Senior Property Accountant
About The Position
The Senior Accountant prepares, analyzes, and reviews financial statements for multiple facilities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with regulatory and lender requirements. The role is a key financial partner to operations and leadership, providing insight into financial performance, risks, and opportunities. It also leads month-end close, budgeting, lender reporting, and special projects while mentoring staff accountants and supporting a growing portfolio in the senior living, healthcare, residential, and commercial property sectors. This is a contract-to-hire position based onsite in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The pay range is $48.00–$52.00 per hour. Individual compensation depends on factors including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, and internal equity. Benefit eligibility and terms may depend on job classification and length of employment; eligible benefits for this temporary role may include medical, dental and vision coverage, insurance plans, a 401(k) retirement plan, transportation benefits, an employee assistance program, and paid time off or leave.
Requirements
- Four-year accounting degree or equivalent work experience in a property accounting field.
- At least 7 years of related financial accounting experience.
- Strong full-cycle accounting experience, including month-end close, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
- Proficiency with full general ledger and accounting software.
- Demonstrated strength in reconciliation and consolidation across multiple entities or facilities.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with a management company or in public accounting.
- YARDI software experience.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and review monthly financial statements for assigned facilities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with regulatory and lender requirements.
- Analyze financial results and communicate key risks, trends, and opportunities to leadership in a clear and actionable manner.
- Oversee month-end close activities for assigned facilities, ensuring entries, reconciliations, and adjustments are completed accurately and on schedule.
- Mentor, support, and review staff accountants’ work, providing guidance, feedback, and training.
- Review accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, and bad debt reserves to ensure accuracy and identify concerns or opportunities for improvement.
- Prepare semi-annual audited financial packages, including supporting schedules, footnotes, and management reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Monitor lender reporting requirements and maintain debt covenant compliance, meeting reporting deadlines and standards.
- Serve as the primary financial contact for assigned facilities, providing guidance on reimbursement rates, revenue structures, staffing, and operational trends.
- Partner with operations and leadership to monitor financial performance, occupancy and census trends, billing, collections, and expense management.
- Lead the annual budgeting process for assigned facilities, collaborating with operational leaders to develop forecasts and projections.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions
- Voluntary life and AD&D insurance for the employee and dependents
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time off/leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave
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Career Level
Senior
