Senior Accountant

at  Amherst Holdings

The Amherst Group of companies comprise of leading real estate investment and advisory firms with a mission to transform the way real estate is owned, financed and managed. Amherst leverages its proprietary data, analytics, technology, and decades of experience to seek solutions for a fragmented, slow-to-evolve real estate ecosystem and to materially improve the experience for residents, buyers, sellers, communities, and investors. Today Amherst has over 1000 employees and $14.1 billion in assets under management.
Over the past decade, Amherst has scaled its platform to become one of the largest operators of single-family assets and has acquired, renovated, and leased more than 46,000 homes across 32 markets in the U.S. The firm delivers customized, stabilized cash-flowing portfolios of assets to its investors, wrapped in all the ongoing services required to manage, own, and finance the asset including property management, portfolio management, and a full capital markets team. In addition to its single-family rental platform, Amherst’s debt business pursues two distinct credit strategies in mortgage-backed securities and commercial real estate lending. Over its 25-year history, Amherst has developed a deep bench of research and technology talent, and leverages data and analytics at every stage in the asset lifecycle to improve operations and preserve long-term value for our investors and the more than 188,000 residents the firm has served.
The Property Management Revenue Senior Accountant is responsible for appropriately and timely billing Property Management revenue fees to the Property Owner. Revenue fee billing includes, but is not limited to, Brokerage Commissions, Trip Charges, Mark-Up, Lease Fees, Securing Fees, Onboarding Fees, Resident-Related Property Management Fees, Property Disposal Fees, Developer Fees, and Inspections. In addition to daily tasks, the Senior Accountant will also be responsible for reconciliations, month-end billings, month-end accruals, and ad hoc projects.

This is a full-time position. Days and typical hours of work are Monday through Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. This position will report directly to the Costa Rica Property Management Revenue Accounting Supervisor and indirectly to the US Accounting Supervisor.

• 50% of time creating and processing daily/weekly revenue billing
• 30% of time on month-end related duties
• 10% of time reconciling revenue and accounts receivable
• 10% of time on miscellaneous inquiries

Responsibilities include:

• Daily creation of revenue billings
• Creation of Month-end Charges, Payables, and Journal Entries
• Reconciling revenue transactions
• Execution of miscellaneous tasks as needed
• Timely communication with the US Accounting Team as issues or concerns arise

Experience Requested:

• Graduate with an Accounting major
• Revenue and Accounts Receivable experience preferred
• Experience with Yardi preferred
• At least 3-5 years of Accounting experience
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook and Teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Deals with confidential information and/or issues using discretion and judgment.
• Ability to perform repetitive work in a diligent manner
• Strong organizational and time management skills, experience utilizing Microsoft Planner a plus
• Detail-oriented
• Ability to work evenings and weekends as required

Our full-time employee benefits include:

• A competitive and comprehensive benefits package.

• Daily creation of revenue billings
• Creation of Month-end Charges, Payables, and Journal Entries
• Reconciling revenue transactions
• Execution of miscellaneous tasks as needed
• Timely communication with the US Accounting Team as issues or concerns aris