Senior Financial Accountant

LyvWell Apartments•Cleveland, OH

7d•$71,100 - $99,540•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Financial Accountant generates, prepares, and communicates complete and accurate information to support decision-making, management, internal controls, and financial reporting. The role carries out corporate accounting, real estate accounting, and reporting activities within Corporate Accounting & Reporting under the guidance and supervision of Accounting Managers or Supervisors. Responsibilities may cover corporate, service, or management entities depending on their accounting complexity. The position’s responsibilities may evolve as the individual gains experience and demonstrates greater accountability. The Cleveland corporate office uses a hybrid work model requiring employees to work in the corporate office at least four days per week.

Requirements

3–4 years of public accounting or real estate accounting experience (required).

Nice To Haves

Undergraduate bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (preferred).
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license (preferred).

Responsibilities

Prepare and analyze journal entries on GAAP, IFRS, and tax bases, including standard entries, reclassifications and adjustments, income and expense reviews, accruals, overhead allocations, consolidations and eliminations, and intercompany transactions; coordinate with business-unit and property-level colleagues to obtain supporting data and documentation.
Prepare and distribute periodic reports for legal entities, lending institutions, and external auditors, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and debt reports.
Train, coach, and mentor Financial Accountants and other Senior Financial Accountants on general and property accounting processes; provide insights on complex transactions and properties.
Support preparation of SOX 404 packages, including expense and income reviews, journal entries and supporting documentation, accounts payable and receivable support, and fixed-asset analysis; perform internal-control tests under SOX 404.
Prepare supporting data and analyses for financial reporting and corporate communications, including budgets, projections, schedules, reconciliations, footnotes, board books, earnings calls, and analyst requests; perform variance analysis as required.
Prepare general-ledger account reconciliations as required and ensure completion of periodic accounting close checklists for assigned entities.