Property Accounting & Budget Specialist

Altair Real Estate Services; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K with Company Match

PTO

Job summary

Altair Real Estate Services is seeking a Staff Accountant to support the Controller in managing accounting functions for the company and its clients. You will handle billing processing, general ledger and bank reconciliations, journal entries, and monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.

The role requires 1–3 years of accounting experience and a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with strong Excel and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration required; An Associate’s Degree in Accounting may be considered with the right experience.
• Experience: 1–3 years of relevant accounting experience required.

Responsibilities

• Follow the Accounting Calendar and complete all scheduled tasks in accordance with established deadlines.
• Process invoices for payment daily, including submission through Entrata and obtaining required approvals.
• Record tenant payments into accounting software by scanning payments, making bank deposits, and applying electronic payments to tenant ledgers.
• Open and process daily incoming mail and shared email inboxes.
• Maintain paper and electronic files weekly.
• Monitor and maintain insurance policies and certificates monthly; contact vendors to obtain updated COIs.
• Calculate and record CPI increases and rent step-ups in accounting software per lease terms.
• Ensure accuracy of monthly rent, condo fees, and common area maintenance charge posting; distribute statements.
• Record monthly recurring transactions including recurring journal entries, accounts payable, and loan payments from amortization schedules.
• Reconcile monthly bank statements.
• Support the Controller during month-end and year-end close, including GL reconciliations and financial statement prep.
• Input client budgets annually into accounting software, adjusting charges for condo fees and CAM estimate charges.

Skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Communication

Customer service

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration

Associate’s Degree in Accounting may be considered with the right experience

Tools

Entrata

QuickBooks Online

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

Altair Real Estate Services is seeking a Staff Accountant to support the Controller in managing accounting functions for the company and its clients. You will handle billing processing, general ledger and bank reconciliations, journal entries, and monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.

The role requires 1–3 years of accounting experience and a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with strong Excel and communication skills.