ZRS Management is hiring: Accounting Manager in Orlando

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Overview

The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing the financial reporting and analysis for a portfolio of multi-family properties, ensuring accuracy and consistency in monthly results. In addition to core accounting duties, the Accounting Manager plays a key role in department-wide projects that aim to streamline operations, centralize accounting services, and introduce process improvements through technology and innovation. This position involves working with a team of accountants, frequent collaboration with other departments and levels within ZRS as well as various outside constituents. The Accounting Manager reports to the Controller.

Responsibilities

• Oversee critical payments such as owner distributions, real estate taxes, insurance, and mortgage payments, ensuring timely and accurate execution.
• Assist Regional Managers (RMs) and Accountants with forecasting, distribution calculations, and sale closing pro-rations.
• Support audits by preparing schedules and responding to auditor inquiries.
• Lead departmental projects aimed at improving accounting workflows using automation, AI, and other efficiency tools.
• Research and recommend software and tools to enhance accounting processes, enabling informed decision-making by leadership.
• Create and manage project plans, assign tasks, set deadlines, and ensure adherence to timelines and budgets.
• Develop tools to track KPIs, project statuses, and other operational data for leadership reporting and analysis.
• Assist with system troubleshooting, error resolution in reporting, and responding to internal or client concerns.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to accounting staff; manage team members when applicable.
• Support onboarding and offboarding of property assets from an accounting perspective.
• Interact with clients during new property setup to ensure alignment with accounting standards and practices.
• Create training materials and curriculum to educate accounting staff and site/regional team members on key accounting processes and tools.
• Ad hoc projects and tasks as needed

Skills, Knowledge And Abilities

• Posses excellent computer skills - Be proficient in the software utilized for the specific property
• Knowledge of Yardi/MRI/Real Page/TOPS /Entrata preferred
• Able to read and write in English language in a professional manner
• Ability to follow and apply Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Ability to perform cash forecasting, planning and management
• Ability to read and comprehend financial statements
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills
• Independent and autonomous work style
• Demonstrate effective communication skills
• Must possess attention to detail
• Knowledge of business practices and principles
• Ability to handle multiple projects and tasks
• Ability to respect and maintain confidentiality

Qualifications

• 2-4 Years of Accounting Experience –Residential Property Accounting preferred.
• 4 yr. Accounting Degree preferred.

Working conditions and physical demands

The Accounting Manager works in an office environment. This position is hybrid and requires a minimum of three days per week in the office. This person should be able to sit for an extended period of time, push, pull, stoop, kneel, reach, grasp, talk, hear, climb, and lift objects up to 5 pounds with ease. This person should be able to operate office equipment such as computer/phone/fax/scanner/etc. They work normal business hours. This position will involve light travel for training and education seminars. ZRS Management is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance

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