Senior Accountant

Atlanta Housing

54d•Onsite

About The Position

Serve as partner to Property Management/Developer companies (PMDs) of AH-Owned properties by providing periodic financial reconciliations, reporting and grading Provide general ledger oversight, internal audit and accounting reviews of the balance sheet accounts and monthly financial activities Review and upload monthly property trial balances in AHA general ledger and generate Financial Performance Report Review and approve monthly Operating Income Payment (OIP) Approve system purchase orders and invoices for AH-Owned operating expenses and capital expenditures Ensure budget availability and correct account coding for invoices Track and monitor Energy Performance Capital Lease including payments and accounting Account for miscellaneous revenue associated with properties (rooftop leases) Responsible for the accounting of MIXED rental communities monthly operating subsidy payments including review and accounting of annual subsidy true-up by working closely with Real Estate Portfolio Managers Responsible for accounting and review of Homeflex monthly payments to owners of Project Based rental communities Review the annual Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) for AH-Owned and MIXED communities: Manage drawdowns for Capital Fund Project (CFP) and Low Income Operating Subsidy (Section 9) including but not limited to reporting, reconciliation and managing reimbursements Review and analyze actual activities for assigned properties vs. budget and provide variance explanations Initiate and prepare wire and account transfer requests, upload positive pay and ACH files and other duties as back up to the Cash Management Associate Manage the month-end accrual process Support the annual audit process May be required to perform other related duties as required and/or assigned

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field
4+ years’ experience in Accounting
Knowledge and competency in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and governmental accounting standards (GASB)
Some exposure to a real estate or public housing authority operation environment in an accounting role
Recognizes weaknesses in internal control and makes recommendations for improvement
Internal/External audit experience a plus
Experience with Yardi Voyager (Finance and CGM) and Yardi PAYscan is preferred

Nice To Haves

CPA highly desired
Internal/External audit experience a plus
Experience with Yardi Voyager (Finance and CGM) and Yardi PAYscan is preferred

Responsibilities

Serve as partner to Property Management/Developer companies (PMDs) of AH-Owned properties by providing periodic financial reconciliations, reporting and grading
Provide general ledger oversight, internal audit and accounting reviews of the balance sheet accounts and monthly financial activities
Review and upload monthly property trial balances in AHA general ledger and generate Financial Performance Report
Review and approve monthly Operating Income Payment (OIP)
Approve system purchase orders and invoices for AH-Owned operating expenses and capital expenditures
Ensure budget availability and correct account coding for invoices
Track and monitor Energy Performance Capital Lease including payments and accounting
Account for miscellaneous revenue associated with properties (rooftop leases)
Responsible for the accounting of MIXED rental communities monthly operating subsidy payments including review and accounting of annual subsidy true-up by working closely with Real Estate Portfolio Managers
Responsible for accounting and review of Homeflex monthly payments to owners of Project Based rental communities
Review the annual Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) for AH-Owned and MIXED communities
Manage drawdowns for Capital Fund Project (CFP) and Low Income Operating Subsidy (Section 9) including but not limited to reporting, reconciliation and managing reimbursements
Review and analyze actual activities for assigned properties vs. budget and provide variance explanations
Initiate and prepare wire and account transfer requests, upload positive pay and ACH files and other duties as back up to the Cash Management Associate
Manage the month-end accrual process
Support the annual audit process
May be required to perform other related duties as required and/or assigned