Accounting Manager

Feel Seen at Thrive!

Company Information: Learn more about Thrive Communities here!

Salary: $100,000 - $115,000 per year

Schedule: Full-time; Monday - Friday

Our purpose is to create a community where people feel seen, because we believe when people feel seen, they thrive. By cultivating award-winning workplaces, we foster an environment of connection, compassion and fun that our personnel extend to everyday life at their communities. Happy, inspired associates lead to happy, supported residents. We are dedicated to our boutique, at-scale approach to property management and building communities that flourish, which stems from hiring strong associates to grow with Team Thrive! Voted one of Washington's best workplaces 8 years in a row, and Portland’s best workplaces 2 years in row, Thrive builds on its culture by offering the following benefits:

• Unlimited Vacation Time
• Generous Employer Matched 401k plan!
• Paid Birthday Off
• Flexible Schedule
• 10% Bonus Potential
• 100% employee medical insurance paid for non-tobacco associates, 80% covered for tobacco using associates
• Dental coverage & vision insurance options
• $20,000 life insurance policy
• Long-term disability coverage
• 24 hour Employee Assistance Program/Hotline
• Discounted Pet Insurance rates additional voluntary benefit options
• $300 annual professional development/tuition reimbursement
• Training opportunities and career progression/growth plans!

Accounting Purpose:

Thrive’s accounting department provides services to property operations, ownership entities and redevelopment. The Accounting Manager will be responsible to ensure high quality and timely services to each group, delivered efficiently in support of Thrive’s goal of 25,000 units by 2025.

Accounting Manager Job Responsibilities:

• Direct oversight of Client Accounting operations, including:
  • Property Cash Flow monitoring & forecasts
  • Manage monthly accounting cycle and tasks, including:

• Month End close review
• Preliminary financial review
• Journal Entry compliance
• Bank reconciliation compliance

• Review monthly reporting packages prior to issue
• Owner distribution calculations
• Draw requests, funding schedules
• Debt service, taxes and insurance management and payment
• Provide budget support and input
• Coordinating Year-End Audit requests
• GL account set up and tree maintenance
• Supervise and mentor accounting staff
• Assisting Director of Accounting in treasury management
• Communicating with clients about their monthly financial deliverables, owner distributions and miscellaneous requests as needed
• Provide support in new property transition set up process including review of settlement statements and prior period activity review
• Implement policies and procedures to find and create efficiencies between property operations and accounting
• Redevelopment accounting management and job cost cash and WIP reconciliations, provide support to Projects team as needed
• Provide support and training to site managers and regional managers as needed
• Support roll-out of ancillary property operation systems

Accounting Manager Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting or related field
• 2-3 years of prior supervisory experience
• Experience with financial statement preparation
• Ability to implement and sustain proper accounting controls
• Intermediate to advance Microsoft Excel skills
• Commitment to continuous improvement of business operations
• Customer service mindset
• Experience working with Yardi and/or MRI preferred
• Experience working with affordable housing preferred
• Certified Public Accountant preferred

If you do not fully meet the qualifications listed above but feel you have the skills and experience to be able to be successful in this position we welcome your application! Whether this or another position within Thrive, we would love to help you find the right role in our organization.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Diversity is celebrated at Thrive as we believe it makes us a better company. Our hope is that each associate feels welcomed, respected, and appreciated for their unique contributions. From our hiring practices, performance reviews, raise decisions, and opportunities for promotions, Thrive follows consistent and fair practices to ensure all Thrive employees and potential employees have an equal opportunity for employment and advancement based on merit, and are not discriminated against because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or on any other legally protected basis. Our Human Resources department works with teams to make reasonable accommodations for those that require assistance in being able to participate in the interview process or meet the requirements of their position.

Background Check

Thrive Communities conducts background checks after the conditional offer of employment is accepted, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be asked to authorize these screenings and results will be reviewed by a designated HR representative. For questions about what will be reviewed on the criminal history, please contact careers@thrivecommunities.com.

Thrive Communities reserves the right to modify this policy at any time without notice.