Accountant

Who We Are: FirstService Residential is the largest provider of third-party community association management in North America. With a presence in 28 states and 3 provinces in Canada we deliver exceptional service and solutions that enhance the value of every property and the lifestyle of every resident in the communities we manage.

We currently have an opening for an Accountant at our Sun City Huntley location:

Primary Responsibilities: Analyzing and reporting financial activities of our Association.

Skill Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Experience as Staff Accountant in property management or real state fields, residential management preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of customer service principles and practices.
• Ability to perform with minimum supervision and make decisions independently.
• Strong communication and analytic skills.
• Detailed oriented with multiple tasks and information organization.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Windows software, especially EXCEL.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly financial statements
• Review/test accounts receivable activities (i.e. potential assessments)
• Review accounts payable activities (i.e. review coding)
• Review cash activities (i.e. review outstanding checks, reconciling items)
• Prepare accrual entries and maintain backup schedules (i.e. accrued interest, prepaid expenses, deferred assessments)
• Analyze and reconcile all balance sheet accounts monthly.
• Assist management with annual budget.
• At year end, close out financial statements, code the new budget, enter budget spreads into the system and prepare monthly/quarterly reserve contribution payment requests for the accounts payable folder.
• Monitor investments, cash balances and cash adequacy
• Analyze and confer with managers regarding notable financial matters and variances.
• Provide excellent customer service and open lines of communication with coworkers and homeowners.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Physical Requirements

• Capable of working extended hours, to include evenings, weekends, and holidays as necessary.
• Able to see well enough to read faint or partially obscured writing or printing, with corrective lenses if needed.
• Must be able to speak English in a clear and understandable voice so that various types of communications may be conducted with people of various levels of education and capabilities, to include the exchange and receipt of information over the telephone.
• Position involves sitting, standing, stooping, kneeling, pushing, shoving, lifting, carrying, and moving objects that can weigh up to 25 lbs. This movement can occur throughout the day. Must also be able to climb several flights of stairs if necessary.
• This position will alternate between working indoors in a controlled climate and with proper lighting, to an outdoors setting with variable climate and lighting.
• Must be able to interact with all types of individuals, be mentally alert, detail oriented, and with good reasoning skills.
• Must be able to work in small and confined spaces for extended periods of time.
• Must have finger dexterity for typing/using a keyboard.

Environmental Requirements

• Must be able to work on more than one assignment at a time with frequent interruptions, changes, and delays. Must be able to remain focused and work effectively, efficiently, and cheerfully under such circumstances. For safety reasons, employee must remain alert to working conditions and aware of safety, health, and environmental concerns.
• Must be able to work effectively and cheerfully in an environment which may be stressful due to adversarial situations resulting from the proper performance of duties.

This is a full-time position at 32 hours/week.