Property Accountant

Crescendo Commercial Realty is looking for a Property Accountant in the Cleveland, OH area to fill a position in our Accounting Department. Crescendo was ranked on the Weatherhead 100 list as one of the fastest-growing companies in Northeast Ohio. We’re a leading commercial property management company with a unique focus on the high-growth healthcare real estate space. Our firm has about $400M in assets under management and is rapidly growing.

The Property Accountant is responsible for the day-to-day accounting for an assigned group of commercial properties throughout the US. The Property Accountant will work with various other teams in the company to ensure day-to-day functions are done timely and accurately. This is a great opportunity to learn about the commercial real‑estate industry and what it takes to manage the ins and outs of a property with tenants.

• Strong analytical skills used to troubleshoot and solve various accounting and business hurdles that arise.
• Self-starter who is engaged and able to learn from prior examples.
• Good understanding of general ledger accounting, payables, and receivables.
• Customer service mindset with a drive to establish and continuously improve processes.
• Strong organizational and time management skills and ability to prioritize workload.
• Professional communication skills both written and oral.
• Ability to learn in a fast-paced environment and make judgment calls with minimal guidance.
• High standard to produce accurate and timely work with a high degree of attention to detail.

• Prepare and post bank reconciliations, general ledger reconciliations, and other ad hoc reconciliations.
• Prepare and post journal entries including year-end adjustments and monthly accruals.
• Monitor and review Accounts Payable weekly, ensuring invoices are coded correctly, calculate necessary pr orations, and help research any discrepancies.
• Compile monthly, quarterly, and yearly financials for various reporting purposes.
• Manage Accounts Receivable by reviewing and posting receivables, completing collection calls, and updating internal trackers.
• Ensure compliance with sales tax payments and filings.
• Budget variance reporting, and year-end budget preparation for assigned group of properties.
• Lender reporting and disbursements in accordance with loan terms and deadlines.
• Participate in CAM Reconciliations and Estimates.
• Read and interpret real estate leases.
• Prepare and send all financial statements to CPAs for tax return filing.
• Assist in annual 1099 filing process.
• Various other ad hoc reporting and projects that involve analytical skills and thinking outside of the box.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• 0-2 years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and customer service experience.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Excel and other MS Office products.
• Yardi real estate software experience a plus.

MUST BE AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT SPONSORSHIP

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Accounting/Auditing and Finance