About this Corporate Accountant role at Bisnow
Our SelectLeaders team is partnering with a well-established client looking for a Corporate Accountant to support their growing team. This is a hands-on role with a strong focus on corporate accounting, month-end close, and payroll processing, along with an opportunity to help drive a company-wide transition to new accounting systems.
You’ll work closely with the CFO and internal teams, getting into the details each month to reconcile accounts, solve issues, analyze data, and keep the accounting function running accurately and efficiently. This is a role for someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves, finding the answer, and making things work.
Beyond the day-to-day accounting, this person will play an important role in ERP implementation, process improvement, and change management, helping the organization adopt new systems and ways of working.
What you'll do
Corporate Accounting & Month-End Close
Own and support month-end close activities across multiple entities
Prepare and post monthly journal entries, accruals, and adjustments
Perform detailed balance sheet, bank, and intercompany reconciliations
Analyze account activity and investigate and resolve variances
Prepare management, development, and construction fee invoices
Prepare reimbursable expense invoices and supporting schedules
Provide financial analysis and support special projects as needed
Work directly in the accounting details and systems throughout the monthly close process
Payroll & Benefits
Process payroll and maintain accurate payroll-related accounting
Prepare payroll journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and related invoices
Analyze payroll and benefits accounts and resolve discrepancies
Partner with HR on payroll, benefits, and accounting-related matters
Ensure payroll activity is accurately reflected in the general ledger
Serve as a key point of contact for payroll-related accounting questions
Accounts Payable & Cash Management
Review corporate A/P coding and ensure expenses are properly classified
Partner with Accounts Payable on coding, reconciliations, and issue resolution
Manage corporate cash activity and prepare bank reconciliations
Administer corporate credit card and expense reporting processes
ERP Implementation, Systems & Change Management
Participate in the implementation of new ERP and accounting software systems across the company
Help translate existing accounting processes into new systems and workflows
Test system functionality, identify issues, and support troubleshooting
Assist with data validation, system configuration, reporting, and process documentation
Help train and support employees through system and process changes
Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls, and reporting
Serve as a hands-on resource during system implementation and ongoing optimization
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
5+ years of corporate/general ledger accounting experience
Strong experience with payroll processing and payroll accounting
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, reconciliations, financial analysis, and large data sets
Experience participating in an ERP, accounting software, or company-wide system implementation
Strong understanding of change management and the ability to help teams adapt to new systems and processes
Experience with month-end close, reconciliations, journal entries, and intercompany accounting
Real estate industry experience preferred
Experience with MRI, Yardi, or similar accounting platforms is a plus
Experience with Concur or similar expense management systems is a plus
CPA or progress toward CPA is a plus
Highly detail-oriented with strong organizational and problem-solving skills
Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with employees across the organization
