Accounting Manager

ZRS•Orlando, FL

10d

About The Position

The Accounting Manager oversees financial reporting and analysis for a portfolio of multifamily properties, ensuring the accuracy and consistency of monthly results. Alongside core accounting responsibilities, the role contributes to department-wide projects to streamline operations, centralize accounting services, and improve processes through technology and innovation. The position works with a team of accountants and collaborates frequently with other departments and organizational levels at ZRS, as well as outside constituents. The Accounting Manager reports to the Controller.

Responsibilities

Oversee and review bank reconciliations prepared by Accountants for assigned properties.
Review monthly financial statements and provide comments or revisions before finalization.
Manage cash functions, including wire release and approval within delegated limits, Positive Pay release, and check-signing authorization.
Oversee critical payments, including owner distributions, real estate taxes, insurance, and mortgage payments, ensuring they are executed accurately and on time.
Assist Regional Managers and Accountants with forecasting, distribution calculations, and sale-closing prorations.
Support audits by preparing schedules and responding to auditor inquiries.
Lead departmental projects to improve accounting workflows using automation, AI, and other efficiency tools.
Research and recommend software and tools that enhance accounting processes and support informed leadership decisions.
Create and manage project plans, assign tasks, set deadlines, and ensure adherence to timelines and budgets.
Develop tools to track KPIs, project statuses, and other operational data for leadership reporting and analysis.
Assist with system troubleshooting and reporting-error resolution, and respond to internal or client concerns.
Provide guidance and mentorship to accounting staff and manage team members when applicable.
Support the onboarding and offboarding of property assets from an accounting perspective.
Interact with clients during new-property setup to ensure alignment with accounting standards and practices.
Create training materials and curriculum to educate accounting staff and site or regional team members on key accounting processes and tools.
Complete ad hoc projects and tasks as needed.