Property Accountant

Who We Are:

We are a full-service commercial real estate firm serving Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, and Houston with 30 years of experience developing, managing, and investing in commercial real estate. This 360-degree perspective gives us the expertise to maximize investment value while navigating through any real estate challenge. Backed by the best staff in the industry, our mission is to build trusting relationships with our clients through proven results, professional integrity, and exceptional service. 

Purpose / Summary of Position:

HPI is seeking a Property Accountant. The Property Accountant will be responsible for key financial information by preparing multiple sets of financial statements and reconciling accounts. This position is an essential role at HPI and will assist the company’s accounting department.

Priority functions / Responsibilities:

• Provide key financial information by preparing multiple sets of financial statements and reports monthly to clients; balancing cash accounts, reconciling and rolling forward balance sheet accounts, ensuring proper coding of income and expense items.  
• Ensure proper business and accounting controls are in place and being followed. Provide additional support to the accounting team and to clients.  
• Work on more advanced projects based on education and experience to help support the Controller and global team, including acquisition and set up of new business and dispositions, distribution schedules, capital schedules, tax support to CPA’s etc.
• Work with HPI Property Management Division Team
• Property Management Accounting, including monthly je’s, financial statements, schedules, and other various reports
• Balance Cash Accounts and prepare balance sheet reconciliations
• Support cash projections, distributions, etc.
• Prepare monthly loan draws when required
• Set up newly acquired properties, support sale processes
• Initiate correspondence with the bank as necessary, ensure bills and loans paid on time
• Ensure tax entries booked, work with Director of Tax
• Special projects requested by Controller and COO
• Review other team members work
• Review and assist with leasing contracts
• Other projects requested by management and customer

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 3-5 years accounting work experience, real estate accounting experience highly preferred
• BBA Accounting or higher preferred / CPA License Preferred
• GAAP accounting and other typical accounting methods, and Internal Controls/Audit
• Excellent Customer Service Internally and Externally
• Accuracy and Ability to meet deadlines are critical
• Accounting/Property Management Software (Yardi, MRI, Skyline), Excel, Word
• Ability to work as a team member
• Ability to function in a leadership role on projects and particular portfolio
• Ability to do multi-tasking
• Analytical
• Oral and written communication
• Filing/organizational
• Critical Thinking for more advanced projects

HPI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training