With more than 225 branch offices across North America, Associa is building the future of community for nearly five million residents worldwide. Our 11,000+ team members lead the industry with unrivaled education, expertise, and trailblazing innovation. For more than 43 years, Associa has brought positive impact and meaningful value to communities. To learn more, visit www.associaonline.com.

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The Lead General Ledger Accountant mentors a team of General Ledger Accountants by guiding, supporting and motivating team members. This position will also help with the training of the new General Ledger Accountants. Candidates for this position must meet Associa’s credit requirements.

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Job Duties and Responsibilities:

\n\nMonth-end closing, bank reconciliations, and financial statement preparation for multiple entities (Non-Profit Corporations) with a high level of complexity as a backup only.\nAble to perform departmental accounting functions – file uploads, formatting, systems expert, C3 templates/reports/etc.\nDevelop and maintain supporting schedules and reports as requested.\nBudget changes - assistance and administration.\nPerform Year End close including roll-forward to subsequent year.\nSupport Community Association Managers (CAM), Financial Accounting Support Personnel (FASP), and Association Board of Directors (BOD) as requested.\nWork with supporting CSSC departments on issue resolution.\nTrain accountants and assist in Associa financial preparation process.\nReview and record evidence of the review of a sampling (5-10 per day) of monthly financial statements for quality assurance.\nReview “high-touch” association financial statements as directed.\nRepresent team in Transition-In and Transition-Out weekly meetings.\nEnsure Transition-In and Transition-Out of C3 data is completed.\nManage backup and overflow by assignment of tasks.\nCo-ordinate special research/cleanup projects (1799, AR, other aged balance sheet items).\nFull understanding of all four financial statement preparation methods (Cash, Modified Cash, Modified Accrual, Accrual).\nStrive to learn other branches’ nuances.\nOccasional work on weekends may be required.\nOther duties as assigned.\n\n Requirements

Knowledge and Skills:

\n\nAbility to interpret and apply industry related law.\nAble to manage multiple entities, meet tight deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail.\nMicrosoft Office including Excel at an advanced level (independent worksheet manipulation).\nGood written and verbal communication skills.\nStrong interpersonal and communication skills.\nComplete Control for Communities (C3) software, preferred but not required.\nUnderstanding of, or experience in, the Community Association Management Industry , preferred but not required.\nExperience working in an Accounting Shared Services Center environment, preferred but not required.\n\n

Education and Experience:

\n\nAssociates Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Equivalent work experience.\nMust have a minimum of 6 months as a General Ledger Accountant.\nKnowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Association of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) guidelines.\n
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