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Savant Senior Living · 1 day ago

Senior Accountant

Downey, CA 90240, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$95K/yr - $110K/yr

10+ years exp

Savant Senior Living is seeking a Senior Accountant to perform a variety of professional level accounting duties. The role involves preparing, maintaining, analyzing, verifying, and reconciling complex financial transactions, as well as assisting in the preparation and reconciliation of reports and audits.

Assisted LivingElder CareHealth Care

Responsibilities

Perform daily activities such as receive checks, post receipts and prepare deposits; review and post payable invoices; review and post tenant billing adjustments; review and post prepayment application to open charges, and; update gross sales reports

Monthly accounting close process, including recordation of monthly operational activity

Monthly preparation of schedules to support the balance sheet and income recordation

Record monthly rental income, ancillary income, and reconcile cash receipts

Prepare monthly bank reconciliations

Record and amortize prepaid items such as insurance, loan fees and deferred income

Maintain fixed assets, calculate and record monthly depreciation and amortization expense

Works with Controller to determine most effective procedures and drafts accounting & finance policies and procedures. As appropriate assists in the implementation of such policies and procedures

Reconcile security deposits to the subsidiary ledger monthly

Accrue all property taxes, which includes understanding how property taxes are calculated

Record debt service monthly, including principal amortization, interest expense, escrow accounts

Understand how to analyze and record bad debt expenses and prepaid rent

Record payroll semi-monthly

Record monthly accrued liabilities, including utility expenses, debt service, etc

Record management fee expenses, asset management fees, and other G&A expenses monthly

Work with Controller for proper capitalization of fixed assets and operational expenses

Conduct monthly comparison of income and expenses to budget with follow-up and explanations for significant variances

Complete analysis of financial data and assist with ad hoc projects

Prepare monthly financial statement reporting for investors and lenders

Monthly forecasting of income, expenses, and cash flow analysis

Quarterly consolidation of financial data

Prepare the annual budget

Assist with annual audit with outside auditors

Performs other related duties as assigned

Ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) and Agency policies and procedures

Develops and maintains job appropriate skills and knowledge of Federal, State, Local, laws, through seminars, publications, workshops or other forms of training/education

Qualification

Accounting principlesFinancial analysisGAAP complianceMicrosoft OfficeYardi VoyagerAnalytical skillsMulti-taskingStress managementEffective communicationFlexibility

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

10+ years of experience in accounting

A working knowledge of federal and State payroll and tax laws and regulations, and basic accounting principles

Strong personal computer skills including data entry, transmission of data, formatting of routine accounting reports, preparation of spreadsheets, and word processing

Ability to calculate accurately and efficiently, including ten-key skills by touch

Ability to be flexible and work in a changing environment

Effective communication skills, both oral and written

Ability to work independently and make mature business decisions

Proficiency in Microsoft Office systems

Exceptional analytical skills

Exceptional ability to prioritize tasks and to work on multiple assignments at the same time (multi-task)

Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the concepts of providing outstanding customer care

Ability to work independently on complex assignments

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to make decisions independently and communicate effectively when dealing with clients, families, other staff members, department heads, visitors, external agencies and community members

Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with appropriate documentation skills to complete reports, utilize data, and communicate ideas constructively at all levels of the organization

Demonstrate flexibility in applying different approaches to changing work demands Be open to opinions and recommendations of others

Ability to manage change and uncertainty in a way that encourages principle-based decisions

Responsible for personal stress management

Be assertive and respectful

Resolve issues through interaction

Ability to establish and consistently enforce appropriate boundaries with clients