Accountant, Accounts Payable

Base Annual Compensation: $75,000-$85,000 (depending on experience & location)

Title:                                        Accountant, Accounts Payable

Reports to:                             Accounting Manager, Accounts Payable

Primary Function:                  AP Accounting

Status:                                    Full-Time, Exempt

Location:                                Remote

Summary

Ballast Investments (“Ballast” or “The Company”) is seeking an Accountant, Accounts Payable to support the Accounts Payable vertical. Under the general supervision of the Accounting Manager, Accounts Payable, the Accountant, Accounts Payable is responsible for processing invoices received for payments, compiling, and maintaining account payable records, and assisting the Treasury team as needed.

The Company is a vertically-integrated owner-operator of multifamily, student housing, and single family rental assets in the greater Western United States. The Company has several strategic partnerships with global institutional capital providers and has experienced strong growth since its founding in 2014.

Ballast employs over 250+ real estate professionals whose mission is to create value by acquiring, developing, and managing our dwellings with exceptional care through an integrated approach. Our culture is founded on teamwork, authenticity, integrity and excellence. Through a shared purpose and common goal, the organization is built to serve its partners and communities within which it invests.

Primary Responsibilities

• Process, verify, and reconcile invoices
• Review account reconciliations and schedules for accuracy
• Attend to vendor inquiries and resolve payment issues
• Obtain W-9 forms and appropriate backup, as needed
• Analyze and process utility and property tax payments
• Assist in year-end tax preparation and audit schedule preparation
• Monitor trackers and setup payments and forms for various taxes and fees
• Perform general accounting duties including data input, filing, scanning, and organizing
• Other duties as assigned by upper management

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business required or equivalent classes from a 4-year college
• Minimum 2 years or more accounting work experience
• 1+ years of experience with property accounting for joint ventures for institutional real estate investments
• Real estate and/or construction and/or property management experience required
• Proficient Excel skills required (filters, sorting, pivot tables, V lookup, index and match etc.)
• Accounting software experience required; Yardi experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of GAAP rules and regulations preferred

Key Skills and Competencies

• Detail oriented and able to process large volumes of data with speed and accuracy
• Able to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines
• Able to maintain efficient filing and records retention of financial documents
• Strong accounting background including experience with revenue and tenant level transactions
• Able to work cross-functionally with other teams including but not limited to legal team, acquisition team, management team, treasury team and finance team
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) with ability to communicate internally with team members
• Strong computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of products and Microsoft Windows 

Ballast Investments is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.  Ballast Investments is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.