Corporate Accountant

Essex Property Trust•San Mateo, CA

3d•$78,000 - $95,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Corporate Accountant position is a key support role on the corporate accounting team and will be responsible for a broad range of accounting activities. This role involves completing monthly closes, performing financial analysis, handling payroll-related activities, processing various reconciliations, and managing debt activities. The accountant will collaborate with various departments, including Corporate and Property Accounting, Treasury, and Property Managers, to ensure accurate financial reporting and efficient operations. A key aspect of the role includes identifying and implementing process improvements, particularly in reconciliation schedules and bank reconciliation issues. The position also requires assisting with audits, independently performing research and analysis, and providing backup support to other Corporate Accountants.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) from a four-year college or university in Accounting, Finance or related field.
3+ years of accounting experience or training is recommended.
Must be self-directed, able to work independently and work in a team-oriented environment.
Excellent analytical abilities and spreadsheet skills.
Attention to detail and accuracy in daily routines is critical.
High degree of integrity and honesty.
Strong Microsoft Excel and Word skills.
Organizational skills and attention to detail to maintain organized and complete documentation and records.
Ability to comprehend and interpret instructions, short correspondence, and ask clarifying questions to ensure understanding.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from clients, co-workers, and/or supervisor.
Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret documents.
Ability to solve problems involving several options in situations.
Requires intermediate analytical and quantitative skills.
Decisions made with thorough knowledge of procedures and company policies to achieve set results and deadlines.
Responsible for setting own project deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Yardi software and FloQast is preferred.

Responsibilities

Complete monthly close (reconciliation, journal entries) timely.
Perform income statement and balance sheet fluctuation analysis.
Perform payroll related activities.
Complete various reconciliations.
Maintain debt activities.
Work closely with the Corporate and Property Accounting Departments and Property Managers to complete bank reconciliations and deposit clearing/adjustments.
Working closely with Treasury to ensure debt is maintained properly.
Communicate effectively with various partners to complete tasks.
Process improvements (such as improving the reconciliation schedules).
Coordinate between bank, property personnel, and accountants to resolve bank reconciliation issues.
Maintain debt activities, including ensuring interests are paid timely and creating quarterly lists of new debt to ensure that interest expense is accrued timely.
Maintain close schedule.
Perform reconciliations including but not limited to payroll, accrued liability, cash, investment, debt, prepaid, section 125, notes receivable, equity.
Clear deposits and checks in the Company’s accounting system (Yardi Systems) on a daily basis.
Maintain Corporate and REIT consolidated cashbook daily.
Take full charge of the cashbook including the beginning input stage, the research of unidentified deposits, miscellaneous credit/debit transactions, and month end closing.
Assist Corporate Accounting to reconcile the purchasing card program (P-Card) Liability Account.
Prepare and process month-end close related journal entries and reconciliations including payroll and prepaid expense.
Assist with quarterly review and annual audits, including the compilation and preparation of supporting schedules, work papers, and financial reports related to areas of responsibility.
Independently perform research/analysis, identify problems/discrepancies and their causes, and recommend corrective actions.
Provide backup to other Corporate Accountants.
Other duties and special projects as assigned.