Accounting Director

PURPOSE: Ensures timely and accurate financial statements for Mall of America are produced for management and ownership and serves as a trusted financial resource across departments. This is a hands-on leadership role with experience in property-level budgeting and forecasting, strong systems aptitude, and a passion for building scalable processes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Review all journal entries, accounts payable coding, as well as the general ledger and balance sheet accounts for accuracy. Approve the monthly financial statements for distribution to key Mall employees and ownership. Lead the annual operating budget, capital budget, periodic forecasting, long-range planning, and variance-analysis processes in partnership with department leaders. Oversee tenant lease accounting activities, including lease interpretation, tenant billings, revenue recognition, tenant recoveries, annual CAM and tax reconciliations, and database integrity. Establish, maintain, and continuously improve internal controls, accounting policies, workflows, and documentation. Coordinate external audit, tax, lender, and other required financial reporting processes. Identify opportunities to improve financial systems, automate reporting, and build scalable processes. Provide leadership, coaching, feedback, and development opportunities for the finance and accounting team. Partner with Operations, Leasing, Legal, and other departments to evaluate the financial impact of business decisions. Monitor tenant balances and take control of the collections process.

Additional duties as assigned.

PREFERRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in Accounting 8-10 years of work-related experience with a Real Estate background preferred Knowledge of GAAP and its relation to real estate accounting Knowledge of net operating income drivers Experience at improving systems, processes, and reporting capabilities Demonstrated ability to improve processes, automate reporting, and build scalable systems Experience interpreting leases and applying lease provisions to tenant billings and recoveries. Knowledge of how to build revenue models Knowledge of how to build an annual operating budget. Experience with MRI software or similar real estate accounting and property management systems. Ability to present and explain financial statements, budgets clearly to mall management and ownership. Strong organizational skills Excellent oral and written communication skills Excellent problem solving, and multi-tasking skills required Timeliness in conjunction with accurate and detail-oriented reports are essential Experience managing and developing finance professionals

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Sit-Frequently Perform repetitive motion such as using a keyboard-Frequently Stand/move about-Infrequently Reach at or above shoulder level-Infrequently Reach at or below should level-Infrequently