Position Announcement: Accountant
Job Title and Location
Accountant
Mountain View, CA
Summary
The Accountant will primarily be responsible for maintaining, recording, and managing accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) transactions and uploading third-party transactions.
The ideal candidate is a team player with solid accounting skills, a standard of excellence, a can-do attitude, and attention to detail. S/He/they must be a self-starter who pays keen attention to detail and can adapt to changing priorities while working efficiently to meet deadlines. The accountant will report to the Accounting Manager.
Responsibilities
Job Responsibility 1: Accounts Receivable, Cash Application and Reconciliations
40% of Time
- Process rent payments for incoming wires and manual check deposits for all commercial/foundation tenants.
- Take charge of all cash applications, including coding, research, and posting of receipts.
- Perform month-end bank reconciliations for all bank accounts and other reconciliations for month-end support.
- Work closely with property management to ensure that receivables are reconciled with the data at any time.
- Assist with accounting projects such as researching past rent payments and rent received.
Job Responsibility 2: Accounts Payable
40 % of Time
- Invoice Management:
- Maintain Utility coding spreadsheet and process Utility invoices for payment
- Invoice upload and data entry into the accounting system
- Transferring invoices to the correct personnel in the accounting system
- Assist as a backup for Senior A/P accountant, including preparing and analyzing job costs and processing job cost payments.
- Maintain and update records for Vendors in Vendor Café.
- Resolve transactional inquiries and escalate broader issues.
Job Responsibility 3: General Accounting
10% of Time
- Perform general administrative duties, including organizing and maintaining accurate files and records.
- Upload third-party transactions into Yardi.
- Recommend, assist, test, or implement process streamlining system improvements or workflow changes.
- Reconciliation between the GL and sub-ledger as needed.
- Participate as a project team member and contribute to changing management strategy through communication and collaboration.
- Serve as a liaison to other departments to resolve accounting issues.
- Ensure work complies with internal policies and external regulations that require interpretation.
- Assist in the participation of basic management information reports.
Other Responsibilities as Assigned:
10 % of Time
Qualifications
Education / Training
A college degree in accounting, finance, or a related field is preferred, or 5 years of equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree.
Experience/Technical Skills
3-5 years of accounting experience and previous experience in a commercial real estate environment is a plus.
- Extensive accounts receivable and payable experience.
- Excellent working knowledge of Excel and all MS Office applications required.
- Experience with large ERP systems is a plus.
- Strong analytical, comprehension, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to handle multiple projects.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to professionally interact with onsite staff, peers, senior management, and third parties.
- Effective organizational skills and an independent self-starter with good follow-up.
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills, maintaining accuracy in work products and multi-tasking in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Experience with Yardi is a plus.
Organization
Reports to: Accounting Manager
Direct Reports: N/A
Alignment to our Mission, Culture, and Values
We hire individuals who share our vision of building a better future through business and philanthropic leadership, impacting the lives of countless fellow residents of our region in a way that could be replicated in other major metropolitan regions around the country and affecting the lives of millions.
Our Mission and Values
The Sobrato Organization’s mission is to build a more equitable and sustainable world through business and philanthropic leadership. We work to inspire current and future generations to steward family resources in service of others around the world. We have established a deep legacy in Silicon Valley that includes a commitment to community, and our values honor and promote this legacy:
Mutual Accountability: We earn trust by taking ownership of our work and honoring our commitments to each other, our partners and our communities.
Collaboration: We believe in the value of collaboration and partnership in achieving effective solutions. We treat people with respect and value the diverse experiences and perspectives of our partners, colleagues and investees.
Engagement: We recognize that lasting impact requires building deep relationships with our stakeholders and getting proximate to our communities and the work. We act with humility, respect and compassion.
Excellence: We focus on results, maintain a strong work ethic, and persist through challenges. We innovate, take risks, and embrace creativity and continuous learning.
Integrity: We endeavor to deal transparently, honestly and fairly. We strive to do what is right, especially when it is hard.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents on the first of the month following the hire date
- Short and long-term disability and life insurance
- Fertility program benefits
- Comprehensive mental health benefits for employees and dependents
- Retirement savings account with matching contributions of up to 10%
- Twenty PTO days in the first year of service in addition to paid year-end closure days between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Eleven paid holidays
- Transit commuter benefits
- Tuition assistance and professional development initiatives for growth
- Technology allowance
- Employee matching gifts program
- Generous parental leave
- Flexible and inclusive work environment
- Enjoy a professional yet comfortable work environment with our business casual dress code
- Catered lunches, healthy snacks and beverages
- Acknowledgement for exceptional work as well as important moments in the lives of those we work with
Compensation Transparency
At TSO, base pay is part of a broader compensation package and is set within a range, allowing for growth as you advance in your role. The pay range for this role is between $76,000 and $86,000, in addition to a discretionary bonus eligibility.
Salary offers are determined based on various factors, including experience, education, licensure and/or certifications, internal equity, and specific business and organizational needs. TSO is fully committed to complying with California's pay transparency laws to ensure fair and equitable compensation practices.
About Us
Founded by John A. Sobrato in 1979 and led by CEO Tony Mestres, The Sobrato Organization remains a family-owned firm known for integrity and dedication, with no outside investors or joint venture partners. Since 1953, the Sobrato Family has played a pivotal role in shaping Silicon Valley through its real estate development. Its office, and R&D projects comprise 7.5 million square feet, most of which are Class A, mid-rise office buildings. TSO also owns 30 apartment communities totaling 6,700 units along the West Coast. Through Sobrato Philanthropies, the firm has donated more than $379 million in cash and real estate to the Silicon Valley community. We have established a deep legacy in Silicon Valley that includes a commitment to community and our values honor and promote this legacy.
The Sobrato Organization is committed to its mission of building strong and vibrant communities where we live and do business. To achieve this, we embrace becoming a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable organization that empowers our people. Our team remains at the core of what we do. We strive to consistently lead from a space of learning and strengthening our capacity for change. We understand our responsibility to cultivate a culture of belonging, appreciation, and respect. We believe that TSO must be a place where staff feel at ease in expressing themselves honestly and openly. Advancing these important initiatives is mission-critical to our ability to maximize our impact in the world.
The Sobrato Organization is an equal-opportunity employer dedicated to building a team that represents a diversity of backgrounds, cultures, experiences, perspectives, and skills and to creating an environment and inclusion and belonging for all employees regardless of race, skin color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood. The Sobrato Organization is expanding, and we are passionate about growing our staff with people who have diverse voices with different lived experiences.