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Corporate Accounting Manager

Salary
Competitive
Employment
Full Time
Work Place
Office
Real Estate Field
Location
Chicago
 IL
Postal Code
60606
Country
United States

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Description


Overview:
Manage the Company’s corporate, property and ownership entity accounting functions including preparation of financial statements and supporting schedules. Provide business management tools and reports for managers throughout the Company.

Responsibilities:

  • Supervise or perform all activities related to the corporate accounting function, including timely and accurate financial reporting including financial statements and reporting package, financial analysis, budgets, tax returns, and audits
  • Supervise or perform all activities related to the investment entity accounting function, including timely and accurate financial reporting including financial statements, financial analysis, budgets, tax returns, and audits
  • Account for all significant transactions (e.g., acquisitions, dispositions, and financings) on an expedited basis to comply with external reporting deadlines; will require knowledge of related documentation and maintaining knowledge surrounding the transaction itself
  • Prepare the company’s annual operating budgets and mid-year forecast(s) including preparation for fees, insurance, supervision, and obtaining information from department heads as needed. Provide requested information and analysis; maintain full working knowledge of the process and reports, keeping all providers on schedule
  • Oversee all internal and external reporting deadlines and commitments; prepare abstracts from legal documents to assist with effective monitoring; enhance/maintain relationships with partners’ accounting/finance team
  • Manage month end and year end closing process, financial statement preparation, account analysis and reconciliations, ensuring consistency with GAAP, modified GAAP and tax reporting
  • Review investment entity capital calls
  • Oversee the company’s treasury management systems and processes, including online banking, wire transfers, bank reconciliations
  • Assist Controller and CFO overseeing financial operations including maintaining accounting principles, practices, procedures and controls
  • Supervise supporting staff; provide guidance and assistance so that they may complete all duties and tasks in a timely and accurate manner; manage workflow and progress of corporate / property accounting staff to ensure all month end close processes and procedures have been completed
  • Develop and implement training programs for supporting staff to facilitate completion of departmental goals and tasks
  • Maintain the integrity of the accounting software by performing / oversee regular maintenance and reconciliations; implement new software as needed; train all department employees
  • Improve department productivity by working with supporting staff and other Company employees to automate general ledger posting tasks, including credit card and payroll processing
  • Assist with special projects, including providing management with special reports, as requested

 

 

Physical Demands:

 

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; talk; or hear.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and depth perception. The employee is occasionally required to use hands or fingers to type.
  • The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger; handle; or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop; kneel; or crouch.
  • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

 

 

Skills Required:                                              

  • 5-8 years’ experience, construction and/or real estate experience required
  • CPA required
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Timberline/Sage 300 experience strongly preferred
  • Expert in Excel
  • Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
  • Strong management skills
 

Job Sector


Not specified

 

Experience


5+ to 7 years


This job is no longer active.

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