Accountant

Job Description:

• •Job Title Accountant
• •Company Lifestyle Property Management,Ltd.
• •Department Finance & Accounting
• •Reports To Accounting Supervisor
• •Wage Category Exempt

Who We Are

Every day, we take deliberate action to nurture a culture that is grounded in our purpose, to Build a Connection™. No matter your area of expertise, at LC, you’ll find your why and your place to belong.

Guided by our core values of performance, quality, communication, teamwork, and leadership, you’ll be empowered to fuel our growth and create a lasting legacy in our communities. Are you ready to make an impact?

The Team You Will Join

We count on accounting and finance to deliver far more than just the numbers. Lifestyle Communities’ (LC) Finance team helps us realize our goals and achieve our ambitions by identifying and capitalizing on opportunities to drive value. You’ll join a dynamic team committed to elevating the company through product innovation, process improvement, and margin and profitability enhancement. You will strategize, forecast, analyze, audit, research and lead important decisions.

Who You Are

As the Staff Accountant, you will ensure that all financial reporting and analysis are generated for the respective projects within the Finance & Accounting group focused on supporting the Property Management and BRG business functions. In this role, you’ll assist with accounts payable, accounts receivables, general ledger and job cost related activities to support the management operations.

The Difference You Will Make

• •Prepare accurate and timely accrual basis financial statements in accordance with close checklists.
• •Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations including analysis of key accounts
• •Complete cash reconciliations for required accounts.
• •Maintain continuous improvement mindset working to consistently improve efficiency and effectiveness of the close process.
• •Maintain appropriate communication with Supervisor through close process to identify and address potential delays.
• •Communicate allocations of monthly shared services provided by LPM to other department leaders.
• •Assist with other information requests across the organization as needed.
• •Assist with fixed asset accounting.
• •Maintain appropriate communication with Company accounting managers.
• •Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

What You’ll Bring

• •Work requires alignment with our Core Values: Performance, Communication, Leadership, Quality, Teamwork.
• •Work requires demonstrated analytical and accounting skills.
• •Work requires strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• •Work requires the ability to identify and resolve problems effectively with minimum supervision in a timely manner.
• •Work requires exercising independent judgment and discretion.
• •Work requires ability to maintain honesty and integrity at all times.
• •Work requires detail oriented capabilities.
• •Work requires the ability to present written communication in a clear and informative manner and have strong communication skills.
• •Work requires knowledge or the ability to acquire knowledge of applicable accounting software programs.
• •Work requires flexibility in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• •Work requires strong understanding of Microsoft excel including comfort with VLOOKUP and SUMIF functions, and experience using mapping tables.

Direct Reports and Reporting Relationship:

None, however, the ability to achieve results by working with others within the organization regardless of reporting relationship, is a critical success factor.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field with one to three years of experience preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment described herein are representative of the criteria that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform these functions in accordance with applicable law.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to primarily sit; stand; walk; handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to focus.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to an office environment.

Location and Travel:

This position will be based out of our Columbus, OH Corporate Office.

Disclaimer

The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Lifestyle Communities (LC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.