JOB TITLE: Accounting Manager

DEPARTMENT: Portfolio Accounting

REPORTS TO: Chief Financial Officer

Company Background:

Gaetani Real Estate (GRE) has been providing professional property management services to San Francisco Bay Area property owners for over 75 years. We take the hassle and worry out of owning commercial and multi-unit residential properties with a suite of customized property management services backed by three generations of knowledge and experience.

Mission:

We create value and elevate peace of mind through steadfast and professional property management. We are seeking people who continually put our princples—integrity, grit, accountability, humility, and compassion—first.

Values:

• Teamwork—helping one another achieve common goals through effort and collaboration.
• Flexibility—the ability to adapt your approach to a situation based on new information and changing priorities.
• Dependable—Consistently meeting obligations and making good on priorities.
• Relationships—Creating authentic connections with our stakeholders through acts of genuine care and professionalism.
• Respect—Always striving to understand one another’s perspectives and priorities, which enables us to treat others the way they wish to be treated.

About the job:

The Accounting Manager is a dynamic leader in the Portfolio Accounting team and an important pillar in the property management cycle. Depending on experience, the Accounting Manager will have a technical focus on end-to-end accounting of either AR or AP and coordinate with other Accounting Managers with complementary responsibilities on AR or AP to ensure the accurate and timely close of monthly financials across the entire property portfolio. The Accounting Manager will leverage resources in the onshore and offshore accounting team to increase throughput on execution and oversee the accuracy and timeliness of their work, and follow internal control protocols to close and report the financials to the clients.

Additionally, the Accounting Manager will be the first point of contact for all communications concerning financials for a designated set of properties. They will be the interface between the Property Managers or Clients and the rest of the Accounting Team. The person will know the 3 financial statements and cash vs. accrual accounting to answer questions and exercise judgment and care in determining the proper steps to fulfill a client's requests. They will work closely with the VP to guide financial decisions by monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures, and proactively proposing and managing changes to internal protocol to improve existing workflows.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a technical and quantitative field
• 7 years of work experience with progressive responsibilities in accounting with a focus on being an individual contributor
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and a detailed understanding of the 3 financial statements and the ability to communicate these accounting concepts
• Experience with property management systems or other popular accounting and ERP systems: Yardi, Appfolio, MRI, Quickbooks, Sage, Netsuite, etc.
• Working knowledge of Excel pivot table, vlookup, sumifs
• Strong problem-solving skills with a genuine interest in process improvement and demonstrated ability to manage through such change control

Preferred Skills (a plus but not a requirement):

• Experience working in a professional services firm focused on client service
• Experience in property management and familiarity with CAMs, RUBs, and Affordable Housing
• Knowledge of laws governing Trust Account compliance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide end-to-end oversight and hands-on accounting execution with a focus on either AR or AP
• Guide onshore and offshore accountants to execute on accounting tasks accurately and proficiently
• Review accounting entries and procedures to ensure the internal control protocol is followed in completing monthly accounting
• Monitor AR or AP aging and perform routine check-ins with Property Managers on client cash flow
• Be an expert on all aspects of financial reporting for the designated buildings
• Build rapport with Property Managers on the designated buildings
• Coordinate with other Accounting Managers to troubleshoot cross-functional issues and ensure accounting deadlines are met
• Communicate effectively with Property Managers and Clients in addressing their questions and deliverables
• Exercise judgement and care in routing Property Manager and Client questions to other team members or escalate to the VP, and efficiently allocate resources to address issues
• Proactively propose change control initiatives and communicate with the VP to push for workflow improvements
• Manage change control projects and documentation of internal control processes

Gaetani Real Estate is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related condition, ancestry, medical condition including genetic characteristics, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. Gaetani Real Estate is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment for qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.