Accounting Manager
Overview
The Accounting Manager supports day-to-day accounting operations with a focus on accuracy, timeliness, and process efficiency. This role assists in managing the month-end close, helps maintain internal controls, and contributes to continuous improvements that support the company's growth. The position requires a CPA and includes supervisory responsibility over direct reports.
Key Responsibilities
- Month-End Close & Financial Reporting
- Assist in managing the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to GAAP.
- Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and intercompany transactions.
- Assist in preparing monthly consolidated financial statements and management reporting packages, including P&L, balance sheet, and variance analyses.
- Ensure financial information is complete and consistent across multiple self-storage locations and corporate entities.
- Prepaids, and Accruals
- Manage prepaid amortization schedules and recurring accruals.
- Prepare and review mark-to-market and other technical accounting entries for senior management approval.
- Internal Controls & Compliance
- Support and maintain internal control processes to ensure audit readiness and compliance with GAAP.
- Work with senior management to ensure adherence to accounting policies and best practices across all locations.
- Support external audits by preparing schedules, addressing auditor requests, and coordinating responses, as needed.
- Operational Support & Analysis
- Support FP&A by providing data and analysis on monthly and quarterly financial performance, variances, and trends.
- Review and reclassify legal, repair & maintenance, and other operating expenses as needed to ensure accurate reporting.
- Support tax compliance and local regulatory filings in coordination with external advisors.
Month-End Close Checklist - Expanded Responsibilities
As part of the Accounting Manager role, this position will be directly accountable for executing and reviewing critical month-end close activities to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Maintaining and posting the Prepaid Other Amortization Schedule and related prepaid amortization entries.
- Preparing and reconciling schedules for Utility Deposits, Escrow Deposits, and Other Deposits.
- Managing Financing Cost and Loan Cost roll forward schedules and ensuring amortization is properly posted.
- Preparing the Accrued Interest Schedule for external loans and posting related principal and interest activity.
- Maintaining and reconciling the Notes Payable Schedule (Internal), Loan Payable Schedule (External), and SS Mortgages Schedule (including contras).
- Responsible for Interest Rate Cap and Nuveen & QR Core MTM Debt related journal entries.
- Posting Fund Loan and Store Loan Principal & Interest activity.
- Preparing and updating the Swap Contract Schedule and ensuring related mark-to-market entries are posted.
- Collecting and reconciling all loan statements as part of the close process.
- Posting all recurring journal entries in accordance with established schedules.
Requirements for Consideration
Primary requirements to be considered for the Accounting Manager role:
- 6+ years of experience
- 2+ years in a leadership or supervisory capacity
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
- Active CPA
- Real estate, property management, or investment fund accounting experience
- Experience with ERP systems such as Dynamics GP, Yardi, or similar
- Strong GAAP knowledge, advanced Excel
- Attention to detail necessary
What we offer:
- Compensation: $125,000.00 per year
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with company match
- PTO
Location: 330 E Crown Point Rd, Winter Garden, FL 34787