Client Accounting Manager

Overview

Four dynamic, integrated companies make up the Transwestern enterprise, providing expertise across institutional and opportunistic investment, development, hospitality, brokerage and asset services. Our award-winning, collaborative culture empowers team members with resources and independence to pursue innovative solutions across boundaries, reinforcing a reputation for service excellence with measurable results. Transwestern operates nationwide with alliance partners globally, positively impacting the built environment and communities while fostering career vitality for all.

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Part of the Transwestern companies, Transwestern Real Estate Services (TRS) strives to add value for investors, owners, and occupiers across all commercial property types. Fueled by a holistic view of the real estate life cycle, agility and creativity are hallmarks of our approach, supported by national resources and market intelligence to underpin customized recommendations and property solutions.

Transwestern is built on a common purpose – Empowering Good People to do Extraordinary Things Together. We are committed to hiring smart, passionate, hard-working people who value collaboration and independence.

The Client Accounting Manager is responsible for managing and monitoring the daily activities of assigned Client Accounting staff and ensuring that all Transwestern/Owner policies and procedures are consistently followed for assigned properties. The Manager reviews reports, reconciliations, and other financial information to ensure accuracy and consistency. The Manager works closely with Property Management and Clients to meet all reporting deadlines. The Manager provides mentoring to staff and fosters a positive, healthy team culture.

The Manager also leads knowledge, training, and utilization of the assigned real estate accounting software (e.g., MRI, Yardi, P2P, Click Pay, Client Accounting Systems, etc.). The role delivers the Transwestern Experience when interacting with tenants, owners, vendors and team members.

• Direct and manage professional staff daily; understand each staff member’s responsibilities and suggest process changes and improvements.
• Screen, hire, supervise, mentor and train staff; may initiate disciplinary actions, including terminations.
• Prepare and review monthly accounting calendars to ensure deadlines are met and reporting requirements (including mortgages and taxes) are documented.
• Provide Treasury Management oversight, disbursement approvals and signatory on client bank accounts.
• Perform detailed review of financial reports, reconciliations and related information to ensure compliance with Owner Policies, Procedures and Management Agreement.
• Prepare checklists and tools to ensure proper recording of financial transactions per policies and procedures.
• Assist in annual budget preparation with property management; review budgets prepared by property managers.
• Assist in annual expenses recovery reconciliation; review calculations for accuracy.
• Review and approve new vendors and changes to existing vendors; activate vendors in accounting systems.
• Review and post tenant adjustments; review and approve bank reconciliations; approve invoices in applicable payables systems.
• Maintain mortgage, property tax and sales tax tracking to ensure timely payments.
• Assist in managing new project takeovers, coordinating with accountants, clients, property management and Treasury.
• Provide guidance and training in the use of accounting software (MRI, Yardi, P2P, Click Pay, Client Accounting Systems, etc.) as required.
• Oversee maintenance, review, and filing of required accounting documentation into Prop
  360; train staff on Prop
  360 filing requirements as needed.
• Communicate effectively with supervisor, colleagues, clients, auditors, tax preparers and team members as required.
• Perform or assume additional client accounting duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree with emphasis in accounting or finance; CPA preferred.
• Minimum 7+ years of recent fee-based property management accounting experience preferred.
• Minimum 2+ years of recent…