EisnerAmper LLP Looking for Senior Property Accountant at United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis Full Time

EisnerAmper’s Outsourced Services – Real Estate group has experienced significant growth and is seeking a real estate accounting professional with expertise using Real Estate platforms such as Yardi, AppFolio and Intacct. This individual will report to the Manager of Property Accounting and will be responsible for servicing real estate clients and managing multi entity portfolios of properties, both commercial and/or residential. You will be responsible for managing a team of accountants who perform back-office accounting functions for clients.

The ideal candidate must be a meticulous leader who can manage all aspects of a client engagement, train team members, take ownership, develop relationships with both clients and team, and manage work quality and profitability. This position requires full participation in department initiatives, providing technical training and mentoring to the department members and business partners as appropriate while consistently demonstrating EisnerAmper values.

The team, which is part of the firm’s Outsourced Finance & Accounting practice, provides outsourced accounting services utilizing cloud-based accounting solutions for small to midsized companies, startups, and family offices. Cloud accounting utilizes state-of-the-art cloud-based accounting applications that are integrated seamlessly with client’s bank accounts and other cloud-based systems such as ecommerce platforms, bill pay solutions, and HR/payroll systems

What you’ll be doing:

• Make appropriate journal entries to record mortgage, payroll, utilities, management fees, property insurance and property taxes and other cash transactions

• Perform bank reconciliations (operating, security deposit, escrow accounts)

• Perform monthly financial review, accrual accounting and GL reclasses

• Perform reconciliations of the balance sheet accounts

• Perform in-depth review of the income statement

• Perform actual-to-budget variance analysis

• Perform management fee calculations and processing

• Perform Distribution calculations and processing

• Prepare monthly financial statement package for ownership to include balance sheet, profit & loss statement, statement of cash flows (if applicable), and bank reconciliations

• Prepare quarterly financial reporting to fulfill lender compliance requirements

• Maintain related schedules (property insurance and taxes, compliance, etc.)

• Act as liaison to external auditors by explaining journal entries and financial transactions, provide research data and information as requested, and answer questions necessary to complete the audit in a timely manner.

• Submit wires, ACHs, and internal bank transfers

• Maintain task management and workpapers in Blackline

• Development and uploads of budgets

• Maintain job costing schedules and prepare construction draw packages

• Have technical knowledge of lease accounting

• Maintain CAM and operation escalation schedules

• Maintain task management and workpapers in Blackline

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field

• 3+ years’ experience in real estate managing multiple properties entities – commercial, residential, and new construction

• Proficiency/working knowledge of Sage Intacct, and/or Yardi is required

• Experience working with task management and workpaper system (Blackline, Floqast)

Preferred candidates also have:

• Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field

• Experience working with Appfolio and/or Avid Exchange is a bonus

About our Outsourced Services Team

The EisnerAmper Outsourcing group brings our team’s specialized knowledge of accounting directly into the offices of a wide range of partners. When we work with a client, we become part of their business, and we don’t take that lightly. Armed with cutting-edge industry technology and outsourcing practices, we’re given the tools to both provide best-in-class service and constantly grow as professionals.

Through our team-based culture of creativity and collaboration across all levels, we hold each other accountable to always look for new innovative ways to grow as a group, better serve our clients, and advance in our careers.

Because we are a rapidly growing group, EisnerAmper Outsourcing employees have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the business and its direction. Everyone has a voice to bring new ideas to the table, which are backed by the confidence, expertise, and global reach of the larger firm.

About EisnerAmper

EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax, and business advisory firms in the U.S., with more than 3,000 employees and over 300 partners across the country. We combine responsiveness with a long-range perspective; to help clients meet the pressing issues they face today, and position them for success tomorrow.

Our clients are enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions and start-ups, global public firms, and middle-market companies, as well as high net worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries. We are also engaged by the attorneys, financial professionals, bankers, and investors who serve these clients.

Our reach extends globally, with offices in the United Kingdom, Israel, India, the Cayman Islands, Singapore, and Ireland.

EisnerAmper is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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