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Controller

Salary
Competitive
Employment
Full Time
Real Estate Field
Location
Atlanta
 GA
Postal Code
30318
Country
United States

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Description


Overall Description:

Responsible for leading the accounting team for the 3rd party division of property management in Atlanta. This individual will serve in a lead role to help manage a significant portion of the accounting and reporting process for the 3rd party clients. This individual will report to the Vice President of Property Management.

Management:

  • Establish collaborative partnerships and influence results across Georgia.
  • Oversee the day-to-day activities of accountants.
  • Demonstrate effective management, leadership, coaching and development of staff to achieve department and company objectives.  Work on conflict resolution with staff in a timely manner.
  • Work as a part of the Property Management Accounting team to develop and deliver departmental goals, objectives and systems, to ensure consistency and promote effectiveness in operations.
  • Maintain regular contact and build solid working relationships with VP and various departments and offices in the Atlanta area, Property Managers, Asset Managers, and Clients to ensure the highest level of customer service. 
  • Chair regular staff meetings to promote and encourage open lines of communication.
  • Provide feedback on employee’s performance and work together to assess workloads and maintain proper staffing levels as well as office operations and staff concerns.
  • Responsible for interviewing, hiring, coaching and evaluating (performance reviews).
  • Provide training and support services both on-site and off-site to accounting and property management staff in the region in the use of, MRI, Yardi, JDE, Skyline and other accounting software.  Ensure accountants have up to date training and recommend additional training options.
  • Able to act as a backup to assigned staff and related tasks.

Reporting:

  • Monthly review of reports
  • Annual review of budgets and operating expense reconciliations.
  • 1099 Reporting
  • Maintain system for tracking client reporting and other reporting deadlines to ensure all are consistently met.
  • Develop and maintain a listing of customized client reports by office and a monthly accounting calendar reflecting accounting deadlines, due dates, etc. for use by both the Accounting Center and the offices.
  • Develop transition schedule to set up new client accounting and ensure financial data is accurate and deadlines are met as well as ensure smooth and successful software conversions.
  • Ensure accounting records are organized and maintained in a neat and orderly manner.
  • Responsible for the implementation of company-wide Property Management initiatives and new technology solutions.
  • Continuously evaluate departmental processes to ensure maximum efficiencies and compliance with policies and internal controls to ensure consistency and quality of execution and performance.
  • Network with peers of other property management departments from other regions for benchmarking purposes.
  • Ensure that accounts receivables are collected promptly
  • Ensure that bank reconciliations are completed
  • Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions
  • Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics
  • Calculate variances from the budget and report significant issues to management
  • Provide for a system of management cost reports

Administration:

 

  • Responsible for overall prioritization of workload for the group
  • Approve all expense reports, ensuring property related expenses are allowable under the various management contracts and that corporate expenses are reasonable. Review questionable expenses with appropriate VP
  • Respond to special requests/projects that may come up from VP’s in each region
  • Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
  • Manage outsourced functions
  • Oversee the operations of the accounting department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives
  • Set up of all new projects
  • These controls are primarily embedded in the security setup of each user type but it is essential that they are followed. Ultimately, it is the Controller’s responsibility to ensure User ID’s and Passwords are not swapped or shared to jeopardize these controls and overall integrity of the information
  • Regularly review accounting processes to create efficiencies and streamlined practices to assist in meeting deadlines and accounting due dates.
  • Maintain various charts of accounts
  • Maintain an orderly accounting filing system
  • Other duties as assigned by the VP and other leaders.
 

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Experience


5+ to 7 years


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