Associate, Finance & Accounting

Company Background:

Longfellow Real Estate Partners is a vertically integrated real estate company dedicated to investing in the rapidly growing and highly specialized life sciences sector. Our institutional capabilities and market expertise enable us to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns for our investors while building collaborative, long-term partnerships with our tenants. Longfellow is a highly entrepreneurial organization where we pride ourselves on a shared work ethic and a focus on accomplishing collective objectives. Longfellow strives to develop deep and lasting relationships internally within our team and externally with our investors, clients, vendors, and community through a shared vision and values.

Longfellow has grown from a small start-up in 2009 to a 140 person organization and one of the largest privately owned owner / operators in the life science. The firm has a 16.5M square foot existing portfolio / development pipeline across 8 major life sciences markets in the US and UK (Boston, Maryland-Washington D.C., New York City, North Carolina, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, and London/Cambridge in the UK).

With unprecedented growth, we are looking for a collaborative and entrepreneurial individual to join Longfellow where we envision considerable opportunity for advancement as our firm expands. We believe what’s good for our team is good for our business – Longfellow encourages a kind, fun, and collaborative culture where the wins are shared. We envision considerable opportunity for advancement as our organization expands.

Position Background:

We are seeking to hire an associate with an accounting background to work in our Durham location. The ideal candidate must have a strong accounting and finance background, great quantitative skills and the highest level of integrity.

This dynamic role will work closely daily on property accounting, development accounting, asset management and general company projects. The position provides exposure to a full spectrum of duties within a fast-growing real estate development and management firm. As such, the position demands a dedicated individual with excellent attention to detail, leadership skills, facility with numbers, good people skills and the ability to prioritize, multi-task, work independently and solve problems.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Assist in the monthly construction draw process which includes the review of contractor invoices, communication with vendors, and compilation of reports;
• Complete monthly and quarterly property accounting for various assets under management. This includes the preparation of financial statements, bank recs, accruals, CAM calcs, journal entries, and supporting documentation monthly;
• Work with property management team on various tasks including review and input of leases, coding and payment of invoices, and reporting;
• Assist with the accounts payable function of the firm, process payments through the firm’s AP system;
• Assist with preparation of property and development budgets and forecasts;
• Assist in preparation of various client reporting requirements;
• Assist on various ad hoc projects that arise;

Qualifications:

We are looking for a passionate team player with grit, high integrity and a honed attention to detail. In addition, we expect that your life outside of work is as important as your career and that you are driven to succeed in both.

• Minimum of 1-3 years of experience in real estate accounting. Willing to consider exceptional candidates directly from undergraduate or graduate school;
• Undergraduate or advanced degree in Accounting or Finance;
• Individual should possess excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Must be highly proficient in Microsoft Excel;
• Experience with real estate accounting systems (Yardi experience is a plus);
• Ability to handle multiple tasks with strong organizational skills;
• Detail oriented with independent work ethic;