Senior Accountant

### _Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry._ **Job Description** The Senior Accountant, Property will be an integral part of our Property Accounting Team and responsible for the day-to-day property accounting functions in addition to overseeing and mentoring junior team members. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, detail-oriented, comfortable with a team-oriented, high volume environment, able to multi-task, and able to think critically to ensure that key processes are effectively and efficiently completed. **Essential Duties:** · Maintain and oversee the accounting books and records of a property portfolio in accordance with policies and procedures. · Manage and accurately record tenant billing and collections, accounts payable and the monthly closing process. · Review and prepare yearly CAM reconciliations. · Prepare monthly and quarterly portfolio wide analytics. · Analyze each property’s respective lease agreements for appropriate billing and compliance. · Oversee and manage one or more Property Accountants. Support and mentor Property Accountants to master role and responsibilities. · Review monthly reports for each property. Includes analyzing monthly fluctuations and budget-to-actual variances and reconciling account balances to underlying supporting documentation and business activity. · Communicate monthly results to Asset Management and Finance Departments. · Prepare and review annual operating budgets for property portfolio. Includes coordination with Asset Management and Finance Departments and each property’s respective property management team for approval of operating budgets. · Assist external reporting team with the preparation and review of reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and with the Internal Revenue Service. Requires coordination with auditors and tax. · Analyze loan agreements and coordinate with Finance Department to manage compliance with loan agreements. · Assist with construction management which can include, monitoring jobs for completion, approving invoices and job set-up, job close-out and working with the development team on draw requests. **Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:** · This position requires a bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance demonstrating a strong academic record during undergraduate studies. · Knowledge of accounting to record accounting entries, analyze and interpret information, and make deductions from varying facts and circumstances required. · 3+ years of relevant experience in a high-volume environment preferred. · Experience with Yardi and Avid preferred. · A motivated, detail-oriented individual with strong analytical and communication skills is required. · The ability to multi-task in a highly dynamic environment and meet challenging deadlines is critical. · Requires the ability to self-manage, independently exercise professional and technical judgement, problem solve and take initiative. · An aptitude for Microsoft Office applications, including strong Excel skills required. **Reporting Relationships** Chief Accounting Officer **Compensation** The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Total compensation may also include a discretionary performance-based bonus. Note, the range takes into account a broad spectrum of qualifications, including, but not limited to, years of relevant work experience, education, and other relevant qualifications specific to the role. $85,000 - $100,000 The firm also offers robust Benefits offerings. Ares U.S. Core Benefits include Comprehensive Medical/Rx, Dental and Vision plans; 401(k) program with company match; Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA); Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSA) with company contribution; Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance; Long-Term Disability (LTD) and Short-Term Disability (STD) insurance; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and Commuter Benefits plan for parking and transit. Ares offers a number of additional benefits including access to a world-class medical advisory team, a mental health app that includes coaching, therapy and psychiatry, a mindfulness and wellbeing app, financial wellness benefit that includes access to a financial advisor, new parent leave, reproductive and adoption assistance, emergency backup care, matching gift program, education sponsorship program, and much more. _There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active._