Property Accounting Manager
American Campus Communities
full-time
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Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Supervise, mentor, and train a team of Property Accounting team members.
- Ensure internal accounting standards and control processes align with American Campus Community goals and GAAP.
- Review, coordinate and complete preparation of accurate books and records for owned and third party managed properties.
- Manage consolidated portfolio reconciliations, create reconciliation workbooks, and improve reconciliation efficiencies.
- Oversee timely and accurate completion of property close folders, property financials, and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Perform review functions during end of month close of property financials and consolidated reconciliations.
- Work with Property Accounting leaders to allocate and prioritize team functions and responsibilities.
- Assist Financial Operations and other departments with information requests and questions.
- Manage special projects and drive process changes for greater efficiencies.
- Consult with Accounting leadership on technical accounting matters and coordinate audit requests.
- Evaluate and recommend improvements to internal accounting and control processes.
- Carry out supervisory responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, training, appraising, rewarding and disciplining employees.
- Serve as an American Campus representative and liaison in all interactions.
- Comply with Photo, Video and Voice Recording Policy for certain activities.
Requirements
- 5+ years related public accounting, and/or related professional experience required.
- 2+ years professional management experience preferred.
- Big 4 accounting firm experience preferred.
- Experience with general ledger and fixed asset accounting.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting and/or Finance required.
- CPA preferred.
- Advanced knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
- Knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley.
- Accounting software and/or systems.
- Effective written & verbal communication.
- Problem solving and teamwork.
- Cross organization collaboration.
- Administration and organization.
- Project management.
- Time management.
- Interpersonal collaboration.
- Consolidation and multi-entity financial statements.
- Analytical strategic conceptualization and consulting.
- Advanced Excel and the MS Office Suite.
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, analytical, leadership and presentation skills.
- Supervisory experience including interviewing, hiring, training, performance management.