changing priorities.
• Initiative Proactively drive tasks through to completion.
• Communication Able to clearly express ideas, present verbal information, and ask questions.
• Reliability Must demonstrate initiative and ability to take on projects that benefit the accounting department and/or Company, working outside the core business hours when needed.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• Unlimited vacation, summer Fridays, and 9 company holidays
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• Company-subsidized medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Voluntary insurance including supplemental life insurance, pet insurance, critical illness, accident, hospital, legal, and cancer insurance.
• 401(k) with company match