OverviewAs the Property Accounting Controller for Liberty Military Housing, you will be responsible for the overall management, accuracy, and integrity of property-level accounting and financial reporting for the assigned portfolio. Your role has primary accountability for the timely production of accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and serves as a key financial partner to Operations, Asset Management, and NSO Accounting leaders. You will provide leadership and direction to the Property Accounting team, establishes best practices, ensures compliance with company policies and GAAP, and proactively identifies risks and opportunities impacting financial and operational performance.
Your Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Ensure that the following tasks are completed in an accurate and timely manner by the Property Accounting team, including review of all completed work:
- Oversee daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for assigned properties
- Review and approve General Ledger activity to ensure accuracy and completeness
- Ensure timely reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts
- Oversee intercompany activity and ensure timely clearing of balances
- Review and approve journal entries, accruals, allocations, and reclasses
- Oversee draw requests, WIP analysis, and related reconciliations
- Prepare and review owner financial reporting packages
- Serve as primary accounting liaison for annual audits
- Coordinate tax return preparation support for applicable entities
- Partner with Operations and Asset Management to explain financial results
- Identify and implement process improvements
- Lead, coach, and develop the Property Accounting team
- Perform other duties and special projects as assigned
- Set and track quarterly and annual objectives and key results (OKRs) for the Property Accounting team, providing ongoing coaching, feedback, and recognition to support performance, development, and engagement.
Qualifications
What You Need for Success:
- Ability to work more hours at peak times such audit season and month, quarter and year end
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting required, Master’s Degree and / or CPA preferred
- 0+ years of progressive accounting experience ● Advanced Excel proficiency
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with supervisors, subordinates, internal and external customers
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail required
- Yardi experience preferred
- Experience in Property Management industry preferred
- Work environment is dynamic - adaptability and flexibility are needed for success
- Strong leadership and team management skills. Must be able to motivate self and team for work under pressure to meet deadlines while maintaining a positive attitude, providing exemplary customer service
- Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices
- Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
- Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds as well as sit for long periods of time
- Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly on telephone
Pay Range: $165,000.00 - $175,000.00 Annually
