Retail Property Accountant

Morguard • Pompano Beach, FL

16h • $75,000 - $78,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Retail Property Accountant is accountable to the Retail Financial Accounting Supervisor, Accounting for the timely and accurate completion of various accounting activities for an assigned portfolio of mixed use real estate investments and for ensuring all financial reporting is timely, accurate, is completed in compliance with company’s accounting policies and procedures.

Requirements

• College Diploma in Accounting or Business Administration or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant accounting experience
• Enrollment in an accounting designation course
• Intermediate to advanced working knowledge of MS Office applications.
• Good communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Good analytical skills
• Good organizational skills
• Independent worker with the ability to self manage time
• Willing to work under pressure to meet deliverable deadlines
• Ability to be open minded and take on new responsibilities when deemed appropriate
• Independent thinker and strong initiative
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent work ethic
• Positive attitude towards job duties, position and co-workers

Nice To Haves

• General understanding of US GAAP and IFRS is an asset.
• Career plan to obtain an Accounting Designation is an asset.
• Yardi software

Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintenance/oversight of the day-to-day general ledger transactions, including drafting and input of journal entries, liaising with other departments, accountants, managers, controllers in order to maintain an accurate and transparent accounting process.
• Responsible to maintain fixed asset ledgers, to include entry into FAS software, which then in turn calculates depreciation.
• Preparation of annual billings and CAM reconciliations as deemed necessary by tenant’s lease agreement.
• Prepares and reviews a variety of financial reports/statements including but not limited to the monthly/quarterly financial statements and related reporting packages, exception reports, annual budget and forecast, to ensure completeness and accuracy of head office transactions as well as the completeness, accuracy & integrity of statements/reports.
• Prepares and when assigned, reviews monthly/quarterly accounting, compliance and vendor/tenant reconciliations and in addition to identifying any discrepancies works with the appropriate individuals to resolve to ensure completeness, accuracies, and integrity of statements.
• Participates in the filing of regulatory documents.
• Assists with the audit processes through the preparation and compilation of the working papers and financial statements in addition to helping resolve external audit queries.
• Assists Property Managers and Accounting Managers during the annual forecast and budgeting process.
• Assists or completes ad hoc projects assigned by Manager or Comptroller (ex. assisting with the research, development and implementation of emerging technical accounting requirements or processes) to ensure that the corporate finance group is complying with current standards and is prepared for any changes to such standards in the future.

Benefits

• Employer Provided Medical Insurance Options
• Excellent culture that supports a work-life balance with time off for Summer Hours, Vacation, Personal, Sick Leave, and Paid Holidays
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Dollar for dollar matching 401k Savings Plan with immediate vesting
• Opportunity to live onsite within our portfolio with our Employee Housing Discount, subject to availability

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree