Corporate Accountant

SUMMARY

This person will be part of the team responsible for corporate accounting and analysis for a NYSE listed REIT. This individual will work closely with the Corporate Accounting Managers, the Senior Vice President of Accounting, the Chief Financial Officer and other key stakeholders.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare monthly general and administrative expense (G&A) entries and perform reconciliations for payroll, legal, prepaids, information technology, and insurance expenses
• Prepare accruals and analyze monthly spend for legal expenses
• Calculate and pay California real property and unsecured property taxes
• Analyze monthly G&A income statement variances
• Code G&A expenses to the appropriate accounts and entities
• Prepare hedge effectiveness and fair value testing of derivative instruments
• Analyze, track and recommend accounting for fixed assets transactions
• Calculate and pay business licenses across four California jurisdictions
• Serve as liaison with external auditors, internal auditors, financial planning and financial reporting teams.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• 1-2 years of experience (Big 4 public accounting or publicly-traded organization)
• Knowledge of US GAAP; knowledge of real estate industry GAAP is preferred
• Strong analytical, problem solving and leadership skills
• Great communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Ability to develop creative solutions to problems
• Ability to multi-task and handle changing priorities
• Ability to meet monthly and quarterly closing deadlines