Senior Accountant

Central Office
1080 Montreal Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55116, USA

Common Bond is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Accountant to join their accounting team. This person will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, assisting with month-end close processes, and supporting the preparation of financial reports. Key responsibilities include reconciling accounts, ensuring correct eliminations for affiliated entities and assisting with audits. This person will also play a vital role in ensuring compliance with financial regulations and supporting the overall financial health of the organization.

• Ensure accounting methods are under GAAP and that governmental reporting requirements are followed accurately
• Maintain general ledger accuracy, including journal entries, allocations, intercompany reconciliations, working capital, real estate transactions and eliminations.
• Ensure proper documentation and backup for all journal entries
• Investigate budget variances in the financial statements
• Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations utilizing Yardi automated functionality
• Execute recurring journal entries, manage proper backup documentation, and reconcile general ledger and corporate accounts
• Act as a resource for senior management during budget preparation
• Prepare audit schedules at fiscal year-end
• Assist in audit consolidation and elimination of affiliated entities
• Coordinate the completion of special accounting projects for management
• Process monthly expense uploads with precise account coding
• Maintain debt schedules and supporting schedules for assets, liabilities, and depreciation
• Prepare and complete quarterly sales and use tax reporting

• Maintain and manage working capital schedules
• Prepare journal entries for real estate transactions, including sales, refinances and dispositions
• Maintain and manage development fees
• Assist Senior Treasury Manager with treasury activities
• Processing transfers between accounts
• Corporate check requests
• Develop and Implement corporate accounting policies and processes
• Define and comply with all established internal control procedures
• Maintain a current and accurate operations manual for corporate accounting, including drafting and revising policies and procedures as necessary
• Establish and maintain effective professional working relationships with internal departments, staff, vendors and outside agencies

• Extensive knowledge of GAAP
• Strong understanding of corporate accounting principles, including consolidations, intercompany eliminations, and financial reporting
• Proficiency in financial analysis and forecasting with the ability to interpret complex data
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to present financial information to non-financial stakeholders
• Advanced Excel sills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field required.
• 5+ years of experience with all aspects of accrual accounting through financial statements and audit preparation
• Experience with grant accounting (federal, state, local, philanthropic)
• Budgeting, forecasting and financial modeling experience preferred
• Ability to maintain tight and effective internal control procedures
• Possess a high level of accuracy and detail orientation
• Demonstrated experience working within diverse communities, which include people of various…