CBRE is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, and they are seeking an Accountant to prepare, analyze, maintain, and deliver financial reports for a portfolio of clients and properties. The role involves completing accounting transactions, generating financial packages, adhering to policies, and participating in budgeting and forecasting.
Complete accounting transactions in preparation of client financial statement packages. Create and posts journal entries. Ensure that all expenses, receipts, owner's distributions, funding requests and other transactions for the accounting period have been accurately posted
Generate and review financial packages for accuracy and comprehensive reporting. Prepares packages on a schedule to ensure timely delivery to the client and other management teams
Adhere to Client Accounting Policies and Procedures (CAPP) to ensure internal and external reporting requirements are consistently met
Review and audit funding and payment requests for accuracy, documentation and authorization in accordance with established operating procedures
Respond to and resolve issues and requests from management teams and clients regarding various accounting issues and reports, including Profit and Loss statements. Research and recognize potential issues and/or conflicts so corrective action can intercept and minimize issues
Participate in budgeting and forecasting for assigned property portfolio, new property and client transitions, and client audit requests
Assist in training team members on portfolio specific transitions
Monitor scope of services delivered and provides results to manager regarding any changes in scope
Coordinates work with other team members within single point-of-contact guidelines
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree required with 2-4 years of proven experience
An associate degree plus 2 years college or related work experience, OR high school diploma plus four years of related work experience required
Excellent written and social skills, organizational and analytical skills
Ability to provide efficient, timely and reliable service to customers
Ability to effectively present information
Requires knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) regulations
Knowledge of financial terms and principles to include accounting methods (cash, accrual, and full GAAP)
Ability to calculate intermediate figures such as percentages, discounts, and/or commissions
Conducts intermediate financial analysis
Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret sophisticated documents
Ability to solve problems involving several options in situations
Requires intermediate analytical and quantitative skills
Intermediate knowledge of computer software and hardware (i.e. Microsoft Office Suite Products)
Ability to run multiple accounting software applications
Decisions made with general understanding of procedures and company policies to achieve set results and goals
Errors in judgment may cause short-term impact to co-workers and supervisor
Preferred
Bachelor's Degree preferred in accounting, finance or related field
Experience with real estate accounting software
Benefits
Operating across every dimension of commercial real estate, CBRE sees more so you can do more.
