Staff Accountant
Greystone Management Solutions, a division of Greystone & Co., Inc. (GMS), is a consulting firm specializing in asset management for public institutions.
GMS drafts and negotiates leases, licenses, easements, and other real estate documents for transportation agencies, and manages the agencies’ leased and licensed portfolios.
The GMS office is located at 505 Eighth Avenue, New York City, New York.
We are seeking a Staff Accountant to join Management Solutions Accounting team in our New York office. Reporting to the Director of Finance and Accounting, the Staff Accountant will provide accounting services for a range of public agency clients as directed.
The successful candidate is a highly motivated individual who is detail oriented and has great communication skills.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities :
Manage client’s portfolio of retail tenants :
- Create monthly invoices for a small portfolio of tenants.
- Record rent payments and other passthrough charges paid by tenants.
- Maintain tenant ledgers.
- Ensure the accuracy of all data in the tenant ledgers.
- Monitor lease portfolio to identify any changes in financial obligations (rent and other / passthrough charges).
- Create an aging report, as requested.
- Prepare financial data analyses, as requested.
Manage lessee financial accounting requirements :
- Work closely with client accounting / finance departments to maintain various Yardi modules.
- Create a lease setup within the modules.
- Validate data every month.
- Run journal entries and month-end reports.
Property Management role :
- Perform property management accounting services for a small client portfolio of properties, including tracking maintenance expenses, reconciling bank account detailed expense listings on a monthly basis, and providing monthly reporting to clients.
- Run reports and prepare analyses as requested.
Experience, Skills, and Abilities Required :
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, or a related field and at least 4 years of experience in accounting / bookkeeping, particularly in the real estate field.
- Have experience working within Yardi, MRI, or similar software. GASB87 familiarity is a plus but not required.
- You are an organized, detail-oriented accountant or bookkeeper with excellent verbal and written communication skills and an interest in commercial real estate.
At Greystone, we believe that finding creative solutions for our clients comes from the collaboration of people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
We strive to build an inclusive work environment that celebrates differences and empowers all individuals with opportunities to channel their entrepreneurial spirit.
Greystone is an EEO employer.
Greystone offers a competitive base salary and bonus. The base salary range for this position is $60,000 to $80,000 / year.
The specific compensation that will be offered is based on an understanding of the hired candidates' qualifications at the time of hire.
Employees are eligible for a discretionary bonus based on employee work performance reviewed during the annual review process.