Staff Accountant

At Triple C Housing, Inc. (Triple

C), we believe safe, stable housing changes lives. For more than 47 years, Triple C has developed and managed affordable and supportive housing throughout New Jersey, helping individuals, families, veterans, and people living with disabilities build stronger, more independent lives. As a nonprofit Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO), we combine quality housing with compassionate services to strengthen communities and create opportunities for those we serve.

Our team is united by a shared commitment to professionalism, accountability, collaboration, and respect. Every employee plays an important role in delivering exceptional service while helping residents achieve long-term housing stability.

The Staff Accountant supports the accurate, timely, and consistent accounting and financial reporting of Triple C and its housing portfolio. Reporting to the Vice President of Finance, the Staff Accountant is responsible for assigned general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, journal entries, financial reporting, period-end close activities, and audit support across multiple properties, programs, and affiliated entities. The position works collaboratively with Finance, Asset Management, Property Management/Housing Operations, and other departments to ensure financial information is accurate, properly supported, and available to support organizational decision-making.

The Staff Accountant also contributes to strong internal controls, efficient accounting processes, and continuous improvement within the Finance Department.

• Maintain accurate and timely general ledger accounting records for assigned properties, programs, and affiliated entities.
• Prepare and post recurring and adjusting journal entries, including operating expenses, administrative and management fees, prepaid expenses, intercompany activity, accruals, and other assigned transactions.
• Prepare monthly bank, balance sheet, and other account reconciliations; research discrepancies and outstanding items and make or recommend appropriate corrections.
• Review general ledger activity to identify unusual, incomplete, or incorrectly recorded transactions and ensure activity is recorded to the appropriate account, property, program, entity, and accounting period.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities and complete assigned accounting responsibilities in accordance with established Finance Department deadlines.
• Prepare property- and entity-level financial reports, schedules, and supporting analyses for review by the VP of Finance and other appropriate leadership.
• Maintain accurate supporting schedules and documentation for balance sheet accounts, accruals, journal entries, reconciliations, and other significant accounting activity.
• Support accounting and reporting requirements associated with Triple C’s HUD, NJHMFA, DCA, and other government-funded housing and programs.
• Support annual financial, program, and other audits by preparing requested schedules, reconciliations, account analyses, and supporting documentation and assisting with auditor inquiries.
• Work collaboratively with Asset Management and Property Management/Housing Operations to research financial discrepancies, improve property-level financial information, and support accurate portfolio reporting.
• Follow established accounting policies, procedures, internal controls, and generally accepted accounting principles.
• Identify opportunities to improve the accuracy, consistency, efficiency, and documentation of accounting processes and participate in Finance Department process and systems improvements.
• Maintain the confidentiality of financial, employee, tenant, and organizational…