Staff Accountant - Corporate, Fixed Assets & Leases

Pursuit Collection•Denver, CO

2d•$94,000 - $107,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Accountant, Corporate Accounting will serve as a member of an extremely collaborative Accounting and Finance team. This is a highly engaged and motivated team, adept at anticipating and adjusting to shifting priorities in complex environment, working in partnership toward the overall success of the team and organization. This position will play an important role in the overall Pursuit Finance and Accounting organization by helping prepare timely and accurate financial reporting and ensuring appropriate accounting control procedures.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred; work toward a higher degree or CPA certification is a strong asset
5 years’ minimum experience in accounting preferred, including experience preparing journal entries and account reconciliations and accountability over financial data
Strong Microsoft Excel skills required
Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
Experience building relationships and working on teams.
Collaborative approach to partnering with internal partners and working toward common goals while fostering an overall environment of teamwork and participation
Excellent communication skills
Able to take over a task or project with minimal direction and move it forward – a self-starter with confidence to understand and build upon a request
A natural enthusiasm for the role, desire to build and improve, and ability to understand the “why” of the work

Nice To Haves

Costar lease accounting system experience is a plus
D365 ERP system experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Assist in overseeing the monthly lease accounting process including but not limited to: maintaining the lease accounting system with new and modification information, collaborating with finance and operations to ensure completeness and accuracy of population, journal entry preparation and assistance with budgeting
Assist in overseeing the monthly fixed asset accounting process including but not limited to: entering new fixed assets into the accounting system, running depreciation routines, ad hoc variance analysis, capitalized interest analysis, journal entry preparation and assistance with budgeting
Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations and variance analysis to ensure financial statement accuracy
Work in partnership with external audit firms on annual audits and financial statements
Work to ensure that the documented corporate control environment is consistently applied
Financial statement preparation and reporting to non-controlling interest partners in various entities within the Pursuit framework to include balance sheet, income statement, cash flow and overall cash analysis and position
Complete accounting assignments in an environment of intellectual curiosity, problem solving, accuracy and efficiency.
Promote the Pursuit culture by maintaining a high degree of team member engagement
Develop positive and collaborative relationships with key internal stakeholders
Other project work as required to include collaborative efforts with process development, integration of acquisitions and other projects as they arise with a growing, dynamic organization