SUMMARY

This person will be part of the team responsible for corporate accounting and analysis for a NYSE listed REIT. This individual will work closely with the Senior Vice President of Accounting, the Chief Financial Officer, and other key stakeholders.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the determination of the accounting treatment, review all income statement and balance sheet activities, and review payments for a multi-billion dollar portfolio of loans and derivatives.
• Review hedge effectiveness and fair value testing of derivative instruments.
• Prepare all equity related accounting activity including stock-based compensation, equity rollforwards, and average share calculations.
• Review corporate-level accounting activity including payroll and general & administrative expenses.
• Review the calculation and oversee the payment of business licenses across four California jurisdictions and Hawaii general excise taxes.
• Review property tax bills for reasonableness, oversee payment process, and calculate related expense.
• Prepare budgets for all corporate accounting areas.
• Review budget to actual analysis; present to accounting management.
• Assist in the determination of accounting treatment and review purchase price allocations in support of building acquisitions.
• Serve as liaison with external auditors, internal auditors, financial planning and financial reporting teams.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.
• 4-5 years of experience (Big 4 public accounting or publicly-traded organization).
• Knowledge of US GAAP; knowledge of real estate industry GAAP is preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and leadership skills.
• Great communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Knowledge of Microsoft and Excel.
• Ability to develop creative solutions to problems.
• Ability to multi-task and handle changing priorities.
• Ability to meet monthly and quarterly closing deadlines.