Staff Accountant

We are looking for a Staff Accountant to join a growing accounting team supporting a real estate portfolio in California. This contract opportunity with potential for a permanent role is ideal for someone who enjoys owning core accounting activities, contributing to accurate financial reporting, and working across multiple entities and properties. The role offers the chance to partner with property management contacts, external accounting resources, and internal leadership while helping maintain strong financial controls and organized records.Responsibilities:• Manage recurring close activities by preparing journal entries, recording accruals, and completing account reconciliations for month-end and year-end reporting.• Oversee general ledger accuracy for multiple properties and related entities, ensuring balances are properly recorded and supported.• Prepare bank reconciliations and monitor cash transactions to help maintain reliable reporting of daily and monthly activity.• Contribute to the production of periodic financial statements, supporting monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting needs.• Assist with accounts payable and accounts receivable tasks, including processing vendor-related activity and coordinating tenant billing support.• Analyze property operating results, research fluctuations, and follow up on unusual variances with the appropriate teams.• Reconcile tenant security deposits, reserve balances, and other property-level accounts requiring detailed tracking.• Support audit preparation, tax-related documentation, lender reporting, budgeting support, and maintenance of accounting policies, records, and data files.• Work closely with property management, operations staff, and outsourced accounting partners to address accounting questions and keep financial processes running smoothly.