What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Accounting Manager position at Planet Professional?
Corporate Accounting Manager
Direct Hire
Onsite daily, Woburn
Must Haves:
- Degree in Accounting
- 7 years of progressive experience
- Leadership experience
- Public Accounting and/or real estate industry experience (ideally both)
- Advanced Excel
- CPA
Corporate Accounting Manager
Responsibilities
- Corporate Accounting Team Management
- Lead, mentor and develop the corporate accounting team in improving processes, timeliness, and accuracy
- Drive improvements to the corporate accounting processes through automation
- Working with team responsible for all Management Company's weekly, monthly and quarterly processes
- Oversee processing Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities and payroll activities
- Manage and own the monthly close process, including review of monthly cash reconciliations, prepaids, fixed assets, intercompany, accruals and owning and meeting internal deadlines
- Review and ensure that proper account reconciliations are being maintained by corporate accounting team and address any variances in a timely manner
- Financial Reporting
- Create/review monthly financial statements and standard analytical reports
- Provide analysis of variances between financial results month-over-month and year to date
- Preparing the annual Management Company budget and subsequent tracking and forecasting throughout the year.
- Reviewing the annual Holding Company budgets and subsequent tracking and forecasting throughout the year.
- Review for reasonableness assigned routine quarterly tax projections.
- Payroll
- Review payroll data and time entry for accuracy.
- Proof payroll and create funding.
- Review routine reports and quarterly filings
- Respond to payroll inquiries as needed
- Risk Management
- Assist in the annual renewal of Management Company insurance program
- Maintain allocation schedules
- Oversee Workers Compensation audit
- Liaise with external auditors for filing of income tax returns and statutory audits
- Enforcing internal control policies, identifying process deficiencies, and taking corrective actions
- Engaging with all departments to obtain information necessary to complete responsibilities
- Supporting the treasury and family office function
- Completing ad hoc requests from ownership, various departments (Asset Management, Property Management, Development and Property Accounting team members.
- Involvement in special projects and initiatives to improve and scale the company
Qualifications
- 7 years of overall general accounting experience, preferably with real estate companies
- Must posses a combination of public, tax and/or real estate experience
- BA/BS in Accounting
- Strong leadership skills and ability to apply those skills within the role
- Strong accounting, quantitative, and analytical skills, and ability to apply those skills within the role
- Effective communication skills and the ability to work well with peers, managers, and external parties
- Strong organizational skills, an attention to detail, and the ability to meet deadlines
- A high degree of personal integrity and the ability to maintain confidential information
- Must be capable of independent problem solving and teamwork
- Ability to identify issues and take initiative for process improvement and problem resolution
- Desire to succeed in a fast-paced, multi-project environment
- Payroll experience is a plus!
- Advanced Excel Skills
- MRI experience a plus
Salary : $160,000 - $190,000
