What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Property Accountant position at Windward Communities?
Job Purpose
The Senior Property Accountant position will interact with corporate leadership and work closely with on-site community managers to provide accounting support, assist in timely completion of monthly accounting processes, and ensure that all transactions related to your portfolio of properties are recorded accurately and reported on a timely basis. A Senior Accountant would provide accounting services to 5-8 properties. Additionally, this position will be called upon to assist in identifying areas of improvement and implementing best practices to facilitate Green Courte Residential’s ongoing expansion.
Company Overview
Green Courte Residential Holdings, LLC, located in Clearwater, Florida, is a high growth real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates properties across the United States which include 26 land-lease manufactured home communities with over 9,000 home sites, 20 senior living communities with over 3,300 senior living units, and 3 truck storage facilities.
Green Courte Residential Holdings is an exciting, fast-growing company, exploring ways to enhance our residents experience and grow our footprint across the United States. We own and operate our active adult/independent living senior housing communities under the True Connection Communities brand and our land lease communities under the Windward Communities brand. We are an affiliate company of Green Courte Partners, LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors. To learn more about our entities visit: www.trueconnectioncommunities.com or www.livewindward.com .
Duties And Responsibilities
This position operates in a professional office environment as a h ybrid position 3 days per week in the office . This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Green Courte Residential Holdings, LLC, believes in maintaining a diverse workforce and are strongly committed to extending equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals.
The Senior Property Accountant position will interact with corporate leadership and work closely with on-site community managers to provide accounting support, assist in timely completion of monthly accounting processes, and ensure that all transactions related to your portfolio of properties are recorded accurately and reported on a timely basis. A Senior Accountant would provide accounting services to 5-8 properties. Additionally, this position will be called upon to assist in identifying areas of improvement and implementing best practices to facilitate Green Courte Residential’s ongoing expansion.
Company Overview
Green Courte Residential Holdings, LLC, located in Clearwater, Florida, is a high growth real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates properties across the United States which include 26 land-lease manufactured home communities with over 9,000 home sites, 20 senior living communities with over 3,300 senior living units, and 3 truck storage facilities.
Green Courte Residential Holdings is an exciting, fast-growing company, exploring ways to enhance our residents experience and grow our footprint across the United States. We own and operate our active adult/independent living senior housing communities under the True Connection Communities brand and our land lease communities under the Windward Communities brand. We are an affiliate company of Green Courte Partners, LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors. To learn more about our entities visit: www.trueconnectioncommunities.com or www.livewindward.com .
Duties And Responsibilities
- Responsible for the accurate and timely preparation of all required financial information for an assigned portfolio of communities.
- Work with community managers and accounting team members to perform the day-to-day financial operations, which include:
- Maintain accurate tenant ledgers
- Review accounts payable invoice activity and related general ledger account coding.
- Complete monthly financial closing processes, which include:
- Complete bank reconciliations
- Prepare monthly closing journal entries, i.e. prepaids, accruals, reclasses, etc.
- Proactively handle closing matters
- Prepare and review monthly financial reports and variance analysis
- Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations.
- Partner with the Reporting team to provide meaningful variance comments.
- Assist Operations Team with annual budget process.
- Participate in the external audit process, including preparation of schedules for annual audit.
- Identify and recommend process improvements and efficiencies.
- Responsible for administering accounting procedures and monitoring internal controls.
- Complete other ad hoc projects as assigned in a timely manner.
- Utilize accounting IT systems such as Yardi and Rent Manager.
- Complete special projects assigned in a timely manner.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, business, finance, or related field
- Advanced degree and/or CPA is strongly preferred, but not required.
- Real estate or manufactured housing background a plus, but not required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel required (must be able to manipulate pivot tables & utilize formulas such as xlookups, sumifs, if statements, etc.)
- Some experience with databases, power query, SQL, VBA, etc. is a plus.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and demonstrate initiative.
- Good verbal and written communication skills that enable you to work in a collaborative manner with diverse teams in a variety of different departments.
- Ability to work on multiple assignments, prioritize tasks, and manage rapidly changing assignments in a team environment.
- Strong work ethic and the ability to meet deadlines.
- Persistent sense of urgency and accuracy, with a keen appreciation for detail.
- Self-starter with a creative, enthusiastic, innovative, and collaborative outlook.
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet applications.
- Aptitude for learning and utilizing various accounting systems.
- Advanced accounting and analytical skills.
- Base salary, a merit-based bonus program, annual performance increase and equity participation opportunity
- Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability insurance
- Matching 401(k) Plan, holidays, and paid time off
This position operates in a professional office environment as a h ybrid position 3 days per week in the office . This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Green Courte Residential Holdings, LLC, believes in maintaining a diverse workforce and are strongly committed to extending equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals.
Salary : $75,000 - $85,000