Senior Accountant, Property

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Company: Article Student Living

Location: Chicago, IL 60629

Description:

Article Student Living is looking for a Senior Property Accountant to manage property-level accounting, including journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting. You will support the Property Accounting team and site-level colleagues with financial statements, general ledger analysis, and month-end close. Your success relies on analytical reasoning and communication with both leadership and team members. Collaboration and the ability to navigate complex challenges are important for achieving impactful results.

Article Student Living provides the best experience for student residents living in our communities. We do this by putting people first, both our employees and our residents. We believe in investing in our people through superb training and support, generous employee benefits, and perks.

You will report to the Manager, Property Accounting.

You will work on-site at our Fulton Market home office 4 days a week, with a hybrid WFH day on Fridays.

The salary for this role is $85K -$100K annually plus bonus.

Responsibilities
  • Prepare journal entries in compliance with GAAP and our procedures.
  • Review journal entries with proper documentation and approval
  • Prepare monthly reconciliations for bank accounts and all balance sheet accounts, maintain clean, supporting documentation for all reconciliations
  • Analyze property-level activity, financial reports, and trends to identify and correct irregularities, detect fraud, and ensure accurate representation of the property's operational and financial position
  • Engage with property and asset management teams to analyze period financial performance.
  • Participate in the annual operating budget process and period reforecasts through supporting analysis and compilation
  • Monitor cash for each property to anticipate future cash requirements and mitigate risk.
  • Support the coordination and preparation of assigned information for monthly and annual reporting and external audits
  • Help with multiple projects and ad hoc analyses, perform tasks of other accountants

Job Requirements
  • BA in Accounting or advanced degree or CPA license
  • 3 or more years of experience in property accounting.
  • Proficiency in accounting software and Microsoft Excel
  • Experience with Yardi Voyager and Entrata
  • Prioritize competing and interdependent tasks
  • Work with all levels within the company
  • Comfortable working in an open, team-oriented environment
  • Analyze accounting and financial information
  • Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
  • Focus on details and perform functions with accuracy

Your Style
  • Analytical and Creative - You like producing creative solutions to new challenges and having the opportunity to live in the gray.
  • Communicative - You enjoy helping others and sharing best practices.
  • Diligent and Productive - You are composed and appreciate completing tasks, achieving deadlines, and collaborating with individuals across all levels.
  • Motivated - You invest extra energy to reach your goals because you take pride in your work.
  • Team Player - You are united with teammates and willing to help when needed.

Our Benefits:

  • Health (PPO or HSA), dental, and vision
  • Flexible PTO
  • 13 paid holidays
  • 401K - 100% match up to 5%
  • Annual review and bonus program
  • Paid parental leave


Article Student Living provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Other details
  • Pay Type Salary
  • Min Hiring Rate $85,000.00
  • Max Hiring Rate $100,000.00


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