SENIOR ACCOUNTANT – RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNTING / Conifer Realty, Corporate Offices - Rochester, NY

Full-time / New Opportunity with Growth Potential!

HYBRID POSITION: 3 full days in the office, 2 days remote (once fully trained)

ABOUT CONIFER:

Conifer Realty, LLC is a dynamic, vertically integrated organization that creates and manages high-quality affordable and work-force housing. Conifer is devoted to growth, to innovation and being a best -in -class developer. We are a pacesetter in affordable housing, transforming communities to make lives better. We are quickly becoming the home for top talent, based on fulfilling work, the opportunity for personal and professional growth, and our unique “Conifer Family” culture.

Conifer maintains offices in Rochester, New York City, and Long Island, New York; Mount Laurel, New Jersey; and Columbia, Maryland, while expanding into new markets across the Midwest, Southeast to fulfill the dire need for high-quality, affordable housing. The company has developed over 21,000 affordable housing apartments across more than 300 residential communities. At the heart of Conifer is an experienced team of more than 500+ highly skilled and passionate professionals. The team’s demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit has secured our leadership role in the affordable housing industry.

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BRING:

• Minimum 5 years’ related accounting experience required.
• Experience in housing, affordable housing, construction, banking/lending helpful.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, v-lookup).
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting preferred.
• Prior experience in banking/lending, construction, or housing industry a plus.

The Senior Accountant – Residential Accounting maintains the general ledgers for Conifer Realty’s portfolio of residential properties. The Senior Accountant is responsible for the reconciliation, proration and variance analysis for multiple accounts across the portfolio, reporting functions to internal and external sources with contractual deadlines, responding to questions & requests for information, internally and externally, resulting from monthly, quarterly and annual report submission. All Conifer Accountants fully participate in the annual audit process.

RESPONSIBILITIES will include but are not limited to:

• Prepare monthly & quarterly financial statements meeting demanding required contractual deadlines.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations, address and resolve all unreconciled accounts.
• Prepare & submit all required monthly & quarterly reports, as required by lenders, investors and agencies meeting their required deadlines and specific agency formatting requirements.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly financial variance analysis.
• Prepare & reconcile monthly management fees.
• Prepare & reconcile all required reserve and escrow deposits.
• Prepare & submit all required reserve & escrow withdrawals.
• Assist with annual budget preparation and budget review where required.
• Attend financial review meetings and assist District Managers with variance explanations when requested.
• Respond to auditor and investor questions regarding monthly, quarterly and annual financial statement submissions within 24 hours.
• Provide & prepare documents, as requested by auditors within set time frames.
• Assist outside accountants in interpreting property management documents during audit season.
• Prepare annual distributions and respond to investor questions regarding distributions.
• Read/review Regulatory Agreements, Operating Agreements, Management Agreement, Mortgage/loan documents and any other associated documents assuring we are complying with contractual agreements.
• Set up financial statements & all associated requirements during the transition of new properties to Conifer Realty.
• Strive to improve knowledge of the Low-income Housing Business.
• Flexibility to travel to sites, meetings, conferences, training, others as needed.
• General office administrative duties (data entry, copying, scanning, etc.).

EDUCATION/TRAINING

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting preferred or some college with accountant-related work experience.

CANDIDATES' ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE will include::

• Strong MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Yardi Voyager experience desired; or other housing industry software programs helpful.
• Strong Financial Analysis experience required.
• Prior experience working with Budgets needed.
• Ability to read and comprehend complex documents.
• Accurate data entry skills with excellent proofreading required.
• Flexibility for overtime during peak seasons.
• Flexibility for occasional travel (training, site visits, conferences) with possible overnight(s) when assigned.

CANDIDATES' SKILLS WILL ALSO INCLUDE:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills to interact with all employees and external lenders, investors and agencies.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills to meet required deadlines.
• Ability to work independently, as well as support a team.
• Resourceful; problem-solving skills.
• Proactive; eager to learn and take on new responsibilities.
• Business Professional with excellent business judgment at all times.
• Adaptable; flexibility to multi-task and change projects when needed.
• Willing to go above and beyond; thinks outside the box.

Visit Conifer’s website for our History, Mission, Values and Services at link: https://coniferllc.com/

Conifer Realty is a professional, service-oriented organization offering a competitive compensation package commensurate with experience, along with excellent benefits that include ongoing training, promotion from within, 12 paid holidays, paid time off (PTO); 401K with company match; medical, HSA, dependent care Flex account, dental, vision; company-paid life, short and long-term disability insurances; and a wellness program.

APPLY TODAY via our website link: http://www.careersatconifer.com to complete our application process and attach your resume. Thank you for your interest in joining the Conifer Team!

Conifer Realty LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic. Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Veteran/Citizenship/Immigration Status.