Accountant

Job Summary: The Accountant is responsible for accurately reporting tenant payments received and due while also performing account analysis and reconciliation. Reporting to Controller, Property Management the Accountant ensures that properties are tax and GAAP compliant and provide financial insights to management on the property's financial health and profitability.

Summary of Responsibilities:

- Compile and analyze financial information for month-end and year-end close, including preparing supporting schedules and work papers.

- Review monthly reporting packages for 10-15 properties, including financial statements and bank reconciliations.

- Prepare/review journal entries and ensure the general ledger activity is accurate and complete.

- Collaborate with property managers and regional leadership to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.

- Support accounts payable and vendor functions.

- Work with Property Management Companies and Asset Management teams to on-board new properties.

- Acts as liaison to external auditors by explaining journal entries and financial transactions, providing research data and information as requested, and answering questions necessary to complete the audit in a timely manner.

- Completes various financial, accounting, and other reports and analysis, and performs other duties as assigned or as necessary.

Summary of Ideal Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

- 3+ Years of Property Management Experience Preferred or 5+ Years of Corporate Accounting

- Experience with Yardi is preferred but not required.

- Strong understanding of basic accounting concepts and theories.

- Understanding of accounts payable and accounts receivable process.

- MS Office advanced computer skills. Excel intermediate to advanced level.

- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

- Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills.

NexMetro's Core Values:

- Servant Leadership: Lead with humility, providing encouragement and empowering achievement.

- Collaborative Spirit: Communicate efficiently, effectively and respectfully.

- Pursuit of Excellence: Inspire individual drive, focus and performance to create a best-in-class organization.

- Do the Right Thing. Always: Act honestly, ethically, and responsibly.

- The Power of Fun: Life's too short. Make work fun.

NexMetropian Qualities:

NexMetro team members, also known as NexMetropians, form a diverse group of professionals from many walks of life with certain shared traits that create a common thread. NexMetropians are humble, understanding that our strength comes through our collective abilities and not through individual achievement. NexMetropians are hardworking team members willing to roll up our sleeves to help others regardless of our role within the organization. NexMetropians lead by example, and we do not ask things of our team members that we are not willing to do or have not done ourselves in the past. Finally, NexMetropians are a lot of fun, and we enjoy working together to build a great company and a great product for our residents.