About This Role
This Staff Accountant position plays a crucial role on the ownership accounting team, focusing on financial statement closes, reconciliations, and compliance with U.S. GAAP. The role involves maintaining quality financial statements in a multi-entity environment and assisting with project-related financial processes.
Responsibilities
- Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statement closes within specified deadlines
- Maintain quality financial statements in a multi-entity environment
- Prepare financial statements in compliance with U.S. GAAP
- Reconcile project costs to the general ledger monthly for entities under development
- Assist with the preparation and processing of monthly draw submissions to the lender for each respective project under development
- Assist with the capitalization of completed projects
- Coordinate timely payments of debts, taxes, and other invoices
- Interpret fund and investor governing documents to ensure proper application of terms for investor allocations, management fees, and carried interest
- Communicate with the Assistant Controllers and the respective development managers and/or investment managers, keeping them up to date on the status of projects
- Drive continual process improvement through the use and implementation of technology
- Follow PEG policies and procedures and comply with state and federal laws
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting preferred or in progress
- Knowledge of accounting principles and procedures related to U.S. GAAP
- Familiar with Microsoft Excel
- Willingness to learn new systems and further knowledge of existing systems
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Ability to collaborate with those in the accounting department and outside of the accounting department
Nice to have:
Important Details
- Work format: Must be available to work in office; future opportunities for hybrid work schedule after training period is completed
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to tolerate prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing at desk in assigned location
- Must be able to operate a computer, telephone, and/or keyboard and tolerate prolonged periods performing work using a computer, telephone, and/or keyboard
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times
