Corporate Accounting Manager

Position Summary

Abode Communities seeks a Corporate Accounting Manager. Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Finance/Controller, the primary functions of this position are to manage and oversee the daily activities of the operating property accounting unit, act as the liaison with our 3^rd party accounting services provider, assist in corporate treasury management, and cash flow while working closely with the Finance department. In addition, this position will apply standardized US-GAAP accounting principles to financial reporting, review account schedules and supporting documentation, review general and standard journal entries, assist in budget preparation and development, audit support, and adhere to the reporting deadlines set by management.

The Corporate Accounting Manager will manage and supervise a talented team of property accountants and Accounts Payable (AP) staff that currently serve 54 residential properties throughout Southern California.

Core Competencies for this role:

• Leading & Supervising: Provides others with a clear direction; Sets appropriate standards of behavior; Delegates work appropriately and fairly; Motivates and empowers others; Provides staff with development opportunities and coaching; maximizes the use, implementation, and growth of the 3^rd party accounting services firm.
• Analyzing: Analyzes numerical data, verbal data and all other sources of information; Breaks information into component parts, patterns and relationships; Probes for further information or greater understanding of a problem; Makes rational judgements from the available information and analysis; Produces workable solutions to a range of problems; Demonstrates an understanding of how one issue may be a part of a much larger system focusing on operational efficiencies, and establishing and improving workflows and benchmarks.
• Planning & Organizing: Sets clearly defined objectives; plans activities and projects well in advance and takes account of possible changing circumstances; manages time effectively; identifies and organizes resources needed to accomplish tasks; monitors performance against deadlines and milestones with an emphasis on the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process and timing
• Presenting & Communicating Information: Speaks clearly and fluently; expresses opinions, information, and key points of an argument clearly; makes presentations and undertakes public speaking with skill and confidence; responds quickly to the needs of an audience and to their reactions and feedback
• Learning & Researching: Rapidly learns new tasks, identifying and implementing the use of applicable AI tools, workflows ; Gathers comprehensive, timely, and accurate information to support decision making; Demonstrates a rapid understanding of newly presented information; Encourages an organizational learning approach (i.e. learns from successes and failures and seeks staff and customer feedback);).

Property Management Accounting Operations

• Supervise and oversee financial statement reporting for all managed properties, including its general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and other accruals, payroll journal, and general journal using generally accepted accounting principles and practices;
• Act as primary liaison, communicating, developing, training staff, and implementing 3^rd party accounting services while overseeing quality control of work product.   3^rd Regular interaction and follow up with 3^rd party accounting services management.
• Oversee monthly cash projection reports; working closely with CFO, AVP of F/P/A, and Finance Manager
• Assume responsibility for compliance to accounting procedures and work with AVP Finance in the further development of accounting procedures in accordance with US-GAAP, to support financial objectives;
• Monitor accounting office daily activities and ensure that Abode Communities policies are followed, and ensure efficiencies and organization in the property accounting unit;
• Oversee current property accounting systems and applications, and ensure that they are performing to standards
• Track property financial statements and other reports to ensure timeliness and accuracy; implement a quarterly cross-departmental review process comparing actuals vs budget
• Implement a more robust and timely annual property budgeting system
• Maintain a close working relationship with the CFO, AVP- Finance, VP, F/P/A, and VP, Property Management in the organization and regularly communicate to them property portfolio performance (updates/revisions/changes in the accounting department policies and procedures);
• Develop an onboarding and training program for property managers to ensure they fully understand the accounting related systems and procedures, ensure they are following all accounting related procedures, and provide ongoing training where necessary;
• Lead accounting team through system migrations and AI initiatives

Management and Supervision

• Provide effective training, motivation and career development to property accounting and AP staff;
• Assist in assigning new properties and all accounting staff duties to 3^rd party accounting services provider and account staff
• Take responsibility for hiring, providing timely performance evaluations for accounting staff and making recommendations for possible termination of employees as necessary.
• Deliver timely performance evaluations and coach for improvement when necessary 

• Special projects as designated by AVP, Finance or Chief Financial Officer

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Accounting, and/or Finance or related fields
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Experience in managing, supervising, and motivating a team of accounting professionals
• Real estate property management accounting experience preferred
• System implementation experience preferred
• AI experience preferred
• Proficient in MS Office applications including Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Experience using accounting and property management software such as AVID, MRI, RealPage, or Yardi