Come be part of an award-winning company! AvalonBay Communities is the proud recipient of the 2007 "Property Management Company of the Year" and the 2005 "Development Firm of the Year" awards, as presented by the National Association of Home Builders. AvalonBay, an S&P 500 company, is in the business of developing, redeveloping, acquiring, and managing luxury apartments in the multi-family housing industry. We are looking for enthusiastic, customer-service focused individuals to be a part of our award-winning team. So if you're looking for a rewarding career opportunity with the top property management organization in the country, we'd like to hear from you! We are looking for the right candidate to join our Accounting Team as a Staff Accountant.

 Essential Job Functions

Ensure the accurate, complete and timely preparation of monthly financial statements, job cost reports, and bank requisitions.  Specific duties include:

• Prepare monthly closing entries and document support
• Prepare and analyze monthly financial statements
• Maintain supporting schedules for general ledger balances
• Prepare monthly variance analysis for Job Cost Reports
• Upload job budgets into job cost and reconcile to Management Investment Committee approvals
• Upload capital expenditure budgets and reconcile to approved budget
• Review construction requisitions and development invoices for coding and compliance and approve for payment processing   
• Prepare and post monthly overhead journal entries
• Prepare monthly PeopleSoft to Timberline reconciliations
• Reconcile monthly bank statements
• Complete special projects as assigned
• Assist construction and development administrative assistants with Timberline related issues

• Assist with training of new staff and Accounts Payable analysts
• Assist with the documentation of procedures and work flow processes

 Skills, Knowledge, Experience

• Excellent communication and analytical skills
• Strong knowledge of spreadsheet software
• Strong customer service focus
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Strong sense of teamwork and work ethic
• Knowledge of computer systems

 Education/Licensing

• Degree in Accounting from an accredited business school, GPA of 3.0 or higher
• CPA license preferred