Staff Accountant

About the Company

Griffin Capital Company is a leading full-service real estate investment and management company that for three decades has established a reputation for leadership and innovation led by a team of cycle-tested professionals with expertise in acquisitions, investment management, and capital markets. We manage a diverse portfolio of institutional-quality assets across the United States. Our goal is to create reliable, thematic investment solutions to meet the needs of our investors and the communities in which we invest. Since 1995, Griffin Capital has owned, managed, sponsored and/or co-sponsored approximately $23 billion in assets across a wide range of real estate sectors and investment structures. The Griffin Capital Team has engaged in the development of approximately $4.3 billion of real estate with a specific focus on the multifamily sector where it has a development portfolio in 32 markets.

Position Summary

The Staff Accountant is responsible for performing the day-to-day accounting functions and assists with fund-level reporting to maintain accurate books and records. This role requires basic-to-intermediate accounting knowledge, attention to detail, proficiency in accounting software, and the ability to follow detailed instructions and work collaboratively across teams, departments, and vendors.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for assigned funds.
• Tie-out financial information to underlying supporting schedules
• Assist with quarterly investor capital statement review process for assigned funds.
• Prepare journal entries and bank reconciliations for monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for funds under internal accounting management.
• Prepare quarterly financial workbooks for funds under internal accounting management that include core financial statements and detailed account reconciliations.
• Prepare electronic payments in various banking portals and perform call-back verifications when needed.
• Assist with investor closings.
• Coordinate payment of placement fees, including the preparation of third-party broker-dealer commission statements.
• Calculate and populate payment templates for investor distributions.
• Review CapEx disbursement package from property management teams for submission to lender.
• Prepare weekly sales spreadsheets for Form D reporting.
• Assist with audit requests during annual and other engagements.
• Assist with ad-hoc transaction processing and special projects as requested by management/seniors.

Requirements:

Qualifications and Skills Requirements

• Minimum one year of accounting or finance experience.
• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in finance, accounting or related field. or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated competency of all MS Office applications including Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Identifies problems or issues in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
• Balances team and individual responsibilities; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently.
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; monitors own work to ensure quality.

Benefits and Salary

Griffin Capital's salary ranges are determined by role, duration of direct experience, and internal and external pay equity considerations.

• The base salary range for this non-exempt full-time position is $67,000 - $84,000 + bonus eligibility + benefits.*

At Griffin Capital, we strive to offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to our employees. To support the physical, financial, and emotional well-being of employees, we offer:

• 100% company paid individual Medical and Dental Insurance.
• 401(k) plan with up to 4% matching and full vesting.
• Paid time off (PTO) starting at 17 days per year, with increases after 2 years of service.
• A yearly Birthday Holiday and paid time off for community service.
• State of the art onsite gym.
• Company funded Lifestyle Spending Account.
• Access to other health and tax-advantaged benefits.

In addition to the above-listed benefits, the firm also offers hybrid work options specific to roles, an employee-led professional development program, and community involvement through its Griffin Care and Community Committee. Availability of benefits may be subject to location & employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements. Griffin reserves the right to alter these benefits in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

• Please note that the compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to the California Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements Law. Griffin Capital takes into consideration a candidate's education, training, and experience, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the California Law, a potential new employee's salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Equal Employment Opportunity at Griffin

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation.

We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas.

We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Griffin Capital will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations and in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process.