Staff Accountant

Organizational Overview:

The Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC) is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt, private, non-profit corporation. The organization’s mission and strategic focus is to strengthen the core assets of downtown by revitalizing and connecting the Central Business District and Over-the-Rhine (OTR). 3CDC works in close collaboration with the Cincinnati corporate community and City of Cincinnati to carry out its mission. With an annual operating budget of $25 million, the organization has a team of approximately 140 full-time staff and 180 part-time staff engaged in real estate development, real estate management, civic space management and programming and business district management.

• Real Estate Development - To date, 3CDC has played a direct role in nearly $1.7 billion in development projects in downtown Cincinnati and the adjacent neighborhood of Over-the-Rhine. In completing over 100 development projects, 3CDC has reimagined key civic spaces, added market-rate and affordable housing to the urban core and created density through mixed-use residential and office projects that support local small businesses. 
• Real Estate Management - 3CDC leases and manages over 660,000 square feet of commercial space and over 5,900 parking spaces with annual operating revenues exceeding $45 million.
• Civic Space Management and Programming - 3CDC manages and programs six civic spaces – Fountain Square, Washington Park, Ziegler Park, Memorial Hall, Court Street Plaza and Imagination Alley. 3CDC hosts nearly 1,600 free family-friendly events each year at these spaces.
• Business District Management – The organization manages two special improvement districts – the Downtown Cincinnati Improvement District and Over-the-Rhine South Special Improvement District – providing clean and safe services, homeless outreach, beatification efforts and marketing support to both districts.

Job Summary:

Staff Accountants are responsible for the general accounting, internal reporting, treasury management, and compliance functions. This role will be supporting 3CDC’s financing of real estate assets including debt management, loan servicing and tax compliance. The position will be required to communicate frequently with individuals outside of the department and organization.

Tasks:

• Responsible for implementation of the accounting policies and procedures for the assigned functional area, keeping all applicable accounting records in accordance with those as well as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and tax regulations.
• Prepares and approves general ledger entries on a regular basis, monitors accounts, and prepares complete and accurate account reconciliations on a monthly and/or quarterly basis.
• Assists in the preparation of internal reporting provided to management on a monthly basis, focusing on financial performance to established budgets and projections for the organization as well as key operating metrics that have been established for each type of operating asset.
• Collaborate continually with the operations staff to enhance management and internal reporting.
• Supports the area’s Accounting Director and Accounting Manager in coordinating annual audits and tax return compliance with external accountants.
• Responds to inquiries from management and other interested parties regarding accounting data, reporting and project investments.
• Completes special projects, as assigned.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by their immediate supervisor and other management as required.

Qualifications:

• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) from an accredited college or university in accounting or related degree program is required.
• Related internship, co-op or work experience in accounting preferred.
• Demonstrates ability to gain a strong working knowledge of 3CDC’s mission and ongoing development activities and to effectively articulate such activities in a verbal and written form.
• Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills and work habits.
• Solid time management skills; ability to handle multiple projects, meet deadlines, and function independently and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in problem solving with ability to recognize issues and deal with them directly.
• Personable, positive, and enthusiastic attitude with capability to deal effectively with people (both internal and external).
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Flexible with ability to work in a team setting supporting several people.

Skills or specialized knowledge:

• Must be able to maintain the highest degree of confidentiality.