Staff Accountant – Atlanta, GA

General Qualifications Required

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

• Two to Four years’ accounting experience required
• Development/job cost accounting or real estate accounting preferred
• Required computer skills include proficiency in Word and Excel
• Experience with Yardi preferred

The ideal candidate should have the following skills and behaviors:

• Ethical and trustworthy
• Strong communication skills (oral, listening and written)
• Strong organizational skills
• Detail and team oriented
• Prioritization and time management skills
• Fast learner
• Customer-focused

• Set up construction budgets for new projects in Yardi accounting software.
• Analyze development reports and work with team to keep cost projections current.
• Review each project’s status for correct classification as proposed, under development, abandoned, or completed; record any related entries to transfer asset balances.
• Prepare and submit construction loan draws to the banks and address inquiries from lenders.
• Calculate and record payment of development fees as required.
• Record takedown of land for vertical development on both land estate and building.
• Maintain non-financial tracking information for development projects in Yardi.
• Record acquisition of new land, including earnest money deposits.
• Record capitalized lease‑up losses for newly completed projects.

• Review monthly tenant rent charges and generate charge in Yardi.
• Monitor aged receivables and assist in collection efforts as needed.
• Calculate and charge tenant late fees as needed.
• Prepare deferred rent schedules for new leases and setup recurring entries in Yardi.
• Maintain depreciation and amortization schedules, prepare other required recurring journal entries.
• Process monthly debt payments.
• Perform month‑end close procedures, including a detailed review of trial balance, income statement, general ledger, budget variances, accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations for multiple bank accounts.
• Work with property managers to identify and analyze variances and prepare reports for operating properties.

• Prepare monthly joint venture reporting package, including financial reports and budget variance explanations.
• Calculate and record monthly net income allocation to joint venture partners.

• Review building‑level operating budgets and input them in Yardi.
• Assist in preparing annual audit schedules and work directly with audit teams to provide requested information for testing.

• Reports to: Accounting Manager

Core 5 as part of the Kajima USA family of companies offers the following benefits which our employees may choose to participate.

• 401K – Fidelity
• Medical (OAP and HDHP)
• Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life and AD&D
• Short and Long term Disability
• Lincoln (Accidental/Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity)