Junior Staff Accountant - Miami Beach, United States - RPL International

Description

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform preliminary review of monthly financial packages (including general ledger and bank account reconciliations) prepared by the Property Management Companies
• Perform preliminary review of expenditures capitalized by the Property Management team and input approved entries into the PeopleSoft Asset Management module
• Upload the monthly templates received from the PMCs into our PeopleSoft accounting system
• Prepare all supplemental journal entries for the Property Segment assigned by the Senior Accountant or Manager.
• Assist in the preparation of reports compiled to analyze properties
• Communicate directly with the Property Management team about follow-up questions and deliverables
• Prepare reconciliations for internally managed accounts in a format that allows managers to

understand in review process

• Assist team in the preparation of monthly variance explanations for significant fluctuations of Actual

to Plan and Prior Period as needed

• Assist team in the preparation of quarterly and year-end financial schedules and related footnotes as

needed

• Assist with annual and off-quarter reporting for borrower reporting and compliance audits, as needed
• Assist with annual year-end stand-alone audits
• Act as liaison with other departments to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of information being posted to the general ledger.
• Assist with special projects/requests as necessary

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong analytical, organizational, and planning skills
• Detail-oriented with good communication and interpersonal abilities
• Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word
• Knowledge of PeopleSoft preferred

Education and Experience:

• Associate degree in Accounting preferred
• High School Diploma required
• 2 years of general accounting experience required
• Real Estate and property management background preferred