Sr. Corporate Accountant

Summary

The core duties of the Senior Corporate Accountant are to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, assist in the month end close process, financial statement reporting and disclosure preparation, and general accounting functions. The Senior Corporate Accountant is expected to provide insight to the CFO, CAO, and Corporate Controller on continuous improvement opportunities. The Senior Corporate Accountant is also responsible for performing SOX control activities by assisting in the review and approval of monthly balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, monthly/quarterly fluctuation analysis, etc. This role will also be responsible for fielding questions from staff accountants, investigation into general ledger inquiries, preparation of analytics and assisting with financial statement audit requests.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assist in the preparation of the month-end close process including but not limited to preparation and review of monthly/quarterly work papers including:
• Equity Method Investments
• Corporate Debt
• Corporate G&A
• Corporate accruals/prepaid assets
• Cash flow hedges/swaps
• Distributions payable
• Prepare monthly analytical review for senior management of general and administrative expense, interest expense, and joint venture activity
• Prepare quarterly and annual budget forecasts for corporate G&A, debt, interest income, and certain joint venture activity
• Prepare debt and joint venture footnotes in the 10-Q and 10-K, including fair value of debt calculations
• Prepare debt and joint venture pages of the Company's quarterly investor supplemental package
• Prepare quarterly/annual Statement of Cash Flows for presentation in 10-Q and 10-K
• Manage daily liquidity needs and assist the Corporate Controller with forecasting monthly cash projections
• Provide assistance in establishing and managing all of the Company's bank accounts, lockboxes, and money market investments with various financial institutions
• Responsible for various monthly journal entries
• Provide lender reporting to creditors
• Perform special projects as needed, as requested by the CFO, CAO and Corporate Controller

Education, Licenses and Qualifications

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; three to five years related experience and/or training; public accounting and/or real estate accounting experience preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

CPA preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

THE ABOVE STATEMENTS ARE INTENDED TO DESCRIBE THE GENERAL NATURE AND LEVEL OF WORK BEING PERFORMED BY INDIVIDUALS ASSIGNED TO THIS POSITION. THEY ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF ALL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND SKILLS REQUIRED OF PERSONNEL SO CLASSIFIED