Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager

Overview

The Accounting Manager supports day-to-day accounting operations with a focus on accuracy, timeliness, and process efficiency. This role assists in managing the month-end close, helps maintain internal controls, and contributes to continuous improvements that support the company’s growth. The position requires a CPA and includes supervisory responsibility over direct reports.

Key Responsibilities

• Month-End Close & Financial Reporting
• Assist in managing the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to GAAP.
• Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and intercompany transactions.
• Assist in preparing monthly consolidated financial statements and management reporting packages, including P&L, balance sheet, and variance analyses.
• Ensure financial information is complete and consistent across multiple self-storage locations and corporate entities.
• Prepaids, and Accruals
• Manage prepaid amortization schedules and recurring accruals.
• Prepare and review mark-to-market and other technical accounting entries for senior management approval.
• Internal Controls & Compliance
• Support and maintain internal control processes to ensure audit readiness and compliance with GAAP.
• Work with senior management to ensure adherence to accounting policies and best practices across all locations.
• Support external audits by preparing schedules, addressing auditor requests, and coordinating responses, as needed.
• Operational Support & Analysis
• Support FP&A by providing data and analysis on monthly and quarterly financial performance, variances, and trends.
• Review and reclassify legal, repair & maintenance, and other operating expenses as needed to ensure accurate reporting.
• Support tax compliance and local regulatory filings in coordination with external advisors.

 

Month-End Close Checklist — Expanded Responsibilities

As part of the Accounting Manager role, this position will be directly accountable for executing and reviewing critical month-end close activities to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Maintaining and posting the Prepaid Other Amortization Schedule and related prepaid amortization entries.
• Preparing and reconciling schedules for Utility Deposits, Escrow Deposits, and Other Deposits.
• Managing Financing Cost and Loan Cost roll forward schedules and ensuring amortization is properly posted.
• Preparing the Accrued Interest Schedule for external loans and posting related principal and interest activity.
• Maintaining and reconciling the Notes Payable Schedule (Internal), Loan Payable Schedule (External), and SS Mortgages Schedule (including contras).
• Responsible for Interest Rate Cap and Nuveen & QR Core MTM Debt related journal entries.
• Posting Fund Loan and Store Loan Principal & Interest activity.
• Preparing and updating the Swap Contract Schedule and ensuring related mark-to-market entries are posted.
• Collecting and reconciling all loan statements as part of the close process.
• Posting all recurring journal entries in accordance with established schedules.

 

Requirements for Consideration

Primary requirements to be considered for the Accounting Manager role:

• 6+ years of experience
• 2+ years in a leadership or supervisory capacity
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Active CPA
• Real estate, property management, or investment fund accounting experience
• Experience with ERP systems such as Dynamics GP, Yardi, or similar
• Strong GAAP knowledge, advanced Excel
• Attention to detail necessary

 

What we offer: 

• Compensation: $125,000.00 per year
• Competitive salary based on experience
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match
• PTO

 

Location: 330 E Crown Point Rd, Winter Garden, FL 34787