Portfolio Accountant

Company Background

At Brandywine, 'Best of Class' is our mission and our focus in developing, building and managing the nation's most remarkable Class-A office, multi-family and mixed-use properties. We continuously support and give back to the communities in which we live and work. Our mission drives our corporate culture to foster the potential for excellence in every employee.

Our company was founded in 1994 by Jerry Sweeney, who serves as our President and CEO. We are a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BDN) operating in select markets across the nation.

Summary

This position performs accounting activities for a designated portfolio of properties.

Responsibilities

Daily/Weekly

• Complete Lease Administrations lease profile for each lease and review for compliance in the areas of rent billings, CAM billings, Electric billings, late fee notification and security deposits and lease incentives
• Review processed tenant move-in and move-out forms updates in MRI
• Oversee Property Accountant process of posting daily cash receipts batches
• Provide support to the Property Accountant and Accounts Receivable Administrator on collection of tenants past due accounts
• Communicate effectively with Regional Asset Management Teams, Property Managers, Leasing Agents and field personnel to resolve tenant account issues

Monthly/Quarterly

• Assist Property Accounting Manager with the following:
  • Month-end general ledger review
  • Preparation of month-end correcting journal entries
  • Preparation of month-end accrual journal entries
  • Operating Expense recovery accrual and billings
  • Updating monthly property accounting workpapers for balance sheet accounts, such as: prepaid taxes, prepaid R&M, unbilled receivables, and accrued expenses
• Assist in preparation of monthly financial review report

Annually

• Assist Property Accounting Manager with the following:
  • Calculating and sending out new CAM estimates to tenants
  • Calculating and distributing CAM reconciliations
  • Working with tenants on audits of CAM reconciliations

Other

• Other Duties as Assigned

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited college or university
• 5-10 years of experience required, preferably in real estate
• Experience in a multi-site environment, with a publicly traded company, and/or in REIT industry a plus
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and Word required
• Familiarity with General Ledger software packages required
• MRI experience a plus

Required Competencies

• Strong aptitude for basic accounting principles
• Understanding of quality of work and how to deliver a quality product or service
• Able to calculate and figure amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages and apply to practical situations
• Self-directed, highly motivated, and results oriented
• Problem solving, decision making, judgement, reasoning, critical thinking, initiative
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all levels
• Excellent consulting, client management and business acumen skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities
• Presentation skills
• Professional and flexible to interact with employees at all levels