Staff Accountant

LHH; Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Voluntary benefits

EAP program

Commuter benefits

401(k) plan

Paid leave eligibility

Holiday pay

Job summary

LHH is seeking a dedicated Staff Accountant for a client in the real estate and property management industry. The role supports multiple locations, ensuring accurate financial reporting and collaborating with teammates to identify issues and improve processes.

A very large team provides extensive training and support. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in general ledger, reconciliations, and month-end close, with attention to detail and proactive problem solving.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field OR Associates and 3+ years of experience.
• Experience with general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, and month-end.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage prepaid expenses, including insurance and operating expenses.
• Prepare and maintain accrued expense schedules for payroll, vacation, bonuses, utilities, and other operating expenses.
• Record and reconcile intercompany transactions.
• Review General Ledger accounts to ensure transactions are properly recorded and classified.
• Manage and review community credit card purchases and reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly financial statements.
• Identify accounting discrepancies and recommend solutions.
• Support audits and special projects as needed.

Skills

General ledger accounting

Account reconciliations

Month-end close

Intercompany accounting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/related

Associate degree + 3+ years experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

LHH is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Staff Accountant for one of their clients in the real estate and property management industry. This is an opportunity to work for a respected leader in the industry that that enriches the lives of residents every day.

In this role, you'll be a key contributor to the financial health of multiple locations, ensuring accurate financial reporting while partnering with team members to identify issues, solve problems, and improve processes. We're looking for someone who is proactive, collaborative, and takes pride in producing high-quality work. Very large team in place so lots of training and support

Job Duties

• Managing prepaid expenses, including insurance and operating expenses.
• Preparing and maintaining accrued expense schedules for payroll, vacation, bonuses, utilities, and other operating expenses.
• Recording and reconciling intercompany transactions.
• Reviewing General Ledger accounts to ensure transactions are properly recorded and classified.
• Managing and reviewing community credit card purchases and reconciliations.
• Preparing monthly account reconciliations
• Preparing monthly financial statements.
• Identifying accounting discrepancies and recommending solutions
• Supporting audits and special projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field OR Associates and 3+ years of experience
• Experience with general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, and month-end
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong Microsoft Excel
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Property management or property accounting experience is a plus, but not required.
• Experience with intercompany accounting preferred.
• Multi-entity accounting experience is beneficial.

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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