Director of Property Accounting

10 hours ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Equity LifeStyle Properties Full time
Job Summary

The Director of Property Accounting is responsible for overseeing all property accounting functions, including financial statement preparation and review of assigned income statement categories. This position ensures timely and accurate preparation and review of property financial statements, while maintaining and building upon our culture of collaboration, empathy, and ownership for over 50+ team members.

Essential Job Functions
  • Prepare monthly property operating financial statements.
  • Lead a team of Managers, Senior Accountants, and Staff Accountants, including duties normally associated with supervisory positions like hiring, training, performance appraisals, and disciplinary counseling.
  • Collaborate with senior leaders in Finance, Operations, and Information Technology to ensure optimal business impact.
  • Communicate and assist Operations and senior leadership on financial statement information.
  • Oversee monthly analysis of income and expense variance by property, including occupancy and accounts receivable aging for our portfolio.
  • Review and consolidate all balance sheet account reconciliations ensuring that all reconciling items are recorded timely.
  • Assist with the preparation of quarterly and annual schedules to support financial statement used for public reporting.
  • Gather records for the annual audit.
Skills, Education, and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting with CPA.
  • Eight plus years experience, property accounting preferred.
  • Advance knowledge of Excel.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills are necessary.

In return for your excellent skills and abilities, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental, and vision plans, a generous 401(k) employer match, and paid vacations, holidays, and sick time.

We invite you to visit our website at https://www.equitylifestyle.com for additional information regarding our exceptional resort communities.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome and thank all applicants.



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