What are the responsibilities and job description for the Property Accountant position at Fisher Investments?
It’s an exciting time to be a member of our Real Estate Finance team. Our business is growing and looking to invest in building a Finance dedicated team to support this significant real estate growth.
The Opportunity
As the Property Accountant, you will be responsible for accounting responsibilities related to our commercial real estate properties – area will be with our Plano, Texas campus consisting of nine buildings with approximately 1M sq. ft. and 100 tenants. Reporting to the Real Estate Controller, you will have daily interactions with property accounting personnel, facility personnel and vendors. You will help ensure proper controls are in place and develop and implement processes to improve the efficiency of the team and those we work with.
The Day-to-Day
We work for a bigger purpose: bettering the investment universe. We take great pride in our inclusive culture, our learning and development framework customized for every employee, and our Great Place to Work Certification. It's the people that make the Fisher purpose possible, and we invest in them by offering exceptional benefits like:
The Opportunity
As the Property Accountant, you will be responsible for accounting responsibilities related to our commercial real estate properties – area will be with our Plano, Texas campus consisting of nine buildings with approximately 1M sq. ft. and 100 tenants. Reporting to the Real Estate Controller, you will have daily interactions with property accounting personnel, facility personnel and vendors. You will help ensure proper controls are in place and develop and implement processes to improve the efficiency of the team and those we work with.
The Day-to-Day
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements / reporting packages, journal entries and maintain the general ledger
- Reconcile monthly bank statements to the general ledger
- Record and process accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Process cash receipts and prepare bank deposits
- Prepare common area maintenance and real estate tax reconciliations
- Help prepare annual operating budgets
- Set up new leases and vendors in the accounting system
- Assist management with special projects and other tasks as assigned
- Work onsite, under management, in a team-based and open office environment
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required, degree in business, accounting or a similar field
- Minimum 2 years of commercial real estate property accounting experience
- Experience with Yardi or relative software required
- Strong qualitative and quantitative skills required
- Ability to adapt to changes in a fast paced, team environment
- Ability to prioritize workload and manage time across various tasks
We work for a bigger purpose: bettering the investment universe. We take great pride in our inclusive culture, our learning and development framework customized for every employee, and our Great Place to Work Certification. It's the people that make the Fisher purpose possible, and we invest in them by offering exceptional benefits like:
- 100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for you and your qualifying dependents
- A 50% 401(k) match, up to the IRS maximum
- 20 days of PTO, plus 10 paid holidays
- Family Support programs including 8 week Paid Primary Caregiver Leave, $10,000 fertility, family forming, and hormonal health assistance, and back-up child, adult, and elder care
- This is an in-office role. Based on your role, tenure, and performance eligibility you may have the opportunity to participate in our hybrid work from home program. This program is subject to change.
