Financial Manager (West2023-6468)

RealManage is an Inc. 5000 property management firm that delivers services to homeowners associations (HOAs), condominium associations, cooperatives, luxury high-rises, municipal utility districts, and master-planned communities.

RealManage is a national firm with clients and operations in 24 states from California to Florida and from Texas to Illinois. RealManage also serves nationally-recognized developer/builder clients.

As one of the largest (#3 out of 5,000+ firms) and fastest-growing companies in the community management industry, RealManage offers exceptional solutions provided at competitive prices with the best people, best practices, and best technology of cloud-based and mobile apps. The RealManage mission is to provide comprehensive and innovative solutions; exceed the expectations of our customers; provide visibility and transparency in all that we do for our clients who place their trust in us; measure our performance and improve at the fastest rate possible; create a work environment that encourages professionalism, growth, and diversity; and grow a financially strong organization which will enable us to provide industry leading innovations apart from our competition.

RealManage is a values-based company with the following values as our guiding principles:

• Integrity : we always do the right thing.
• Respect : for our customers, employees and company; mutual respect is the cornerstone for every RealManage relationship.
• Selflessness : more than teamwork; we are part of something special and much larger than any of us.
• Personal Relationships : we are a professional services company; people do business with people they like.
• Always Improving : never satisfied, always learning and always growing; one is either getting worse or getting better...never staying the same. At RealManage, we are always getting better.
  
  

RealManage is rapidly growing and has an exciting opportunity for a seasoned accounting management professional to join our Accounting Services team in servicing client community associations within the real estate property management industry. You will have the opportunity to perform in a technology driven environment using our internally developed world-class and industry leading accounting and financial reporting software.

Responsibilities

This is a remote position but prefer someone in the Western USA

The Financial Manager is responsible for providing general ledger, cash management, financial reporting, cash flow forecasting, customized reports, and financial management consultation services for a portfolio of elite onsite and high-rise community association clients. This position will interface with the General Managers, Director of Association Management, Regional Vice Presidents of Onsite Management, community association Board of Directors and third-party service providers on financial matters. This is a "hands-on" position from an accounting perspective. The Financial Manager will report directly to the Vice President of Accounting, GrandManors.

The Financial Manager will be responsible for:

• Client contractual service deliverables including review and approval of invoice workflows, production of monthly financial reports and review of annual budgets
• Managing the monthly pre-close and close processes for a portfolio of communities
• Managing the preparation process for annual budgets
• Relationship with client board of directors
• Managing the daily flow of financial service inquiries and requests
• Client billing for services performed outside the service level agreement
• Client satisfaction and retention
• Troubleshooting and resolving escalated accounting issues
• Liaison with Shared Services departments providing accounts payable, accounts receivable, property conveyances, community banking, collections, audit & tax, insurance, corporate accounting, Information Technology and transition services in the delivery of overall financial management services
• Process improvement recommendations and implementation
• Becoming a “subject matter expert” on the technology platform with respect to the delivery of accounting and financial management services
• Projects as required to increase our ability to service our clients
• Plus other work related tasks as needed
  
  

Qualifications

Required:

• Accounting degree from a 4-year accredited college / university
• Willing to learn new software and various state legislation that applies to common interest realty associations
• Teamwork Perspective
• The desire to have fun in the workplace while meeting and exceeding expectations
• Experience working remote (from home) is a plus
  
  

Desired:

• Real estate, property management and/or outsourced accounting / bookkeeping industry experience strongly preferred
• Hands on experience with a mid to upper tier accounting software package
• Exceptional computer skills (power user)
• Graduate degree a plus
• Excellent grasp of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Strong interpersonal/communication (written and verbal) skills
• Ability to work efficiently in a dynamic, challenging, high change/growth environment
• Advanced Excel Skills – more than just pivot tables and vlookup
  
  

Pay and Benefits:

$82,000 to $90,000, depending on education and experience.

Benefits include:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• HSA (Required High Deductible Medical Plan to be eligible)
• FSA
• Education Reimbursement
• 401K matching
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 9 paid Holidays