Client Accountant

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🏄 California, Colorado – Remote

🏄 California – Remote ⛰️ Colorado – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

💲 Accountant / Accounting

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Transwestern

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1001 - 5000 employees

🏗️ Construction

📦 Logistics

🏠 Real Estate

Construction • Logistics • Real Estate

Transwestern is a privately held company that specializes in providing a higher level of personalized service and innovative solutions in the commercial real estate sector since 1978. The firm offers a full range of services including property management, agency leasing, development, investment services, tenant advisory, market research, and sustainability solutions. With 33 U. S. offices, Transwestern also collaborates with strategic alliance partners to extend its capabilities globally, focusing on driving value for clients in real estate services and investment management.

📋 Description

• Perform daily property accounting duties for assigned properties • Prepare financial reports, operating statements, variance reports, escalation reviews, payable reviews, reconciliations, and supporting schedules • Enter accrual and cash journal entries and ensure accuracy, consistency, GAAP adherence, Management/Leasing Agreement compliance, and SOC1 control compliance • Use real estate accounting software such as MRI and Yardi for client accounting tasks • Coordinate with property management to meet monthly reporting, annual budgeting, escalation settlement, and other deadlines • Review tenant billings, adjustments, cash receipt batches, rent rolls, aged delinquency reports, account ledgers, and general ledger entries • Maintain property cash balances and review bank reconciliations • Review and approve large accounts payable disbursements and submit weekly open accounts payable reports • Submit monthly financial report packages to the accounting manager • Assist with CAM and real estate tax escalation reconciliations and auditor inquiries • Prepare and initiate owner distributions • Prepare and post rent-up reports and make tenant ledger corrections or adjustments • Ensure timely payment of mortgages and property taxes • Calculate monthly management and incentive management fees • Maintain scanned financial reporting packages, bank statements, and reconciliations; load documents into OneSpace • Communicate with clients, auditors, tax preparers, vendors, tenants, and team members • Calculate and file sales tax • Close accounts payable, commercial management, and general ledger modules as appropriate • Perform additional client accounting duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with emphasis in accounting, finance, or related field preferred • 2-3 years of recent fee-based property management accounting experience • Working knowledge of financial terms, principles, and current accounting methods including cash and basic accruals • Ability to apply generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) • Working knowledge of Owner budget reporting requirements and annual budget preparation • Working knowledge of escalation and operating expense budgeting and settlement processes, including calculation of gross-ups • Experience with real estate accounting software, preferably MRI and/or Yardi • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe • Strong analytical capabilities and high attention to detail • Ability to handle multiple projects, changing priorities, and demanding time-sensitive workloads • Ability to work independently and under general supervision • Ability to provide efficient, timely, reliable, and courteous service • Ability to maintain confidentiality • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Ability to remain stationary 50% or more of the time and constantly operate a computer and office productivity machinery, or receive reasonable accommodations • Successful completion of pre-employment background checks and drug screen required before starting employment

🏖️ Benefits

• Pre-employment background checks • Drug screen check prior to starting employment • Reasonable accommodations may be provided to perform essential functions