Accounting Assistant
ABOUT GREYSTAR
Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate company offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing, logistics, and life sciences sectors. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates more than $290 billion of real estate in 247 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, manages more than 857,400 units/beds globally, and has a robust institutional investment management platform comprised of more than $76 billion of assets under management, including over $34 billion of development assets. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.
JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
JOB DESCRIPTION
Essential Responsibilities:
- Process tax payments to relevant tax authorities
- Provide payment confirmations to accounting and tax service providers
- Post payment confirmation to the internal tax tracker
- Coordinate tax repayments into GREP bank account
- Assist in registering new entities for online transactions
- Assists in posting bank reconciliation transactions and assists in completing bank reconciliation
Organizational Responsibilities:
- Follows established policies and procedures by monitoring and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, organizational standards, and operational processes related to area(s) of responsibility and reporting violations or infractions to appropriate individual(s).
- Identifies areas for improvement and offers suggestions to improve efficiency and productivity.
- Keeps abreast of current changes in technology, processes, and standards within the industry and area(s) of responsibility by attending internal and external training classes, research and/or subscribing to the internet or other professional publications, or utilizing other appropriate method(s) to obtain business and professional information, and applies knowledge and practices to area(s) of responsibility.
Physical Demands:
- Incumbents must be able to view computer screens, mobile devices and other electronic equipment, paper reports, and journals for extended periods of time where visual strain may result.
- Regularly move from sitting to standing positions effortlessly.
- Regularly speak clearly so listeners can understand.
- Frequently work on projects that require deadlines
- Frequently bend to file and maintain files.
- Occasionally lift 5 - 10 pounds.
- Rare travel may be required to attend training programs, business meetings, or other situations necessary for the accomplishment of some or all of the daily responsibilities of this position.
Minimum Requirements:
- High School Diploma and one to three years of Accounts Receivable or Accounts Payable experience.
- Ability to calculate, post and manage accounting figures and financial records.
- Ability to process and reconcile invoices and payments.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook and Excel (basic functions and formulas), and ability to work with accounting software.
- Effective organizational and time management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work as part of a team and demonstrate effective verbal, listening, and written communication skills.
- Ability to use office machines, including a calculator, copier, and scanner.
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Additional Compensation:
- Corporate Positions: In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participate in an annual bonus program based on individual and company performance.
- Onsite Property Positions: In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible to participate in weekly, monthly, and/or quarterly bonus programs.
Robust Benefits Offered*:
- Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability & Life insurance benefits. Low (free basic) employee Medical costs for employee-only coverage; costs discounted after 3 and 5 years of service.
- Generous Paid Time off. All new hires start with 15 days of vacation, 4 personal days, 10 sick days, and 10 paid holidays. Plus your birthday off after 1 year of service! Additional vacation accrued with tenure.
- For onsite team members, onsite housing discount at Greystar-managed communities are available subject to discount and unit availability.
- 6-Week Paid Sabbatical after 10 years of service (and every 5 years thereafter).
- 401(k) with Company Match up to 6% of pay after 6 months of service.
- Paid Parental Leave and lifetime Fertility Benefit reimbursement up to $10,000 (includes adoption or surrogacy).
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Legal Plans.
- Charitable giving program and benefits.
*Benefits offered for full-time employees. For Union and Prevailing Wage roles, compensation and benefits may vary from the listed information above due to Collective Bargaining Agreements and/or local governing authority.
Greystar will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.