Role / Responsibilities

• Responsible for the accounting and reporting of direct real estate investments, complex joint ventures, and the associated consolidations and reporting.
• Effectively manage the portfolio accountants’ oversight of third?party managers and property level financial review process.
• Review closing entries for asset acquisitions, dispositions and financings.
• Review quarterly consolidation, financial report, and client reporting.
• Manage year-end audit and financial statement preparation.
• Responsible for debt compliance, including the analysis of loan documents to ensure that the reporting and compliance requirements are met.
• Work with the firm’s corporate accounting and performance measurement teams to assist with the calculation of the firm’s performance metrics, the corporate budget, and regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with internal asset management and portfolio management teams.
• Work closely with third party service providers (audit firms, tax preparers, legal counsel).
• Handle investor requests, interacting with clients both directly and indirectly.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years’ experience, primarily in real estate portfolio accounting
• CPA required
• Public accounting experience required (Big 4 preferred)
• Strong analytical skills required
• Strong excel and data management skills required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required
• MRI or Yardi experience a plus
• REIT structure experience a plus
• Private equity experience a plus