Description

Help us build a growing team of hardworking, self-motivated individuals. As an innovative, successful company we believe technology can help us achieve more with less and we are looking for individuals who fit into this environment. If this sounds exciting, consider a career opportunity with our organization.

Friedman Real Estate is one of the Midwest’s largest commercial real estate organizations. Friedman offers a full range of services that include: commercial brokerage, property and asset management, investment and loan sale advisory, turnaround management and receivership, space planning and design, construction and project management, graphic design and marketing in addition to a vast array of advisory services. We provide our clients with a single point of contact for the entire range of services we offer.

Friedman manages more than 140 commercial properties encompassing more than 16M SF and more than 10,000 apartment homes throughout the United States. Friedman’s brokerage team has over 800 current listings with $10 billion in closed transactions. As owners and managers of commercial property for 30 years, Friedman understands what it takes to achieve results that maximize their clients’ objectives.

For more information, please visit: www.friedmanrealestate.com.

Friedman offers highly competitive compensation and full benefit packages, including Blue Cross Blue Shield medical insurance, Delta Dental, vision, 401(k) with employer match, and over three weeks of vacation time. Apply today and see why Friedman is the right choice for the next step in your career!

We are looking for an experienced Senior Level Staff Accountant to join our Multi-Family Accounting Team that is responsible for the financial and operational accounting for multiple apartment home communities, including financial statement preparation and account analysis, while working closely with the property management teams. 

Day to day duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Performs month-end close tasks
• Prepares and posts monthly journal entries and reconciliations
• Prepares Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Financial Statements and ensures all reporting deadlines are met
• Reviews all budget variances and account balances during monthly financial statement preparations
• Reviews Accounts Receivables (AR) & Payables (AP) and ensures accurate and appropriate recording of revenues and expenses
• Selects invoices to be paid weekly (check runs) while monitoring and analyzing property cash levels
• Prepares monthly management fee analyses
• Reviews monthly bank reconciliations and resolves all discrepancies
• Assists with year-end audits as needed
• Assists in preparing the annual budgets
• Backs up other Staff Accountants when needed

Qualifications

Ideal candidate will be detail oriented and possess excellent analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills, have a strong work ethic and have the ability to meet deadlines, in addition to:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related subject
• Two or more years of Multi-Family accounting experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
• Experience with Yardi is a plus
• Must have the ability to take initiative and work with minimal supervision to complete accounting duties and tasks successfully
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, with property management teams as well as other accounting team members
• Have excellent time management skills

Friedman Real Estate is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered regardless of race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy, family responsibility, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran's status, genetic information, or status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable law.