Staff Accountant

Kohner Properties Inc; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kohner Properties Inc in St. Louis, MO is seeking a Staff Accountant to apply accounting principles to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports for an assigned portfolio of properties.

The role involves preparing timely financial statements, reviewing AP batches, analyzing reports for trends, and conducting internal audits to ensure accurate financial handling across properties. Strong communication and proficiency with Excel/Outlook are essential.

Qualifications

• Ability to apply principles of accounting to analyze financial information.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient with data entry, Word, Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements timely and accurately.
• Review accounts payable batches for timely and accurate entry.
• Analyze financial reports and budget workbooks to identify trends and variances.
• Prepare balance sheets, income statements and other reports to summarize financial position.
• Perform internal audits of properties to verify proper handling of transactions.
• Monitor compliance with procedures and address non-compliance issues.
• Review, investigate, and correct errors in financial entries and reports.
• Prepare budget workbooks for managers for the following month.
• Complete bank reconciliations for each property.
• Prepare replacement and repair reserve requests as scheduled.

Job description

Description

JOB BRIEF: The Staff Accountant applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports for an assigned portfolio of properties by performing the following duties.

FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB

• Conduct all business in accordance with Company policies and procedures.
• Prepare financial statements timely and accurately.
• Review accounts payable batches to ensure invoices are being entered timely and accurately.
• Perform analyses of financial reports and budget workbooks to determine trends, estimates, and significant changes, and writes narrative reports explaining findings.
• Analyze financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital, and prepares balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected property financial position.
• Conduct internal audits of individual properties to determine proper handling of financial transactions.
• Monitor compliance with company procedures and communicates with appropriate person to correct issues due to non-compliance.
• Review, investigates, and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
• Verify the correct budget is reflected on the financial statements.
• Prepare budget workbooks to be sent to managers to complete for following month.
• Complete bank reconciliations for each property accurately and timely.
• Prepare replacement reserve and repair reserve requests as scheduled

Requirements

Qualifications

• Must be able to apply principles of logical thinking to define problems, collect pertinent data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and initiate appropriate course of action.
• effectively convey ideas, images and goals to a diverse group of personalities verbally and in writing.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or
• Associates degree with at least two years of related experience; or
• Five years related experience and/or training; or
• equivalent combination of education and experience.

Computer Skills

• Machine, Tools, Equipment and Work Aids which may be representative but not all inclusive of those commonly associated with this position: Computer, telephone, fax, copier.

Language Skills

• Constant need (66% to 100% of the time) to communicate over telephone and in person.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.

Computer Skills

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of data entry, Word, Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Current driver's license and automobile insurance required.

Driving/Traveling Requirements

• Must be able to travel to properties as needed.