COMPANY SUMMARY:
The John Stewart Company is a full-service housing management, development and consulting organization that began in 1978 with a commitment to providing high quality service in the affordable housing sector. We work to enrich the lives of our residents and employees, while delivering our services cost‐effectively, efficiently and with the highest levels of professionalism, compassion, integrity and respect.
SUMMARY OF THE POSITION:
Under the direction of the Real Estate Financial Manager, this position primarily supports accounting processes. The Staff Accountant participates in the deposit of receivables, collections, maintenance of property management systems used by all staff, and the maintenance and access of accounting records. Work will be performed in a collaborative environment, with many functions cross-trained and shared among the Staff Accountant and Associate Real Estate Analyst in the Presidio Residences office.
The Staff Accountant collects receivables due from delinquent accounts, processes deposits at move-in and deposit statements at move-out, produces reports, performs reconciliations on receivables and participates in the maintenance and access of accounting records. This position also supports accounting personnel at the corporate office in completing monthly financial reports.
This position requires a competent command of spreadsheet software (Excel) to satisfactorily perform required duties. Additionally, experience working with an industry-specific software platform (Yardi or other property management software preferred) a plus. An ability to work within a team structure is essential in order to meet the deadlines and coordinate with other Trust/JSCo personnel. All lob functions must be completed in full and on time according to the monthly accounting schedule of tasks completed by the Real Estate Financial Manager.
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Processes
• Process deposits daily of all monies collected in OTCnet, Pay.gov, Voyager, or other system in use as assigned; reconcile deposit totals and communicate any discrepancies as appropriate.
• Process move-outs and any other deposit refunds through Voyager.
• Review all delinquent accounts and resident receivables, and determine necessary course of action to collect outstanding balances with support from the Associate Real Estate Analyst and in consultation with the Real Estate Financial Manager.
• Maintain and send necessary documents to and work with accounting personnel at corporate office to support completion of monthly financial report.
• Produce accurate and timely reviews and reports, including but not limited to, month close, move-outs, delinquency, parking and late fee.
• Complete monthly reconciliations with Trust. Report any missing deposits to Trust Accounting Staff, JSCo's Corporate Accountant and Real Estate Financial Manager.
Accounting Records
• File accounting records produced by you in the designated Presidio Residences filing system.
Communication and Relationships
• Effectively and professionally interact and communicate with manager, other employees, vendors, residents, senior staff, owners and clients.
• Exercise common sense, good judgment, consistency and self-control in day-to-day contact with residents and in other business-related matters.
• Assist fellow staff with accounting processes, as needed. Post correction, if needed. Teach fellow staff to post corrections, if appropriate.
• Communicate all problems to Real Estate Financial Manager if assistance in resolution is needed or it is appropriate to keep Real Estate Financial Manager up-to-date.
OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS
• Order, distribute and document petty cash according to company policies.
• Adhere to all accounting and reporting procedures required by JSCO.
• Complete special projects as assigned by the Real Estate Financial Manager.
• Always work to improve accounting process efficiency and effectiveness. Make suggestions to Real Estate Financial Manager to improve processes outside of your purview.
• Attend training and seminars to keep up to date on trends and changing conditions, as requested and/or required by the Real Estate Financial Manager.
• Keep own work area and help maintain all common work areas in a clean and well-organized manner.
• Support marketing and leasing efforts when needed.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary job function 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.
SKILL
Accounting Principles — Ability to create and maintain supporting audit records in organized manner. Ability to reconcile cash reports.
Mathematical Skills — Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent. Ability to read and understand basic financial statements.
Problem Sensitivity/ Deductive Reasoning — Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong and then apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. Apply good judgment, analytical thinking, and technical skills to assure best quality financial reports.
Written Comprehension and Expression — Ability to read, understand and communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. Ability to translate financial information to non-financial staff members, when necessary.
Oral Comprehension and Expression — Ability to listen to, understand and speak so others can understand ideas and information presented verbally.
KNOWLEDGE
Policies and Regulations — Knowledge of company policies, federal, state and local laws, government regulations and agency rules that pertain to accounting practices.
Management of Financial Resources — Knowledge of banking, understanding financial reports and the ability to use mathematics to solve problems.
EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Arts or Science with accounting, business or economics major or equivalent experience.
WORKING CONDITIONS/ PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Environment/ Requirements
Benefits for Employees who work 30+ hours/week -
Benefits for Employees who work less than 30 hours/week -
Effective January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act requires businesses that meet certain minimum threshold requirements to provide a “notice at collection” to applicants for employment who reside in California. The notice at collection describes the categories of personal information to be collected about these California applicants and the purposes for using that personal information. Therefore, we have posted the Company’s “Notice At Collection For California Applicants” here. Please review this Notice at your convenience.
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