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Form of workClarion Partners, LLC, has been a leading real estate investment manager for over 40 years. Headquartered in New York, the Firm maintains strategically located offices across the United States and Europe. With $79 billion in total real estate and debt assets under management, Clarion Partners offers a broad range of real estate strategies across the risk/return spectrum to approximately 500 institutional investors across the globe. Clarion Partners is an independent subsidiary of Franklin Templeton.
Position Description:
Portfolio Accountant-Funds will perform financial, accounting and reporting functions for an open-end core fund. Responsibilities include:
- Review and analyze property financial reports that include incomes statements, balance sheets, general ledgers, cash flow statements and other support documentation, to ensure material accuracy of property level reporting, and provide variance explanations for a portfolio of real estate assets.
- Work with management companies on maintaining multiple basis general ledgers for a portfolio of assets. Approximately 80 - 100 assets.
- Review/Approve weekly real estate payables.
- Review and finalize annual real estate operating budgets.
- Review and finalize annual CAM reconciliations for designated assets.
- Review prorations for acquisition/disposition of assets.
- Assist with uploading multi-level transactions into accounting software.
- Special projects, as required
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious individual to join the finance team of this account.
Job Requirements:
- 3 - 5 Years minimum experience
- Real estate accounting background preferred
- CPA certification (or close to completion)
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or business
- Microsoft Excel required with knowledge of MRI or comparable system a plus
- Highly motivated self-starter who must be able to meet tight reporting deadlines
- Excellent analytical skills with ability to independently solve problems
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
