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Bayview Asset Management

Real Estate Accountant

Bayview Asset Management, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215

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Overview

Are you a motivated, goal-oriented accountant with a client service mindset? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and high transaction volume environment? At Cedar Brook Properties, we are seeking a skilled Real Estate Accountant to join our dynamic team. We are a large buyer of homes for renovation and resale nationwide. Our business model revitalizes existing residential properties to provide affordable, renovated homes for new homeowners. In this role, you will work within our accounting, payments, and reporting functions to support our investment and operating teams’ goals. Specific duties include monthly general ledger account reconciliations; monthly, quarterly, and annual close and financial reporting; accounts payable functions including invoice review, approval audit, coding, and adherence to policy; transactional services support; and participation with external and internal auditors. The ideal candidate will demonstrate 2+ years of similar accounting experience in residential real estate, with a keen focus on maintaining accuracy, meeting deadlines, ensuring efficient processing of financial transactions, and delivering key management reports and insights. This position offers a base salary with annual bonus opportunity and medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and paid time off benefits. This role is paying between $65,000 to $75,000 with an annual bonus. This is a hybrid role with required attendance in our Dallas, TX office.

Responsibilities

Oversee and provide guidance on transactional services including escrow and closing payments, property onboarding/offboarding, and construction draw funding processes to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with company standards.

Administer and monitor accounts payable functions, including the review and audit of invoices for contractual compliance, appropriate approvals, and proper coding; ensure adherence to company policy while managing treasury operations encompassing bank and credit card accounts.

Direct the preparation and review of monthly financial reconciliations and trial balances, while ensuring accuracy and compliance in the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes.

Serve as a primary liaison with outsourced payment providers and third-party vendors, ensuring effective collaboration, issue resolution, and alignment with business needs.

Support the preparation and analysis of financial results, including periodic profit and loss statements, variance analyses, performance metrics, and benchmarking, to inform business decision-making and strategic planning.

Contribute to the development and delivery of timely and accurate financial reports, including month-end and year-end statements, to support leadership oversight and external reporting requirements.

Coordinate with internal and external auditors, providing documentation, analysis, and explanations to facilitate audit processes and ensure compliance with regulatory and corporate standards.

Lead and participate in cross-functional projects and strategic initiatives, preparing ad hoc analyses and special reports to support executive decision-making and organizational objectives.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field is required.

Minimum of 2+ years of similar accounting experience in residential real estate (e.g., single-family, or multi-family property managers or operators, homebuilders, mortgage originators or real estate agency/brokerage) or other real estate focused firms required.

Audit experience is preferred.

Strong understanding of accounting principles, general ledger processing, financial reporting, and internal controls

Meticulous attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and precision in all financial transactions and reporting.

Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with multiple stakeholders.

Strong multitasking abilities, with proven record of prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and experience with accounting software systems (e.g., QuickBooks)

Certifications, Licenses, and/or Registration

A Certified Public Accountant is desired.

Physical Demands and Work Environment 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. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to handle, touch, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms. The employee is rarely required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

EEOC Cedar Brook Properties is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All aspects of consideration for employment and employment with the Company are governed based on merit, competence, and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

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