Real Estate Investments Accountant

Throughout our history, Eaton Vance has operated with one purpose: to serve our clients’ investment needs. We seek to provide investors with consistent performance, top-quality service and value-added strategies across a range of investment disciplines. In managing client portfolios, we continuously adhere to established investment disciplines and balance the pursuit of return with the careful management of portfolio risk.

* Assist in maintaining overall accounting and internal and external reporting records for wholly-owned and co-owned subsidiaries and real estate joint ventures (currently in the following sectors: multi-family, office, industrial and mixed use). * Assist with preparation for month-end report review. * Participate in the detail review of financial accounting and reporting from outside property managers to ensure accuracy and compliance with GAAP. * Prepare accounting instructions for outside custodian and outside property managers. * Coordinate and assist in maintaining debt compliance requirements for real estate investment properties. * Summarize financial information for internal reporting purposes. * Monitor and process certain expenses and prepare related journal entries. * Contribute to preparation of compliance requirements for several credit facilities, including weekly and monthly debt compliance. * Participate in preparation of data for private offering documents of new funds and fund closings and perform related analysis. * Assist with reviewing and maintaining real estate investment subsidiaries trial balances. * Maintain excellent relations with outside service providers to include property managers, joint venture partners and audit professionals. * Regularly interface with the outside custodian, who performs the accounting for the investment products, including instructing the custodian on accounting matters and assisting with reporting to/from the custodian. * Maintain a strong adherence to internal control policies and procedures. * Contribute to a team environment. * Special projects as necessary.

* BS in Accounting or Business. * 1-2+ years accounting or audit experience. * Real estate accounting experience preferred. * Demonstrate professionalism and strong ability to maintain working relationships with other departments and multiple outside service providers. * Strong oral and written communication skills. * Strong aptitude for detail and high degree of reliability and accuracy.