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Job Summary
The Senior Capital Accountant reports to the Director of Capital Accounting to perform intermediate accounting duties which relate to fixed assets, the largest balance sheet reporting line, and accounting standards. This position is responsible for capital accounting to ensure compliance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles).
Job Summary
The Senior Capital Accountant reports to the Director of Capital Accounting to perform intermediate accounting duties which relate to fixed assets, the largest balance sheet reporting line, and accounting standards. This position is responsible for capital accounting to ensure compliance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles).
The successful candidate will embody and work to reinforce MAAs Core Values. Those values include:
- Appreciating the uniqueness of each individual
- Communicating openly and with integrity
- Embracing opportunities
- Doing the right thing at the right time for the right reasons
- Completes month-end close responsibilities.
- Engages in advanced capital account analysis and journal entries that require detailed analysis and understanding.
- Coordinate accurate capitalization, depreciation, and disposals of assets, ensuring compliance with company policies for the fixed asset tracking process.
- Reconciles the fixed asset sub-ledger.
- Utilize professional judgement to analyze capital projects, ensuring compliance with capitalization policies.
- Completes high-level projects requiring research, analysis, and professional judgement, primarily for construction and development projects.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate asset information and advice on asset-related issues.
- Support audits by providing data and documentation.
- Provide support to team members on capital-related inquiries and training new team members on fundamental procedural expectations.
- Performs other related duties as assigned to meet the needs of the business.
- Bachelors degree in accounting, business or related field required.
- 5+ years of experience in an accounting related field required.
- Advanced knowledge of GAAP and fixed asset accounting required.
- Yardi experience preferred
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel preferred
- Real estate construction accounting experience preferred
- Sage Premier Depreciation experience preferred
- Comprehensive understanding of accounting principles to apply GAAP to complex transactions
- High-level analytical and critical thinking skills, with the capacity to identify trends and discrepancies
- Strong accuracy and diligence with quantitative data and financial calculations
- Customer service orientation to provide effective and efficient support to internal clients
- Ability to effectively communicate complex financial and asset information to non-financial teams
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint)
- Skill and ability to train and mentor less experienced peers
- Skill in applying critical thinking, analysis, and problem-solving methods
- Skilled in prioritizing multiple tasks to meet deadlines
- Knowledge and ability to operate accounting software applications (e.g., Yardi)
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and maintain appropriate discretion
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
- This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.
- This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Seniority level
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Job function
Accounting/Auditing and Finance
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