Senior Property Accountant

The Scion Group•Chicago, IL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Scion Group is seeking a Property Accountant to join their team in executing their vision of defining the future of student living. This position will manage general accounting functions for an assigned portfolio of Scion’s communities, providing excellent service to onsite teams and interpreting financial narratives for effective business decisions. The Senior Property Accountant will work in a fast-paced, agile, corporate environment. This position demands curiosity, an eye for detail, and a drive to provide support to others. This position is based out of their central office in Chicago, IL and is fully on-site.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and 3-5 years of post-baccalaureate work experience in an accounting function
Highly developed interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office
Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
Attentive to detail.
Manages multiple projects and meets goals and deadlines timely and consistently.
Versatile, flexible, and thrives in an environment where there are constantly changing priorities.
Commitment to excellence and high standards.
Works well with all levels of management.
Works well independently and as a member of various teams.
Requires minimal guidance to accomplish general tasks.

Nice To Haves

experience in Real Estate or Property Management is a plus.
experience with PMS systems such as Entrata is a plus.

Responsibilities

Maintains general ledgers in compliance with GAAP and update monthly.
Prepares applicable monthly journal entries.
Analyzes and prepares monthly financials for assigned properties.
Executes monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts.
Researches and reports financial and operational variances.
Reviews revenue and contracts, monthly.
Reviews month end financials prepared by the Property Accounting Team.
Provide insight into variances to the Directors and Managers.
Provides support to the Operations team as needed, regarding financial performance of assigned properties.
Responsible for monthly accruals, TRS entries, ground leases and completeness of Cap Ex review and proper tags.
Responds to auditor inquiries as requested.