Accounting Manager Jobs in Atlanta, GA

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Role Overview

As a Senior Fund Accountant, you support the overall reporting, analysis, and operations of a fund of Cortland assets. Here are the roles you'll play:

The Reports Guru

• Assist with capital call and distribution calculations in accordance with the applicable partnership agreements
• Calculate and report quarterly investor level reporting – like NAV statements
• Assist with quarterly and year-end close activities for your fund and its underlying investments, including the preparation of income statements, balance sheets, and cash account reconciliations
• Collaborate with the Investments team to prepare and review client deliverables, drawdown/distribution notices, NAV statements, and quarterly reports
• Help coordinate annual fund-level audits that include accounting processes like bank reconciliations, cash management, general ledger entries, and financial statement preparation and review
• Prepare quarterly unaudited and annual audited financial statements
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations and other treasury functions
• Complete quarterly equity reconciliations

The Analyzer

• Apply your knowledge of partnerships, fund structures, waterfalls, preferred return/promote/carried interest, acquisition fees, and capital transactions
• Forecast fund and portfolio level liquidity for senior management
• Effectively communicate with senior management regarding financial statements, investor reporting, and cash management
• Help develop, document, and communicate accounting policy and procedures; identify and implement process improvements as applicable
• Review fee calculations per the provisions of the respective agreements

The Impact You Can Make

• Investors have a crystal-clear picture of how their assets are performing thanks to your contributions.
• The Fund Controller you work with looks forward to receiving your inputs because they are always insightful and spot on.
• You make everyone's lives easier by providing them with highly accurate and timely reports, keeping the whole team on the same page.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA or MBA a plus
• 1-3 years' experience with financial management
• Real estate experience a plus
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, problem-solving, and time-management skills
• Extraordinary attention to detail while performing multiple assignments under tight deadlines
• Proficiency in Excel and other Microsoft Office programs

About Cortland

Founded in 2005, Cortland is an international, vertically integrated multifamily real estate investment, development, and management firm with a resident-centric approach to living experiences. Recognized as one of the top 10 multifamily owners and operators in the US, Cortland combines in-house design, construction, and operations to deliver value and innovation across its portfolio.

Join us as we reimagine apartment living and drive outsized returns through purpose, performance, and people.

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