Concord Real Estate Services Hiring for Senior Project Accountant Job at Los Angeles, CA Full Time

ROLE DESCRIPTION: As Senior Project Accountant, you will play a crucial role at Concord Construction. You will be responsible for performing financial and administrative duties to ensure effective, efficient, and accurate financial reporting. As a successful Senior Project Accountant, you will demonstrate a professional and friendly personality, with an uncompromising desire to deliver an exceptional customer experience to our internal and external customers (Corporate Team Members, 3rdParty Managers/Entities, etc.). Your main mission at Concord Construction is to be a trusted partner.

REPORTS TO: CEO and CFO

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE:

• Customer Service:
• Embraces Concord Construction’s Core Values: Help first, Own it, Transparency, and Win.
• Demonstrates outstanding phone and email etiquette.
• Takes initiative to coach and train team on accounting procedures.
• Provides guidance and support to the internal and external parties.
• Embraces teamwork and collaboration on all levels.
• Accounting Operations: Project Accounting
• Prepare Construction/Development Project Cost Control & Reporting Package.
• Review monthly construction pay applications (702/703) and supporting documents.
• Prepare and maintain construction loan draws.
• Reconcile job costs report to CIP GL accounts.
• Monitor percentage of completion, contingency, and retention.
• Track preliminary notices and conditional waivers.
• Ensure contractor insurance is in compliance.
• Record project invoices by job, cost category, and draw number.
• Participate in meetings with architects, general contractors, and lenders as needed
• Close out completed projects.
• Contract Administration.

• Property Management Accounting
• Assist Property Manager with maintenance of Rent Café in support of various leasing activities.
• Assist Property Manager with processing accounts payable.
• Review and maintain tenant records.
• Prepare weekly and monthly delinquency and leasing reports.

• Corporate Accounting
• Assist in managing the timeliness of Financial Statements, Bank Reconciliations, and all other monthly reporting/closing procedures.
• Prepare and analyze the financial statements, general ledger, subsidiary ledgers, and budgets.
• Reviews and reconciles accounts payable, accounts receivable and maintain a schedule of all balance sheet accounts.
• Reconcile, verify and validate all entries and postings to balance sheet and income statement accounts.
• Perform daily activities such as receive checks, post receipts, prepare deposits and bank reconciliations.
• Assist in managing working capital, including weekly cash report updates, and initiating and recording transfers/wires.
• Contributes to the development of accounting procedures and strategies to improve efforts, record keeping and account management including exploring new tools and software.
• Reviews budget comparison for accuracy and performs re-class and accruals as needed.
• Prepare monthly bank account reconciliations for assigned portfolio.
• Reconcile vendor accounts and ensure payments are up to date.
• Prepare analysis of accounts, such as expense distribution, AP aging, check register and other required reports during month end.
• Assists with monthly actual to budget variance analysis.
• Assists with internal and external audits.
• Assists with annual budget preparations.
• Adheres to daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly deadline requirements.
• Manage 1099 and unclaimed property process.
• Maintain vendor files and ensure W-9 compliance.
• Perform other duties outside the scope of the job description and as required by the VP, Controller.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Service Oriented: Actively seeks opportunity to assist others. Provides the highest level of customer service.
• Problem Solving: Uses logic and reasoning to identify solutions and seeks alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Communication: Communicates in detail both written and orally in a professional manner.
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Getting Information: Observes, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• Attention to Detail: Demonstrates careful attention to detail and is thorough in completion of work tasks.
• Dependability: Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Initiative: Demonstrates willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Economics or Finance and at least 5 years of experience within an accounting environment.
• 4-10 years’ experience working in accounting department preparing financials.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Experience in Yardi Voyager a plus and/or other Major ERP.
• Ability to process complex tasks with minimal instructions.
• Ability to multi-task and have good organizational skills.
• Must possess outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to communicate professionally and effectively with other staff members, property employees and the Executive team.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organization skills.
• Able to adapt to changing priorities.
• Able to work independently and assist in leading the team.
• Strong work ethic and able to take initiative.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $1.00 per year

Physical Setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• Accounting: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location