Residential Accountant
The Garrett Companies
On-site
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Summary:
This role will be responsible for supporting accounting and financial reporting for Garrett Residential. Candidate will have a strong background in accounting, excellent attention to detail, and a working knowledge of multifamily property management and best practices. This role will be responsible for compliance, accurate financial records, financial reporting, and cash management for a portfolio of properties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
This role will be responsible for supporting accounting and financial reporting for Garrett Residential. Candidate will have a strong background in accounting, excellent attention to detail, and a working knowledge of multifamily property management and best practices. This role will be responsible for compliance, accurate financial records, financial reporting, and cash management for a portfolio of properties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare monthly financial information in accordance with deadlines/requirements while adhering to accounting policies and procedures and maintaining effective internal controls
- Prepare financial statements for multiple properties and/or multiple clients with different reporting requirements
- Requires the use of detailed technical accounting skills to assess appropriateness of accounting treatment
- Requires cash flow management to pay the property expenses and to predict the need for funding
- Records journal entries and accruals
- Effectively communicate and collaborate with clients and property management in a timely manner while providing exceptional customer service
- Complete monthly reconciliations, including bank accounts, balance sheet accounts
- Perform cash disbursement through wires and checks, prepares invoicing and intercompany collections, and maintains daily cash balance
- Conduct periodic audits of financial transactions and balances
- Manage preparation & maintenance of written policies & procedures for functions/duties performed
- Work in unison with the property management team to monitor monthly activities to provide accurate reporting
- Manage all aspects of accounts payable and receivable for the properties
- Ensure timely payments of bills, including utilities, maintenance, and property taxes
- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, including tax requirements
- Assist in the preparation of tax filings, sales tax filings, and other regulatory reports as needed
- Coordinate with vendors and contractors for services provided to properties, ensuring correct invoices and payments
- Perform other duties and tasks assigned by controller or executive team
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field
- 2+ years of experience in property management
- Preferred Industry Specific Software: Entrata
- Attention to detail/accuracy, quick learner and internally motivated to seek out answers, generate ideas, and develop new skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to set priorities, organize work and work in a high production environment while responding quickly and effectively under pressure, changing priorities and tight timelines/deadlines
Prerequisites:
- Must be consistently detail oriented.
- Excellent written and verbal skills.
- Ability to listen and understand intents and goals.
- Ability to think creatively and innovatively.
- Professional judgment and discretion that comes from experience in working with customer services, internal teams, and 3rd party consultants.
- Analytical skills to forecast and identify trends and challenges.
Pre-Prerequisites (these are the most important items):
- Positive attitude.
- Relentless problem-solving skills.
- Will never claim the work of others as their own.
- We are trend setters and standard’s breakers. Our intent to consistently surprise our audiences by being excellent.
- Ability to anticipate.
- Understanding the difference between causation and correlation.
- We are all broom pushers. Every member of our team is willing to work and support at all levels.
Initial Training and Orientation:
- Garrett Companies Onboard program
- Scheduled Weekly Meetings with Team Members
Ongoing Training:
- Membership to professional organizations and continuing education is supported by The Garrett Companies