Senior Accountant - West Palm Beach, United States - The Sterling Organization LLC

Description

Job Description

Job Description

Sterling Organization is seeking a Senior Accountant for the Accounting group to perform Fund Accounting and Financial Planning and Analysis duties at its corporate headquarters in West Palm Beach, FL.

The Senior Accountant will be responsible for the daily accounting of multiple real estate private equity funds, and preparation of financial reporting packages for the financial planning and analysis of the funds and properties.

This position is ideally suited for a well‐organized individual who can work independently, pays attention to detail, can shift priorities as new responsibilities are assigned, have good working relationships with colleagues in other functional groups across the Firm, and think analytically and strategically with the bigger picture in mind to facilitate overall corporate goals.

The company is in acquisition mode so the individual must be able to cope and thrive in a constantly changing environment.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintain the general ledger for multiple fund entities using the funds general ledger, Yardi.
Review daily bank activities, record cash activities, and reconcile book vs. bank cash balances.
Monitor cash balances and prepare weekly and monthly bank statement reconciliations.
Maintain loan compliance with fund lines of credit.
Prepare monthly financial reporting packages.
Prepare and review monthly budget and forecasting schedules.
Complete the quarterly close process including preparation and review of journal entries.

Prepare quarterly/annual financial statements, quarterly capital statements, investor letters, LP distribution and capital call notifications, and quarterly work papers for internal review and quarterly reporting support.

Calculate capital calls, distributions, and management fees.
Calculate preferred return, promote, carried interest waterfalls.
Assist with preparation of quarterly track records.
Maintain investor database on the external reporting module.
Prepare all investor‐level requests and quarterly investor‐level questionnaires.
Be a point of contact during the annual audit by providing supporting documentation as requested.
Prepare and review ad hoc financial analysis, projects, system implementations, and special projects as assigned.

Partner with other groups across the company such as Asset Management, Leasing, Construction, and Operations to complete tasks upon request by officers and investors.

REQUIREMENTS
Fund accounting or consolidation experience.
Experience in the financial services and/or real estate industry.
Experience with implementing investor level reporting systems.
Strong Excel skills.
Proficient in Yardi and Argus.
Highly organized, concise, detailed, flexible, and efficient.
Must have the ability to multi‐task and reprioritize.
Good listening skills and service oriented.
Must be able to work independently.
Ability to build positive and productive work relationships across multiple departments.
Have exceptional written and oral communication skills.
Must have a "whatever it takes" attitude.

COMPENSATION
Competitive compensation commensurate with skills and experience


Full benefits including:
paid vacation and sick time, health and dental insurance, 401K and annual performance bonus.

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