Senior Property Accountant

Overview

Founded in 1993, Divco West is a multi-disciplinary real estate investment firm headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Los Angeles, Menlo Park, Cambridge, Washington DC, Austin, and New York City. Known for our long-standing relationships and track record of success in innovation markets, Divco West combines entrepreneurial spirit with an institutional approach. Divco West aims to create environments that inspire ingenuity, promote growth, and enhance the health, happiness, and well-being of all people.

A disciplined code of ethics is at the core of all that we do. We believe that the collective energy of a diverse team is what drives our creative ideas and solutions.

Summary

Under the supervision of the Accounting Manager and Property Controller, the Senior Property Accountant will perform various duties to support the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process, along with providing tax accountants and auditors with information for projects assigned to them. This role requires 3 days in office at our San Francisco, CA location. Please note that the in-office requirement is subject to change based on company needs.

Responsibilities

Daily/Weekly

• Project level cash analysis.

• Review expenditures in NEXUS (AP system) & MRI (GL system).

• Be available to respond to internal & external inquiries.

• Perform vendor callbacks to verify updates to banking information.

Monthly

• Ensure accounting transactions are recorded in accordance with GAAP.

• Prepare calculation of various fees due to Divco West and third parties.

• Record month-end journal entries and facilitate the closing process.

• Responsible for balance sheet reconciliation (cash, AP, AR, etc.).

• Responsible for maintaining the general ledger and updating supporting schedules and workbooks.

• Ensure timely processing of debt service payments.

• Assist Asset Managers with preparing and/or submitting draw requests to lenders.

Quarterly

• Participate in and help with the quarter-end close process.

• Assist with preparation of quarterly financial statements and investor report.

• Assist with ad hoc reports to Asset Management and lenders.

Annually

• Assist with preparation of financial/workpaper support for auditors.

• Assist with information gathering for financial statement preparation & footnote disclosure for annual audits.

• Prepare financial packages for tax accountants and review partnership tax returns.

• Be available to respond to tax & audit inquiries.

Additional Responsibilities

• Work directly with the Property Accounting leaders on ad hoc projects.

• Assist in accounting analysis on acquisitions and dispositions.

• Involved with JV partners and communications.

• Possess the ability to understand & interpret specific legal agreements (LP Agreements, LLC Agreements, Loan Agreements).

• Maintain the confidentiality of all Company procedures.

• Follow all Company Policies and Procedures.

• Comply with all Company training requirements.

• Maintain safe working environment.

• Regular attendance at the job is essential.

• Maintain a courteous, helpful, and professional attitude on the job. Display a willingness and ability to be responsive to all customer groups.

• Perform other duties as assigned in a positive and helpful manner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting with a minimum of 3-5 years accounting work experience. Real estate, private equity, construction, and development strongly preferred.

• CPA or CPA Candidate preferred.

• System knowledge: MRI, Nexus, Excel (V-Lookups, Pivot Tables). MRI experience is highly preferred.

• Working knowledge of partnership/fund accounting concepts.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to create positive work environment for the team.

• Exceedingly well organized, very flexible, and strong follow through.

• Must be a self-starter that is highly motivated, deadline and detail oriented, and understands a sense of urgency.

• Proactive, resourceful, efficient with strong decision-making skills; works independently exercising good judgement.

• Enjoy the challenges of supporting a medium-sized department.

• Expert level written and verbal communication skills; must possess high level of professionalism and…