Senior Property Accountant

Real Estate / Property Accountant - Apartments- Bingham Farms, MIHarper Associates is retained for this search.Our client, a privately held real estate organization, is expanding. They have an extensive multi-state portfolio in Multi-Family Housing and Commercial Properties.Bachelor Degree in Accounting is Required with 2-4 years of experience in real estate asset or portfolio management, or real estate accounting or finance. Based in-office at Corporate Headquarters.Primary Functions:Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations (i.e. cash, assets and liabilities) and analytically review operational information (i.e. expense classification and budgetary adherence).Post journal entries to assure financials are properly stated on a monthly basis.Provide timely and accurate financial information to property managers and ownership on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.Provide input with preparation of annual and monthly budgetary information for related entities.Prepare annual financial information with tax/audit preparers to assure timely filing of all audit and tax returns.Review classification of all expenses and revenues for each property.Review cash balance on a regular basis to assure timely payment of all liabilities.Assure timely payment of mortgages and other liabilities.Assist with preparation of financial information related to financing/refinancing, lender reporting, and lender compliance.Prepare replacement reserve draws.Enter fixed assets on a quarterly basis.Review job cost invoices/postings for accuracy to budget.Assist with special projects as assigned.Qualifications:Bachelor Degree (minimum) in accounting.Approximately 2-4 years of experience in real estate asset or portfolio management, or real estate accounting, finance or investing or relevant accounting experience.Proven track record of high performance in prior work experienceProficiency in MS Excel, Word, and presentation softwareExperience with industry specific software (Yardi preferred)Please email resume to .Ben Schwartz, President | Harper AssociatesDirect: (248) 737-0431 | Fax (888) 737-8525 | www.harperjobs.com