Accountant

Job Summary

The Accountant is responsible for supporting both development and general accounting functions, including project-level accounting, month-end close activities, and audit support. This role builds upon development accounting responsibilities by incorporating broader financial reporting, GAAP exposure, and internal control compliance. Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the Accountant plays a key role in ensuring accurate financial reporting across development projects and corporate accounting functions.

Summary of Responsibilities

Development & Project Accounting

• Handle accounting responsibilities for assigned construction and development projects, including job cost tracking and reporting.
• Prepare job cost journal entries, maintain project-level ledgers, and reconcile and analyze accounts.
• Manage project contracts, commitments, and budgets within Yardi.
• Complete and coordinate monthly construction loan draw processes; communicate with lenders and internal stakeholders.
• Perform cost analysis on projects, comparing actual results to budgets and forecasts; identify and investigate variances.

General Accounting & Month-End Close

• Assist with month-end close by preparing journal entries (accruals, reclasses, and adjustments) and supporting schedules in accordance with GAAP.
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts and bank accounts.
• Support preparation of monthly financial reports and internal management reporting.
• Assist in maintaining fixed asset schedules and tracking capital expenditures.

Audit & Compliance

• Collaborate with external auditors; prepare audit schedules, provide documentation, and respond to audit requests.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and GAAP.
• Comply with and support enforcement of internal controls; identify and recommend process improvements.

Process Improvement & Cross-Functional Support

• Identify and recommend process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Work closely with the Accounting Manager on special projects and process improvements.

Professional & Team Expectations

• Always represent NexMetro in a professional manner and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned and assist the overall team effort in any way possible, including participation in special projects and process improvement initiatives.

Summary of Ideal Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• CPA licensure is a plus but not required
• 2-4 years of full-cycle accounting experience, preferably in real estate, construction, or property management or public accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of basic accounting concepts and theories.
• Experience with Yardi or similar accounting systems preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking abilities.
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.
• Ability to handle confidential information with professionalism.

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.