Accounting Manager

Cantor Fitzgerald; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Newmark Group, Inc. is seeking an Accounting Manager to lead a team of accountants, ensuring accurate monthly financials and excellent client service to property managers and clients. The role includes mentoring staff and maintaining compliance with policies.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s in accounting and 3–5 years of accounting experience, with proficiency in MS Office and familiarity with Yardi or MRI. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or equivalent experience.
• 3–5 years of previous accounting experience.
• Experience with full cycle accounting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Teams, Outlook).
• Experience with a computerized accounting system; Yardi or MRI a plus.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities; can propose solutions.
• Ability to read and understand lease agreements and property management agreements.

Responsibilities

• Review monthly financial reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Ensure staff follow client and company policies and procedures.
• Assist clients with requests and maintain high level of customer service to property managers and clients.
• Coach and train staff to develop skills and meet deadlines.
• Motivate staff and manage workload to meet timelines.
• Respond to management and client issues; research and resolve accounting problems.
• Assist property managers with budget preparation and CAM reconciliations as needed.
• Support SOC1 audit processes with document reviews and inquiries.

Skills

Full cycle accounting

Microsoft Excel

Analytical skills

Communication

People management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in accounting

Tools

Yardi

MRI

Microsoft Outlook/Teams

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Accounting Manager will provide direct oversight and leadership to motivate a team of accountants to accomplish the client’s objectives. The position is accountable for client satisfaction by ensuring accurate monthly financials are provided to the client along with providing excellent customer service to the clients and property managers they work with. The Accounting Manager will also provide leadership, mentoring and coaching to the Newmark employees assigned to them.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Review of monthly financial reports prepared by the accountants to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Responsible for ensuring staff is following client and Newmark policy and procedures.
• Assist the client with any one-off requests and ensure the team is providing a high level of customer service to property managers and clients.
• Think outside the box for creative ways to continuously improve the way services are delivered to the client so that client accounting objectives are achieved.
• Provide one-on-one and team training to develop the skills of staff through frequent communication with team.
• Motivate staff to ensure all deadlines are met.
• Responds to and resolves issues and requests from management teams and clients. Research open accounting issues and recognize potential issues and/or conflicts.
• May Assist property managers with budget preparation.
• May Assist property managers with Common Area Maintenance (CAM) reconciliations or be responsible for completing the CAM reconciliations or calculating and posting monthly/quarterly CAM true-up entries
• Responsible for assisting with client audits by providing requested documents and answering questions.
• Responsible for providing review of internal audit samples for SOC1 (client accounting audit report produced annually) audit
• Coordinates accounting matters with other departments, locations and divisions.
• Assist in structuring the work plan for the portfolio and executing it through a disciplined application of client accounting policies and procedures.
• Support client accounting initiatives.
• May perform other duties as assigned

SKILLS, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in accounting or equivalent experience (minimum of 3-5 years of previous accounting experience.
• Experience with full cycle accounting
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications, including Microsoft Excel, Teams and Outlook
• Experience with a computerized accounting system required, experience with Yardi or MRI system a plus.
• Effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent people and managerial skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to analyze and problem solve effectively by offering solutions to resolve issues.
• Ability to read and understand complex documents such as lease agreement and property management agreements

Working Conditions: Normal working conditions with the absence of disagreeable elements

Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Newmark is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK), together with its subsidiaries(\"Newmark\") , is a world leader in commercial real estate, seamlessly powering every phase of the property life cycle. Newmark’s comprehensive suite of services and products is uniquely tailored to each client, from owners to occupiers, investors to founders, and startups to blue-chip companies. Combining the platform’s global reach with market intelligence in both established and emerging property markets, Newmark provides superior service to clients across the industry spectrum. For the year end December 31, 2023, Newmark generated revenues of approximately $2.5 billion. As of March 31, 2024, Newmark’s company-owned offices, together with its business partners, operate from approximately 170 offices with 7,600 professionals around the world. To learn more, visit nmrk.com or follow @newmark.

Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK), together with its subsidiaries(\"Newmark\") , is a world leading commercial real estate advisor and service provider to large institutional investors and other owners, global corporations and other occupiers, and lenders. Built with purpose and driven by excellence, Newmark's comprehensive platform is uniquely tailored to provide superior outcomes to clients. For the twelve months ended June 30, 2026, Newmark generated revenues of more than $3.6 billion. As of June 30, 2026, Newmark and its business partners together operated from over 195 offices with more than 10,000 professionals across four continents. Learn more at nmrk.com or follow @newmark.

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