Senior CAAS Accountant - Real Estate Industry

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen); Bloomington (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k plan

Job summary

CLA is seeking a Senior to join our CAAS (Client Accounting & Advisory Services) group supporting the Real Estate Industry based out of our Illinois offices.

The role focuses on delivering high-quality client accounting, financial reporting, and advisory services across multiple real estate clients, with emphasis on accuracy, workflow discipline, and collaboration within a team of Associates and Analysts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required. Combination of related experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• 2 years of relevant accounting and/or financial experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Client Service: Develops an understanding of each client’s business/organization operations. Competent in management of multiple clients, software, and chart of accounts on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
• Day to Day Transactions: Leads coordination and processing of accounts payable, cash disbursements, accounts receivable, cash receipts and posting/recording of payroll transactions.
• Month End Processing: Coordinates and reviews account reconciliations (i.e. prepaids, accounts receivable, fixed assets, accounts payable, and accruals.) Completes complex account reconciliations (investments, debt, industry specific, etc.) Prepares, understands, and reviews financial statements (basic to complex.) Reviews general ledger, cashflow, allocations, etc. Proactively creates process and procedure documentation and builds their own backup.
• Other Quarterly/Annual Processing: Completes sales tax returns and Form 1099s and preparing audit workpapers, tax return workpapers, and other forms or items as requested by clients.
• Oversee workflow and quality of work of Associates and Analysts. Supervise and ensure the efficiency and quality of work produced by Associates and Analysts.
• Special Projects: Assists with projects for internal audit, due diligence, system selection, and other consultative projects.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

CLA is seeking a Senior to join our CAAS (Client Accounting & Advisory Services) group supporting the Real Estate Industry based out of our Illinois offices.

The role focuses on delivering high-quality client accounting, financial reporting, and advisory services across multiple real estate clients, with emphasis on accuracy, workflow discipline, and collaboration within a team of Associates and Analysts.