Sr. Property Accountant

Position Responsibilities:

• General Accounting to include general ledger review, financial statement preparations, balance sheet/sub-ledger reconciliations, accruals, quarterly re-forecast review, and high-level monthly variance explanations.
• Maintain, record, and ensure accuracy of GAAP rent calculation, including monthly analytic review.
• Determine assets to place in service monthly. Place required assets in JDE fixed asset module, calculate and record depreciation, and perform reasonableness review.
• Prepare and ensure accuracy of joint venture partner’s detailed reporting package monthly.
• Prepare monthly funding requests and loan draws for applicable properties.
• Maintain and analyze PPA (purchase price allocation) related accounts and any related derivatives as required.
• Assist with outside auditor’s one-off requests, prepare audit PBCs, and prepare audit financial statements including Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Equity, and Statement of Cash Flows.
• Prepare supporting documents for annual tax packages.
• Process manual billings, billing adjustments, refunds, and maintain supplemental ledgers using accounting operating system.
• Record daily cash and perform daily reconciliations of cash.
• Expense Participation (EP) for properties: Input EP information into JDE system for all customers on assigned properties, prepare pre-bills, annual true-ups, budget and reforecast for EP by customer.
• Perform lease review for assigned properties, and peer review for EP set up.
• Assist management offices, when necessary by researching issues and responding timely to their accounting related questions.
• Set up jobs and process all pay apps for TI/Capital on assigned properties within the JDE job cost module.

Essential Functions:

• Ability to consistently apply education, experience and good judgement to the job responsibilities at a consistently high level of performance, both in quantity and quality.
• Ability to consistently and resourcefully handle multiple priorities under rapidly changing circumstances and goals, including within short timelines.
• Ability to consistently, frequently and effectively communicate, coordinate and collaborate with individuals and groups primarily face-to-face, but also by telephone and electronic media.
• Exceptional ability to adapt, to innovate, and to understand and comply with Granite’s policies and culture, along with all applicable laws and the highest ethical standards.
• Ability to concentrate for long periods of time, whether alone or working with people in close proximity to you.
• Ability to consistently attend work and to be punctual at the office.

Role-Based Competencies:  

• Drives Results – taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm; Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
• Customer Focus – Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions; Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Cultivate Innovation – Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
• Situational Adaptability – Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is clear; Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.
• Technical Acumen – Understanding the purpose and basic processes of their assigned functional area.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, required; CPA, highly preferred. (18 hours of accounting coursework required)
• 3-5+ years commercial real estate accounting experience, or public accounting audit or other commensurate experience.
• Strong problem solving, analytical and communication skills required.
• Proficiency in Excel – Intermediate Level
• JDE experience preferred
• Prior GAAP experience preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to independently move throughout the office and consistently and continuously perform essential job functions.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Travel Required:

Minimal travel, up to 5%.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.