Property Accountant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, with major coursework in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Knowledge of North Carolina General Statutes, HUD financial accounting and budgeting requirements, HUD notices and regulations, Agency policies and procedures, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Ability to perform financial analysis.
• High-level communication, leadership, and supervisory skills.
• Computer skills, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and ability to use general office machines.
• Advanced ability to read and understand technical and financial materials, including financial reports and legal documents.
• Advanced ability to understand and apply fundamental theoretical concepts and work with advanced mathematical operations and functions of real and complex variables.
• Skill in prioritizing, problem solving, formulation, reasoning, analyzing, and proofreading.
• Sensitivity to and experience working with ethnically and culturally diverse individuals, communities, agencies, and organizations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective, professional, and tactful working relationships with coworkers and people outside the Agency.

Nice To Haves

• Accounting experience in public housing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Processes monthly journal entries and accruals related to Agency project expenditures and earnings.
• Administers accounts receivable billing and maintenance.
• Processes accounts payable for the Agency’s affiliated entities.
• Handles transactions related to Development and Acquisitions.
• Assists with payroll processing, general ledger accounting, budget reconciliations, and travel cost reconciliation.
• Assists the Accountant and Senior Vice President of Accounting with financial and compliance reporting for affiliated entities and state and federal programs.
• Prepares year-end schedules and work papers supporting annual financial statements.
• Records and maintains petty cash and cash advance schedules.
• Researches and analyzes compliance and accounting issues related to balance sheet and income statement totals.
• Records cash receipts in the treasury bankbook system.
• Tracks cash receipts and monitors revenues through the Agency’s software system and Excel schedules.
• Maintains financial schedules and work papers supporting income statement and balance sheet totals.
• Assists with fixed-asset recording and monitoring using Agency software.
• Provides accounting support for HCV and payroll through journal entries, account inquiries, and analysis.
• Processes landlord checks.
• Performs monthly reconciliations with leased housing staff, ensuring invoices and amounts are properly calculated and completed for lease-ups, terminations, recertifications, withholding or abatements, retros, and recaptures.
• Supports the Budget division with budget preparation, requisitions, financial statements, and periodic financial reports.
• Communicates with landlords and owners regarding lost, stopped, replacement, and returned checks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.