Corporate Accountant

Location

Bethesda, MD | United States

Job description

As a publicly-traded Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) with a total enterprise value of $5 billion, JBG SMITH offers the perfect opportunity for an accountant to launch their career and continue to advance their skills. Already the largest REIT focused on the DC market, JBG SMITH is extremely well positioned for continued growth based on Amazon’s selection of National Landing in Arlington, Virginia for its new headquarters. The Washington Business Journal recognized this as the “Deal of the Decade” and it was described on the front-page of the Wall Street Journal. Additionally, JBG SMITH was named by The Washington Post as a Top Workplace (for largest companies) multiple years, as recently as 2022.

JBG SMITH is deeply invested in its people. In late 2019, we moved to our brand-new headquarters, walking distance from the Bethesda, Maryland metro stop. With a design focused on embracing new ways of working, feel free to work at a standing desk or take your laptop to the outdoor terrace and work by the firepit. Need a break? Exercise at the on-site fitness center or relax with a cup of Cold Brew Coffee from our office tap. With free Bethesda Bagels every morning or the variety of fruit, snacks, and drinks available in the office kitchen, we don’t expect that you’ll ever go hungry. Competitive benefits, structured career mentoring programs, and frequent out-of-the-office team events ensure that you will be working in a collaborative environment that inspires you every day. Our flexible working schedule allows our employees to work from home up to two days a week, while our Central Bark program encourages employees to bring their dogs to work on the days they are in the office.

You’re a detail-orientated and organized professional who takes pride in your work and focuses on providing a complete and accurate product. You are a problem solver always on the lookout for process improvements. You are a self-starter with a disciplined approach and strong follow-through. You are comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. You are a team player that enjoys collaborating and working with others to complete common goals. Utilizing your excellent communication skills, you will have the opportunity to build relationships both within and outside the accounting department.

• Responsible for the billing and reconciliation of some of the management company’s largest revenue streams. This will include following GAAP revenue recognition policies, performing the calculation of fees, and writing variance analysis that is presented to the executive team quarterly.
• Record and analyze changes in payroll-related expenses, the largest expense driver within the company, for 150+ entities with differing ownership structures.
• Prepare account reconciliations for a variety of accounting areas ranging from routine ones that are applicable across most companies (e.g. fixed assets, debt, prepaids) and complex ones that will sharpen your technical prowess (e.g. intangibles, derivatives & hedges, intercompany transactions).
• Collaborate with internal departments by gathering relevant business and financial operations information to achieve Corporate accounting goals.
• Embrace the professional opportunities of working at a public company. This includes preparing financial disclosures timely to meet SEC filing deadlines and adhering to SOX-compliant processes.
• Lead special projects or complete other tasks as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required
• 2+ years of related accounting experience
• CPA or active candidate is preferred
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong computer skills
• Public accounting or real estate/REIT experience are pluses

JBG SMITH is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected class, in accordance with applicable law. 

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