Staff Accountant Arlington, VA

About CoStar Group

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors.

We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

Staff Accountant, CoStar Group

Location:

Arlington, VA | In office, Monday – Friday

At CoStar Group, our finance group centralizes transaction processes, providing accurate reporting, financial resolutions, and proper forecasting analysis. Joining the team offers access to financial specializations, including cash, accounts payable, prepaids, fixed assets, leases, accruals, debt, payroll and stock‑based compensation. The Staff Accountant will be responsible for assisting with the global consolidation of the Company’s financial statements with a focus on helping maintain and enhance the Company’s ERP, Oracle.

Responsibilities include working closely with the financial systems team on Oracle upgrades and implementations of new functionality and maintaining and designing reports used for management and external reporting. The Staff Accountant will play a key role in communicating with the broader finance organization to understand the needs of the business and ensure ERP updates are appropriately implemented.

This Staff Accountant will also be responsible for various month‑end close duties including recording journal entries, preparing account reconciliations, analyzing fluctuations, and various other ad‑hoc projects as assigned. This person will also be involved in the integration of acquired businesses, including the integration and mapping of GL systems. This role will also include reporting responsibilities related to monthly management financials and quarterly and annual SEC filings.

The Staff Accountant should be eager to learn and demonstrate strong communication, time management and organizational skills. The Staff Accountant should be highly adaptable to change due to Costar’s rapid growth via organic growth and acquisitions. The Staff Accountant will have a strong work ethic and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

• Assistance in a variety of aspects of the Enterprise Resource Planning system implementation and maintenance
• Assistance with special projects within department or as part of cross‑functional teams
• Preparation of monthly journal entries and supporting schedules and review of monthly financial results
• Research technical accounting issues
• Work with external auditors and facilitate review of the close process, account reconciliations and variance analyses
• Ensure timely monthly close and accurate monthly results

• Bachelor's degree required from an accredited, not‑for‑profit, in‑person college/university
• 1+ year of accounting experience working in a large international public company, Big 4 accounting firm and/or industry
• A track record of commitment to prior employers

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Experience at a Big 4 accounting firm preferred
• Licensed CPA or candidate
• Strong project management, time management and communication skills
• Financial reporting experience
• Experience with Oracle Cloud and Net Suite ERPs
• Proficiency in Excel
• Ability to think critically and analyze data effectively
• Ability to work with financial systems design,…