Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Eng Flanders Group, Inc. is a team of professional consultants, programmers, and accountants passionate about technology and accounting services for the real estate management industry. The Senior Accountant role is responsible for handling outsourced accounting for property management clients, managing client accounting workflows, and ensuring accurate financial reporting.
Responsibilities
- Respond to client requests in a timely and professional manner
- Own assigned client accounting tasks, follow-up items, and recurring client workflows
- Review and process receivables and payables
- Review deposits, payments, and routine accounting activity
- Prepare and review adjusting journal entries, reclasses, accruals, and corrections for GAAP requirements
- Assist clients with software, accounting, and policy/procedure questions
- Maintain accurate accounting records in Yardi, AppFolio, and related systems
- Review accounting activity for inconsistencies, missing information, unusual balances, or errors
- Track open items, follow-up requests, assigned deadlines, and client questions
- Use EFG’s client management software for client requests and assigned work
- Communicate professionally with clients and internal team members
- Escalate complex issues, recurring problems, or client concerns promptly
- Provide accounting guidance to Property Accountants and other Accounting Services team members as needed
- Tenant charge posting
- Process management and late fees
- Gross potential rent (GPR) posting
- Review and prepare bank reconciliations
- Review and prepare credit card reconciliations
- Process owner contributions and distributions
- Mortgage escrow and impound analysis
- Prepare and review month-end accruals, prepaid entries, reversing entries, and other adjustments
- Review accounts payable, accounts receivable, security deposits, prepaid items, accrued expenses, escrow accounts, and other balance sheet activity
- Review revenue and expense activity for proper cut-off, coding, and accounting treatment
- Prepare and review supporting schedules, reconciliations, tie-outs, and backup documentation for the monthly close
- Review Property Accountant reconciliations, journal entries, supporting schedules, ledger activity, and monthly close support for accuracy and completeness
- Organize and review monthly accounting support, bank statements, reports, and backup documentation
- Own assigned monthly close tasks according to client deadlines
- Follow up with clients or internal team members to resolve monthly accounting items, discrepancies, missing information, or accrual support
- Move-in/move-out
- Enter commercial lease information and amendments
- Common area maintenance (CAM) reconciliations
- Sales tax calculation and filing
- Tenant ledger cleanup and corrections
- Denied applicant refunds
- Review lease-related charges, amendments, recurring billings, and tenant account activity
- Review, prepare, and send monthly and quarterly financial reports
- Review financial reporting packages, reconciliations, supporting schedules, tie-outs, and backup documentation for accuracy, completeness, and proper accounting treatment
- Review Property Accountant reconciliations, journal entries, supporting schedules, ledger activity, and financial reporting support for accuracy, completeness, and client readiness
- Enter budgets and assist with budget revisions and reporting
- Prepare 1099 filings
- Add and edit Chart of Accounts
- Regular review of accounting data for inconsistencies or errors
- Analyze financial statements to identify unusual variances, missing transactions, coding issues, or discrepancies
- Investigate and resolve variances in income, expenses, cash, liabilities, equity, or balance sheet accounts
- Follow up with clients or internal team members to address financial questions, errors, missing information, or reporting issues
- Perform cash flow review and highlight potential shortfalls or unusual activity
- Troubleshoot recurring issues in financial reports and recommend improvements to workflows, client processes, or accounting procedures
- Help ensure financial packages are accurate, organized, supported, and client-ready
- Build and maintain professional working relationships with assigned clients
- Own assigned client accounting workflows, monthly close responsibilities, recurring deadlines, and follow-up items across assigned clients and properties
- Follow client-specific accounting procedures and documentation standards
- Establish and document client accounting procedures
- Assist with new client intake assessments, setup, cleanup projects, and accounting transitions
- Assist with internal accounting questions
- Provide review, guidance, and accounting support to Property Accountants and other Accounting Services team members as needed
- Coordinate with other EFG departments as needed on assigned client work, software-related issues, reporting needs, issue resolution, and client-specific procedures
- Protect client confidentiality and handle financial information responsibly
- Apply feedback and contribute to process improvement where needed
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Skills
- 5+ years of property accounting experience
- Bachelor's degree required; degree in accounting preferred
- Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- 3+ years of hands-on property accounting experience using Yardi Voyager or Yardi Breeze
- Ability and willingness to learn, use, and work across multiple property management accounting systems based on client needs
- Experience working remotely or independently, with strong team communication skills
- Ability to communicate directly with clients in a professional and service-oriented manner
- Ability to review financial reports, reconciliations, ledgers, and accounting data with accuracy and strong judgment
- Ability to review accounting work prepared by Property Accountants or other team members for accuracy, completeness, and proper accounting treatment
- Ability to manage assigned client requests, deadlines, and accounting tasks with reliable follow-through
- Ability to adapt to a wide range of accounting styles
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Well organized
- Time management
- Computer literacy
- Strong client service mindset and follow-through
- Able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines independently
- Professional, prompt, and reliable communication
- Detail-oriented and accurate
- Strong problem-solving mindset, especially for reconciliation, ledger, and financial reporting issues
- Able to identify issues, investigate discrepancies, and recommend practical solutions
- Able to own assigned account responsibilities and move open items toward resolution
- Able to review work, provide clear feedback, and support quality control within the Accounting Services team
- Able to work independently while staying connected with the team
- Strong judgment when handling client questions, accounting issues, deadlines, and escalations
- AppFolio experience preferred
Benefits
- Bonus opportunities
- Work Location : Remote
- Laptop w/ docking station and dual Monitors
- 401(k) with matching
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Paid time off
- Bonus pay opportunities
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Competitive compensation and benefits, including 401k matching and fully paid health insurance
- Tools for continued learning and professional growth
- Flexible work environment
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