Manager, Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting

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Manager, Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting

Chicago, IL
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Our team has recently partnered with a growing real estate firm that delivers dynamic acquisition, development and in-house management services to the properties they serve. They are seeking a Manager of Corporate Accounting & Financial Reporting to join their team.

    Why work here?

    • A culture that provides you with a sense of belonging
    • Hybrid and remote work options to promote work-life balance
    • Competitive pay that values your contributions
    • Annual incentive to reward your achievements
    • Paid unlimited PTO to disconnect or celebrate life milestones
    • Paid 16 holidays, including your birthday, to disconnect and celebrate
    • Paid Parental Leave that begins after 90 days
    • Paid volunteer time off to give back to your community
    • Monthly workshop weeks; fewer meetings & more collaboration
    • Robust health plan options that begin within at least 30 days of your employment
    • Monthly phone reimbursement
    • Wellness allowance and perks, including a yearly subscription to a meditation app
    • An environment that provides you a voice to share your perspectives
    • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for access to confidential support services
    • Company retirement options including 401(k) + matching & Roth account option

    What You Will Do:

    • Manage and oversee the monthly accounting close calendar and corporate consolidation process, ensuring appropriate coordination with all accounting teams to meet reporting deadline
    • Lead the preparation and review of financial statement and other reports for senior management, ensuring adherence to GAAP
    • Lead the preparation of MoM and QoQ variance explanations
    • Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting activities, including reviewing journal entries and account reconciliations, selected general ledger account detailed analysis
    • Perform monthly inter-company reconciliation, profit elimination, and consolidation
    • Collaborate with property/development accounting teams on a regular basis to ensure intercompany transactions are properly accounted for
    • Work closely with FP&A researching monthly variances from budget and create presentation for leadership on results
    • Lead the preparation of the quarterly reporting packages, including covenant calculations, for lender purposes
    • Responsible for management reports for specific business units. Works with business unit stakeholders to meet accounting and financial reporting needs
    • Lead the annual external audit process and respond to investor/lender inquiries pertaining to the monthly/quarterly reporting package
    • Prepares the statement of cash flows on a quarterly basis and liaises with FP&A and Treasury for cash flow analysis
    • Develop and update reconciliations for all investor level contributions and distributions
    • Stay updated with evolving accounting standards and regulations. Develop and implements accounting policies and procedures and ensure those policies are communicated to team members
    • Develop, maintain, and ensure compliance with internal controls related to reporting processes. Focus on continuous improvement of processes and procedures
    • Lead Yardi system and process improvements
    • Mentors and develops corporate accounting team members
    • Participate in other ad hoc projects as needed and support key stakeholders, including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, FP&A, Legal, and Tax.
    • Occasional travel may be necessary as needed
    • Perform all other duties and tasks as assigned by management
    • Must be able to complete all physical requirements of this role with or without a reasonable accommodation

     

    Ideally, you'll have:

    • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, CPA designation preferred.
    • 8+ years of related experience
    • Public accounting and real estate industry experience
    • Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills combined with the ability to communicate the results of the work product
    • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
    • Ability to multi-task and manage shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment
    • Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
    • Comfortable working in an open, team-oriented environment
    • Experience with various accounting technology platforms

    Additional:

    • Experience with Yardi
    • Experience with enterprise valuation and real estate models