Property Accountant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of accounting experience focused on sales and use tax compliance, multistate tax filings, and tax reporting.
• Strong knowledge of sales and use tax regulations, economic nexus requirements, resale certificates, and state tax compliance.
• Experience managing property tax filings, fixed asset records, asset reporting, and annual tax return preparation.
• Ability to administer and maintain business licenses, registrations, and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience with general ledger accounting, journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close processes.
• Familiarity with audit support, including preparing schedules, gathering documentation, and responding to auditor requests.
• High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while identifying process improvements and strengthening internal controls.

Nice To Haves

• ERP or accounting software experience, such as ViewPoint, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including data analysis, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Experience with unclaimed property reporting and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and file monthly, quarterly, and annual sales and use tax returns.
• Perform sales and use tax reconciliations, journal entries, adjustments, and reporting.
• Review invoices and tax certificates, maintain resale certificates, monitor changing tax laws and economic nexus thresholds, and update multistate tax rates and system codes.
• Ensure tax compliance in existing states and establish compliance in new states.
• Provide training, educational materials, matrices, and customer service to other departments.
• Manage the annual property tax process by gathering and reviewing asset information, coordinating accurate reporting with departments, preparing and filing returns by deadlines, and facilitating timely payments.
• Review purchase activity monthly to identify personal property additions and maintain reporting compliance.
• File and renew business licenses; monitor jurisdictional licensing requirements and deadlines; collect and validate filing data; and maintain licensing records.
• Coordinate license activation and deactivation as business operations change and ensure ongoing regulatory compliance.
• Assist with collecting and reviewing unclaimed property data, prepare and submit annual filings, and maintain supporting records for compliance and audit readiness.
• Prepare journal entries and monthly general ledger account reconciliations.
• Assist with audit preparation by gathering documentation, compiling schedules, and providing records to internal and external auditors.
• Perform assigned accounting and administrative projects.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and strengthen internal controls.
• Maintain procedures, documentation, and training materials to support consistency, knowledge sharing, and employee development.

Benefits

• Opportunity for a discretionary year-end bonus.
• 401(k) plan with a 40% employer match, up to the federal limit.
• Paid holidays and PTO.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Significant career growth opportunities.