JOB BRIEF:  The Staff Accountant applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports for an assigned portfolio of properties by performing the following duties.

FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB

• Conduct all business in accordance with Company policies and procedures.
• Prepare financial statements timely and accurately.
• Review accounts payable batches to ensure invoices are being entered timely and accurately.
• Perform analyses of financial reports and budget workbooks to determine trends, estimates, and significant changes, and writes narrative reports explaining findings.
• Analyze financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital, and prepares balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected property financial position.
• Conduct internal audits of individual properties to determine proper handling of financial transactions. 
• Monitor compliance with company procedures and communicates with appropriate person to correct issues due to non-compliance.
• Review, investigates, and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
• Verify the correct budget is reflected on the financial statements. 
• Prepare budget workbooks to be sent to managers to complete for following month.
• Complete bank reconciliations for each property accurately and timely.
• Prepare replacement reserve and repair reserve requests as scheduled 

Qualifications: 

• Must be able to apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect pertinent data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and initiate appropriate course of action. 
•  effectively convey ideas, images and goals to a diverse group of personalities verbally and in writing. 

Education and/or Experience: 

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or 
• Associates degree with at least two years of related experience; or
• Five years related experience and/or training; or 
• equivalent combination of education and experience.

Computer Skills

•  Machine, Tools, Equipment and Work Aids which may be representative but not all inclusive of those commonly associated with this position: Computer, telephone, fax, copier.

Language Skills   

•  Constant need (66% to 100% of the time) to communicate over telephone and in person.
•  Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. 
•  Ability to write simple correspondence. 
•  Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

•  Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. 
•  Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.

Computer Skills

• ·To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of data entry, Word, Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations 

• Current driver's license and automobile insurance required.

Driving/Traveling Requirements:

• Must be able to travel to properties as needed.