Real estate assistant Jobs in Boston, MA

Position Description :

Full cycle accounting role for a portfolio of properties requiring analyzing and reporting on all accounting matters. Serve as the financial expert and primary facilitator of all financial matters providing accurate and timely financial information to internal departments and external clients.

Essential Functions :

• Manage, analyze and audit all aspects of the general ledger to ensure accuracy of transactions and investigate and resolve any and all discrepancies with property management staff, if necessary
• Prepare and enter journal entries to the general ledger as needed
• Review and update recurring journal entries on a monthly basis for accuracy prior to posting to general ledger
• Analyze monthly GAAP financial statements, and prepare all supporting schedules as required
• Performs daily and / or monthly cash management responsibilities, including wire transfers, cash projections and weekly priority selection of invoices
• Calculates and processes for payment the monthly management and accounting fees
• Processes the monthly mortgage, escrow payments and other recurring payables
• Responsible for paying the Real Estate Taxes and Insurance for assigned portfolio
• Each month monitors security deposit cash and ensures that all accounts are fully funded
• Prepare monthly bank statement reconciliations and resolve all reconciling items in a timely manner
• Review coding of invoices to fixed asset accounts to verify they are legitimate capital items
• Analyze and true up, on a monthly basis, all prepaid expenses and monthly operating accruals for assigned properties
• Audit and ensure accuracy of various subsidiary reports and reconcile to general ledger, such as Rent Roll, AP Aging, Open Status Report, and Security Deposit Ledger for assigned portfolio
• Serve as a resource and assist with preparation of portfolio annual budgets
• Prepare interim and annual audit work paper package for year-end external audits
• Provide Project Managers, Portfolio Managers, Regional Managers and all TCB personnel and external clients with the highest level of service
• Perform other duties as assigned

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Preferred Qualifications :

The Community Builders, Inc. is committed to ensuring diversity in its workplace, and candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.