Title: Senior Accountant
Type: Contract to hire
Pay Rate: to $40 Per hour
Onsite: 5 days a week to start and then 4 days in/1 day at home
Location: Providence RI
The Senior Accountant will be focused on the property management and real estate portfolio as well as development portfolios. This professional will be responsible for complicated transactions for multiple entities. The Senior Accountant is responsible for end-to-end processes of intercompany accounting such as reviewing and verifying intercompany charges,
reviewing and resolving out of balance/intercompany items, and conducting intercompany account settlements. As a member of the accounting team, the Senior Accountant handles complex transactions.
Responsibilities:
- Verifies and reviews details (both sending and receiving) of intercompany requests received.
Determines appropriate intercompany accounting details (e.g. GL accounts, Cost Objects,
Transaction Type, Tax Code, etc.), when required - Posts Intercompany journal entries on both sides for cross-company enabled locations and to one location if not cross-company enabled.
- Works with appropriate accounting contact persons for intercompany transactions (e.g., loans,
interest and dividend related transactions) - Monitors pending Intercompany requests (either Sending or Receiving) and provides status
updates to parties who will need to action such requests - Prepares accruals for recurring transactions (e.g., acquisitions in process and cash in transit)
- Ensures timely expense recognition (on both sides) for year-end Intercompany related accruals
- Coordinates with department and Executive Director for any settlement requirements
- Prepares payments and collections relating to intercompany transactions.
- Performs monthly bank reconciliations/cash management.
- Maintains accurate, up to date reconciliations of balance sheet accounts.
- Reconciling sub-ledger to general ledger account balances
- Assembling and reviewing financial statements
- Assessing internal controls, including risk assessments and reviews of risk areas
- Performing monthly balance sheet, income statement and changes in financial
position/budget variance analysis - Researching and recording variance notes
- Assisting in the design and preparation of budgets for review by management
- Maintaining and reconciling fixed assets schedules
- Assisting with audit preparations
- Mentoring and assisting with the training and development of the accounting team.
Super-user of accounting software, Real Page - Act as a resource for property and facilities management staff on real estate accounting
policies, procedures, and software.
Qualification:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field 3-5 years of accounting experience required.
- Experience in intercompany accounting or real estate accounting required.
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Reconciliation, Basic financial analysis, Basic accounting principles, Strong Excel skills
- Proficient in property management software, such as RealPage/Yardi
- Solid written and verbal communication skills
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