Senior Staff Accountant (Fixed Assets) | Camden Corporate Office (Hybrid Position)

Job Summary

The Fixed Assets Senior Staff Accountant is responsible for the day-to-day accounting for development projects, capital expenditures, as well as directly assisting in the account for real estate acquisitions and dispositions and other technical areas. This role involves strong analytical and communication skills to continuously improve on current processes and stakeholder deliverables. 

Essential Functions

• Responsible for day-to-day accounting activities related to Camden’s development projects and capital expenditures. 
• Proactively team with Fixed Assets Staff Accountant as part of a supportive work environment.
• Apply accounting policies in accordance with US GAAP and ensure compliance with internal controls.
• Assist the Manager of Fixed Assets Accounting in identifying topics and researching accounting standards to support new or changes to existing accounting policies and procedures.
• Collaborate and communicate financial results, trends and other ad hoc analysis to key internal stakeholders, including Construction and Facilities teams.
• Directly support the Manager of Fixed Assets in the accounting processes for acquisitions and dispositions of real estate. 
• Proactively collaborate with other groups, including Construction, Facilities, Treasury, Finance and IT to assist in process improvements, resolve issues and increase efficiency.
• Support the Fixed Assets Accounting Manager in ERP financial system transformation projects and other special projects.
• Assist in data collection to support Financial Reporting in the preparation of data disclosed in Form 10-Q and 10-K SEC filings, as needed.
• Prepare deliverables in support of the annual budgeting process in areas of capital expenditures, depreciation, overhead allocations and operating property financial results. 
• Participate in environment of continuous improvement by actively seeking and proposing areas of automation and efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s and/or advanced degree in Accounting required
• Certified Public Accountant preferred
• Minimum 3 years of professional accounting experience required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of GAAP regulations and SOX frameworks
• Extensive experience with ERP systems (Oracle and/or SAP), high proficiency in Microsoft Excel and knowledge of business intelligence tools (e.g., Microsoft Power BI, etc.)

And here’s the fine print HR wants you to know:

• Job is intermittently sedentary but requires mobility (i.e., climb stairs) to tour, show, and inspect apartments on a daily basis
• Will use some repetitive motion of hand-wrist in using computer and writing
• Must have normal range of vision to complete applications, leases, general paperwork and handle computerized bookkeeping duties; hearing and speech to communicate with residents, vendors, supervisors and coworkers on the telephone or in person on a regular basis
• Must handle stressful, urgent, novel and diverse work situations on a daily basis
• Emotional stability and personal maturity are important attributes in this position 
• Works in a typical office setting with daily exposure to outdoor environment (i.e., heat, cold, damp, rain, etc.) when touring community
• Hazards can be avoided with proper lifting techniques, SDS and general safety training 
• Will be regularly called upon to work long hours and odd schedules (including weekends) 
• Position requires periodic travel by automobile to handle work-related activities
• May require airline travel, out-of-town and /or overnight trips 
• Attendance and punctuality is essential for success in this position
• Contact your HR team for the position’s Physical Demands Analysis 

This job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. Camden may add or change responsibilities in order to meet business and organizational needs.  Employees must meet qualification standards that are job-related and consistent with business necessity and must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations.

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