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Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager

San Diego, CA

An institutionally-backed developer is looking for an experienced Accounting Manager who will be responsible for reviewing general accounting functions, G/L analysis and supporting accounting schedules, reconciliations, and journal entries for monthly close, reports, and property level financial statements. Responsibilities will include assisting in meeting accounting and financial reporting requirements and providing leadership and supervision to accounting staff.

Responsibilites

  • Help manage the general accounting functions and the month-end processes (GL, AR, AP)

  • Compile and process equity draws and loan draws, coordinate this with the accounts payable process

  • Cash management for multiple accounts per property: cash projections, wires and checks, setup new bank accounts

  • Process bank reconciliations, credit card reconciliations, prepare journal entries and review general ledger activity

  • Process bank transactions online such as transfers, stop payments, downloads

  • Prepare timely and accurate monthly financial reporting for specific properties and corporate entities

  • Help prepare property budgets, develop property business plans

  • Analyze monthly financial variance reports

  • Calculate CAM estimates based on lease structures

  • Prepare annual and interim CAM reconciliations

  • Batch tenant ledger adjustments in our accounting system

  • Vendor billing research and tenant ledger research as needed

  • Lease administration: review and input leases and amendments into our accounting system, become familiar with leasing and accounting-related tenant communications

  • Work with managers & accounting on certain tenant communications, vendor communications

  • Identify and implement process improvements and maintenance of internal controls

  • Review new entities accounting setup & structure

  • Process and reconcile monthly management fees and corporate receivables

  • Process and reconcile monthly investor distributions

  • Create investor distribution/contribution schedules per TIC and operating agreements

  • Create and update investor reports, preferred return & sale schedules

  • Maintain and track worksheets to monitor compliance with the terms of various agreements such as partnership, loan, development, and management

  • Ensure quarterly debt compliance packages are submitted timely and accurately on numerous mortgage debt obligations.

  • Coordinate property audits and tax returns with our CPA firm, prepare and submit tax forms

  • Ensure state, federal, and property tax payments are submitted timely and accurately

  • Review state filings such as SOIs and city filings such as business license renewals

  • Assist with the process related to new acquisitions and dispositions, including transaction accounting and interfacing with escrow, legal and other third-party providers

  • Escrow and lender communications and document coordination, create escrow invoices for fees and expenses

  • Coordinate partners documents & signature coordination for transactions and leases

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Finance, or related field

  • Five or more years of progressive accounting experience

  • Advanced experience in Excel is required

  • Time management, and proficiency in Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Office

  • Experience with commercial accounting software, such as, MRI, Rent Manager, and AvidXchange

  • Honest, dependable, hard-working, and motivated

  • Self-starter who takes initiative to complete and deliver the final product

  • Excellent written and verbal skills, thorough communication, as well as strong attention to detail and ownership of your role

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