Property Accountant

Founded in 1969, Kidder Mathews (www.kidder.com) is the largest, independent commercial real estate firm on the West Coast, with more than 900 real estate professionals and staff in 20 offices in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Arizona. We offer a complete range of brokerage, property management, appraisal, consulting, and debt & equity finance services for all property types. The firm performs $10.9 billion in transactions, manages over 62 million square feet of space, and conducts over 2,600 appraisals annually. Kidder Mathews is an expanding, dynamic, vibrant and entrepreneurial firm and has been consistently recognized as a "best place to work" in multiple markets on the West Coast. Kidder Mathews Property Management is looking for smart, structured, and highly-motivated individuals. Our compensation is competitive with a full suite of benefits offered. Each office also provides full administrative and technical support in a professional environment

JOB SUMMARY
The Property Accountant will work to meet the financial and reporting demands of the Asset Services Team to assure a high level of accuracy and professionalism regarding all portfolio financial requirements, as specified by the property management agreement. One will apply professional standards of accounting and finance to analyze financial information and assist with preparation of financial reports.
The property assignments are of moderate quantity and complexity.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Manage and maintain the integrity of tenant data in property management accounting system
• Timely and accurate preparation of all financial reports to client, including account reconciliations, projections/forecasts, annual budgets and ad hoc reporting requests
• Partner with the Property Manager to ensure accuracy of journal entries and general ledger
• Prepare accruals for Property Managers when relevant at least 48 hours prior to due date of Owner Report
• Prepare periodic reforecasts as required by Client
• Manage weekly accounts payable functions including but not limited to: issue checks, set up wire/ACH payments, maintain vendor files and assist with any vendor inquiries
• Perform cash management functions including but not limited to: monitor and record cash transactions and bank reconciliations
• Manage accounts receivable process including but not limited to: A/R analysis and collections, A/R aging review, Vendor inquiries
• Perform month-end close procedures including preparation and/or review of account reconciliations
• Partner with Property Team with preparation of annual CAM reconciliations and estimates

OTHER FUNCTIONS

• Perform other duties or projects as requested

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the competencies (minimum knowledge, skill, and ability) required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION

• BA/BS in Accounting or a combination of education and experience

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• 5 years accounting experience with 2 years in the property management industry
• Proficiency with property management accounting systems (Skyline, MRI, Yardi, etc.)

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE

• Strong knowledge of accounting processes and procedures
• Proficient in the following programs:
• Yardi, Skyline, MRI, Avid, Kardin, ClickPay, MS Office SKILLS AND ABILITY
• Strong computer skills (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Professional communication and organizational skills. Ability to provide excellent customer service and build relationships with clients, vendors and internal partners
• Ability to speak, write and understand English
• Professional communication etiquette with good oral and written communication skills
• Accurate, attentive, detail oriented, with strong analytical skills.
• Ability to thrive in a team environment and proactively problem solve
• Ability to work outside of normal office hours to meet various deadlines
• Ability to prioritize and organize workload in order to meet daily, weekly and monthly deadlines.
• Willingness for professional development and continual learning

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• This is a standard office environment with standard office noise like talking, office equipment, etc.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is often active and may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping and crouching. The employee must sometimes lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds. The employee must frequently sit and use a computer for long periods of time. Specific vision abilities are required to do this job including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• There are no direct supervisory responsibilities

Kidder Mathews is an equal opportunity employer does not discriminate based on race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Kidder Mathews will accommodate candidates with disabilities to complete this application. Please contact recruiting@kiddermathews.com if you need an accommodation. AZ, NV, OR & WA residents: We Participate in E-Verify. CA residents: We collect various personal data from employees and applicants for purposes related to employment. Please review the Notice of Data Privacy for Employees and Applicants for detailed information concerning what information we collect, the purposes for which information is collected and with whom such information may be shared. You can find this notice on our careers page at https://kidder.com/careers/.