Job Description
The Garrett Companies, a fast-growing development and construction company is seeking a bright, energetic, creative individual with strong work ethic and attention to detail to join our team as an Assistant Controller for our Property Managment team. The ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks is a necessity. This position is a full-time position that will manage and perform various accounting and bookkeeping tasks and other support assistance as directed. Candidate will have a minimum of 3-5 years office, accounting and bookkeeping experience preferably in the multifamily property management industry. This is a challenging position that involves a variety of responsibilities and requires strong organizational and management skills.
Responsibilities:
Maintain and Manage General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable on a daily basis
Reconciliations of multiple bank accounts, month and year end closing, GL posting, incoming/outgoing daily wires, process and submit quarterly tax reports and work closely with our Project Executives and Project Managers on current projects
Maintain fixed asset schedule, loan files and depreciation entries
Set up material vendor and subcontractors within the accounting system and regularly update
COI’s from subcontractors
Assist with expense recording, job cost tracking and data entry
Assist with creating and executing certified weekly and monthly payroll reports
Keeping track of employee earnings, leave and reporting such to a payroll company or internally on a weekly basis
Provide Human Resource assistance by maintaining and managing applicable HR files
Assist with project work including proofreading, copying and binding presentations/client deliverables
Prepare and coordinate presentations and briefing material, of a highly confidential nature, for use at senior level management meetings to ensure accurate and comprehensible presentations
Draft, edit and distribute correspondence
Assist managers or other staff with their daily functions to ensure department goals are achieved and staff is notified of important information
Management of weekly tax payments and reporting for both state and federal taxes as well a quarterly tax payment.
Perform a variety of complex and specialized administrative and office support functions to ensure the daily operations of the office run efficiently and professionally.
Assist other managers with questions and serve as key contact to ensure all requests are responded to in a timely manner
Reports Required: Job cost reports, monthly bank draw package, financial statements, general ledger entry, reconciliations,
Desired Skills and Experience:
Previous property management software experience such as Entrata required
A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience as an Accountant
Bachelor’s Degree or higher with an Accounting focus
Knowledge of accounting within the Industry in Federal, State and Local Municipalities
Accounting experience within the property management industry preferred
Ability to manage time effectively and provide innovation when needed
Willingness to understand corporate and industry practices and standards, processes and activities
Strong analytical mind who knows how to resolve problems
Attention to detail/accuracy, quick learner and internally motivated to seek out answers, generate ideas, and develop new skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills to effectively disseminate information and convey concepts, ideas and information to all levels of employees and external customers
Ability to set priorities, organize work and work in high production environment while responding quickly and effectively under pressure, changing priorities and tight timelines/deadlines
Team player who can operate effectively within a matrix management environment
Microsoft Office, Project and Adobe Pro knowledge
Occasionally travel may be required
Prerequisites:
Commercial real estate experience.
Must be consistently detail oriented.
Strong organization skills.
Ability to recognize personal shortcomings.
Excellent written and verbal skills.
Ability to listen and understand intents and goals.
Ability to think creatively and innovatively.
Professional judgment and discretion that comes from experience in working with customer services, internal teams, and 3rd party consultants.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Analytical skills to forecast and identify trends and challenges.
Pre-Prerequisites (these are the most important items):
Positive attitude.
Relentless problem-solving skills.
Will never claim the work of other’s as their own.
We are trend setters and standards breakers. Our intent to consistently surprise our audiences by being excellent.
Ability to anticipate.
Understanding the difference between causation and correlation.
We are all broom pushers. Every member of our team is willing to work and support at all levels.
Job Tags
Weekly pay, Full time, For subcontractor, Local area,