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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Culver city, California

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Job Description

Kirkwood Collection Inc. is seeking an Accounting Assistant to assist our Controller and President of the company. We provide Fund Accounting and hotel portfolio accounting services to 4 owner-operated hotels and 1 vacation rental.

Summary of Duties: Responsible for the accounting and financial activities of an open-ended real estate investment funds and separately managed hotel property accounts, including preparation and analysis of consolidated financial statements, cash management, general ledger maintenance, investor reporting, and oversight of accounting services performed by 3rd parties.

We would also expect this role to handle administrative tasks relating to the portfolio and office. As a rapidly growing company tripling our head-count, key-count, and hotel-count in 14 months, the opportunity for growth is available and expected.

General Duties the role would assist with:

Open-End Real Estate Fund Accounting:
  • Experience with real estate syndication, open-end fund accounting, and hotel accounting preferred.
  • Generate reporting packages consisting of financial statements, capital schedules and variance analysis.
  • Prepare consolidated financial statements for open-ended real estate investment fund. Consolidation process includes the rollup of multiple investment entities, reconciliation and balancing of intercompany accounts.
  • Maintain and review supporting accounting schedules and investor reporting schedules.
  • Use Juniper Square to calculate performance metrics, including time weighted returns, internal rates of return, investment multiples and cash-on-cash metrics.
  • Review accounts payable and calculate management fees for multiple investment entities.
  • Assist in annual audits, coordinate and prepare requested audit schedules and review reporting packages prepared by 3rd party administrator.
  • Build/code custom financial reports and account tree in financial reporting software.

Portfolio Cash Management
  • Perform bank reconciliations.
  • Review cash wire transfers between various bank accounts.
  • Coordinate client cash contributions and distributions, associated with investment operating income and investment acquisitions/dispositions.
  • Monitor and manage multiply credit facilities. Responsible for draw requests, payments and compliance. Review loan agreements for compliance requirements.

Hotel Accounting:
The Accounting Staff performs a variety of general accounting tasks:
  • Handle the day-to-day, monthly and year-end operations of the Accounts Payables and Receivables
  • Ensure that all invoices and staff reimbursements are paid accurately and in accordance with the Policies and Procedures in place
  • Prepare monthly journal entries including, but not limited to, allocations, monthly accruals, amortization of prepaid expenses, fixed assets depreciation, and recording and adjusting of reclassification journal entries, if necessary
  • Assist with general accounting month-end closing procedures
  • Prepare monthly and annual reconciliations of balance sheet accounts, including but not limited to, bank accounts, credit cards, fixed assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses and prepaid expenses
  • Complete special projects as needed and other duties assigned

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Strong accounting, financial and analytical skills
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
Excellent organizational skills
Accurate and detail-oriented work ethic
Ability to prioritize and multitask
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Adobe