Property Management Accountant

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 63,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading real estate company in Hawaii seeks a Property Management Accountant responsible for preparing journal entries, maintaining accounts, and ensuring compliance with accounting policies. Candidates must possess an accounting degree and strong communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary and a chance to work in a respected company with a rich history of service in Hawaii.

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles.
• Good written and oral communication skills required.
• Experience with Yardi software is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, codes, and classifies accounting transactions.
• Responsible for reviewing accounts payable and receivable.
• Assists with month, quarter, and year-end closing processes.

Skills

Accounting Principles

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Undergraduate degree in Accounting

Tools

Yardi Software

Job description

Alexander & Baldwin, 822 Bishop St, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America Req #100

Property Management Accountant

This position is responsible for preparing journal entries, maintaining, and reconciling general ledger accounts and reports, preparing variance analyses for the Commercial Real Estate segment (“CRE”), assisting with research projects and ensuring accuracy and compliance to accounting policies and procedures. The position is responsible for the organization and preparation of supporting schedules used within public filings, support provided to auditors and budgeting/forecasting information for financial purposes and enforcing internal controls.

Target salary range: $63,500 - $77,500

The actual base pay offered to a candidate will depend on factors including but not limited to qualifications, skills, education, and experience. Base pay is just one component of our total rewards package offered to employees. In addition, A&B provides a variety of other employee benefits and rewards for eligible jobs, including short and long term incentives.

REQUIREMENTS

The incumbent in this position is required to interact frequently with all levels of CRE management and the tax department. This position requires a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and real estate. The incumbent must also possess good written and oral communication skills. An undergraduate degree in accounting or equivalent is a prerequisite. Yardi software experience is desirable.

The incumbent is required to continually review, refine and/or improve as appropriate, the accounting records, reports, and budgets/plans.

SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Prepares, codes, and classifies various accounting transactions for recording in appropriate subsidiary and general ledgers. Verifies that transactions are properly authorized, reviews for clerical accuracy and reviews and analyzes accounts for reasonableness.
2. Responsible for leased properties which includes reviewing accounts payable, accounts receivable, tenant and lease information including activating and generating straight-line calculations, preparing account reconciliations, month end accruals, job costs including closing to fixed assets, fixed assets including depreciation, and reviewing financial figures and reports to ensure they properly reflect the operations of those properties. Property assignments vary depending on acquisition and disposition activity.
3. Utilizes Yardi to prepare or review monthly and quarterly NOI reports and other requests.
4. Prepares schedules and retains supporting documentation for debt-related transactions and loan compliance/covenants (if any) for assigned leased properties.
5. Assists the Accounting Manager with month, quarter and year end closing by preparing and analyzing various schedules (e.g., occupancy, A/R aging, bad debt reserves).
6. Prepares year-end CAM reconciliations for assigned properties.
7. Prepares data used in the quarterly and annual real estate supplement or assists in the review and validation of the supplement reports.
8. Performs special project assignments, analyses, budgets, forecasts, and special reports as requested or assigned by management.

Alexander & Baldwin is a premier Hawaii real estate company with a history of serving the islands for over 150 years. We are Partners for Hawaii, committed to creating special places and experiences in our state while acting with an abiding respect for our communities, people, cultures and environment. We own, operate and manage local properties at the heart of Hawaii’s business, industrial and retail communities. We are a real estate investment trust (REIT) and the largest owner of grocery and drug-anchored retail centers in the state. Our work in the islands extends beyond commercial real estate. We are a major private landowner in Hawaii, primarily on Maui and Kauai. A&B’s longevity is a testament to the thousands of employees who have carried on the pioneering spirit of our founders. Our goal is to foster an environment where employees can learn, demonstrate expertise, thrive when challenged, and receive recognition for their contributions. We believe that developing our employees not only impacts the success of A&B but also allows us to focus on our mission to improve Hawaii’s communities. We are a company with a respected legacy and we are committed to remain at Hawaii’s business forefront in a changing a world.

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Company”) are equal opportunity employers. Applicants are considered for positions without discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, domestic or sexual violence victim status, credit history, arrest and court record, reproductive health decision, or other characteristics protected under applicable state and federal laws, regulation, and/or executive orders.

• Alexander & Baldwin, 822 Bishop St, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America