Staff Accountant

Ascend Talent Solutions; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) match

PST

Job summary

Ascend Talent Solutions is seeking a Junior Staff Accountant to manage financial reporting and assist the management team with accounting insights. The role supports revenue and expense alignment with budgets on a monthly basis.

The ideal candidate has 2–3 years in commercial real estate accounting, strong GAAP knowledge, and proficiency with Excel and CRE systems like Yardi, MRI, or Timberline.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of accounting experience in commercial real estate.
• Knowledge of GAAP and FASB principles.
• Extensive knowledge of accounts payable, receivables, budgets, and expenditure control.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and CRE software (Yardi, MRI, Timberline).

Responsibilities

• Managing Accounts Payable: coding and entering invoices, ensuring data accuracy and backing.
• Managing Accounts Receivable: aging, collections, rent data accuracy.
• Posting transactions to subsidiary accounts; preparing journal entries for accruals.
• Reviewing expense reports and budget variances; ensuring approvals.
• Preparing reports and analysis on revenues, expenditures, P&L, and related items.
• Assisting with variance explanations and annual business plan prep.
• Assisting with reconciliations and tenant/vendor billings end of period.
• Cash management maintenance and reporting.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Excel proficiency

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Yardi

MRI

Timberline

Job description

Job Description:

With excellent analytical skills, the primary responsibility of the Junior Staff Accountant will be the financial management and reporting for the company working closely with the management team. The Junior Staff Accountant will be responsible for ensuring that all financial reporting is accurate and timely and provide guidance to the management team on all accounting and finance related items. With excellent accounting and management skills, the Junior Staff Accountant will work with team members to ensure both revenue and expenditures are in line with the budget on a monthly basis. Additional responsibilities for the Junior Staff Accountant include the following:

Responsibilities Include:

• Managing the Accounts Payable processes including coding and entering of invoices into the accounting system, verifying and ensuring accuracy of data and corresponding backup.
• Managing the Accounts Receivable processes including aging report, collections, and accurate rent data within in the financial system.
• Verifying, allocating, and overseeing the posting of transactions to subsidiary accounts and preparing journal entries for accruals.
• Reviewing and approving documentation for expense reports and budget variances and ensuring appropriate guidelines and approvals are followed.
• Preparing and compiling reports and analysis to show statistics on revenues and expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, profit and loss, and other financial related items.
• Assist with the preparation variance explanations and preparation of annual business plan.
• Assist with the preparation reconciliations and other related period end tenant and vendor billings.
• Responsible for cash management maintenance and reporting.

Position Requirements

• 2- 3 years of previous accounting experience in commercial real estate with increasing responsibilities.
• Knowledge of general accounting and financing principles and in GAAP and FASB.
• Extensive knowledge of account payables, receivables, budgets, and expenditure control is also required.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, and Yardi, MRI, Timberline, or other commercial real estate software programs.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting and relevant work experience.

PTO, PST, Medical, Dental, and Vision, 401-k match