Senior Property Accountant

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PDM) is an owner, manager and operator of high-quality, Class A office properties located in select sub-markets of major U.S. cities. Its geographically-diversified, over $5 billion portfolio is comprised of more than 21 million square feet.

The Senior Property Accountant’s primary role is to support Property Management as an accounting resource providing positive and timely client service and to perform property monthly closings in a timely and accurate manner to support the preparation of the REIT financial information.

• All general ledger responsibilities within MRI for assigned group of properties including closing the books on a monthly basis (40% of time).
• Prepare/review the following specific accounting entries and related analysis: straight line rent, accounts receivable and related allowance for doubtful accounts, depreciation, amortization of leasing costs, prepaid rent, accrued property tax and the related expense, prepaid insurance and the related expense, other accrued liabilities and other account reconciliation (15% of time).
• Maintain supporting work papers and account analysis for assigned properties, including a monthly closing checklist (10% of time).
• Review the following related responsibilities performed by others for assigned properties: accounts payable/cash disbursements, cash receipts, and fixed assets (15% of time).
• Work with property managers to review variance explanations and monthly accruals, review/prepare portions of property annual budgets, review forecasts, and assist with operating expense recovery reimbursements (15% of time).
• Other duties as assigned from time to time to assist the Real Estate Accounting Group, including but not limited to audit support (5% of time).

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience, real estate accounting preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, experience with MRI and Nexus a plus
• Detail-oriented with strong organization and analytical skills
• Strong in both written and verbal communication
• Ability to work independently and in teams to meet deadlines while maintaining a positive attitude
• Travel is minimal (less than 5%)