Sr. Accountant
FlexTal Staffing LLC, Mexico
Job Description
The Sr. Accountant reports directly to the Assistant Controller for Affordable Housing. Produces timely and accurate financial statements and subsidiary ledgers with little supervision. Provides financial information to the operating units to aid them in the effective management of financial resources. Responds to requests for financial information and answer questions as they arise. Coordinates audits and budget creation, leads process improvement efforts and acts as liaison between the accounting and operations functions.
- Prepares reconciliations of assigned Affordable Housing accounts to determine accuracy of general ledger balances.
- Reports reconciliation findings and makes oral and written presentations to management when reconciliations identify a material weakness, discussing deficiencies and recommending corrective action to improve operations and reduce cost. Develops, communicates, and follows through on recommendations
- Collects information and prepares complex audit schedules.
- Intercompany allocations and accounting consolidation
- Maintains fixed asset records.
- Analyzes operating results and financial position of owned and managed HUD and LIHTC communities, including surplus cash analysis, cash flow forecasting, variance analysis, and other analyses as assigned.
- Coordinates with the Affordable Housing Operation department to ensure that their financial reporting needs and the needs of various managed Boards of Directors are being met.
- Assists in the integration of new communities (managed, under construction, owned) into the portfolio by gaining the requisite financial information needed to create timely and accurate financial reports
- Reviews financial statements for the assigned Affordable Housing and is able to provide management with detailed variance analysis.
- Prepares specific journal entries and maintains supporting documentation for those entries.
- Prepares month-end financial statements for the assigned Affordable Housing and performs the full cycle accounting close.
- Assists in the development of annual financial and operational budgets and forecasts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required
- CPA and/or MBA is desirable
- 5-8 years of applicable experience
- Experience with reconciliation of all types of balance sheet accounts as well as experience analyzing revenue and expense accounts
- Leadership experience in accounting
- Experience in HUD and LIHTC property management full cycle accounting duties is highly desirable
- Advanced computer skill (Microsoft Excel and accounting module software
- Advanced English
Benefits
Insurance of major medical expenses (Sum assured $20,000,000.00 MXN)
Life insurance (Death and MXN Disability)
12 Days of vacation per year, plus three floating holidays in addition to the seven official
Holidays in Mexico.
30 days of Christmas bonus
Cell Phone Reimbursement
Transportation Allowance