Real Estate Accountant

Salary:  $75,368.38 - $91,808.29 annually

Type: Regular full time, full benefits

Application deadline: December 26, 2023

Department: Financial Services

Remote work opportunities available.  Remote staff must work and reside within a 100-mile radius of the San Diego Housing Commission.  

Benefits include, but are not limited to:

• 9/80 Compressed Work Schedule (office closed every other Friday)
• Remote work opportunities
• 14 paid holidays
• Employer paid pension contribution of 14% to base salary
• 457 tax-deferred savings plan
• Social security exempt
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,000 annually
• Sharp PPO or HMO Plan, Kaiser Permanente HMO Plan,
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible spending account
• Health and wellness perks
• Rewards & Recognition program

To see full benefits package, please visit:

https://www.sdhc.org/sdhc-employee-benefits/

About SDHC:

The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) is an award-winning public housing agency in the City of San Diego that provides innovative housing assistance programs for households with low income or experiencing homelessness. The San Diego City Council, in its role as the Housing Authority of the City of San Diego, oversees SDHC. SDHC helps pay rent for more than 17,000 households with low income annually; is a leader in collaborative efforts to address homelessness, such as the Community Action Plan on Homelessness for the City of San Diego and SDHC’s homelessness initiative, HOUSING FIRST – SAN DIEGO, which has created more than 11,000 housing solutions since November 2014 for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness; and creates and preserves affordable rental housing, with more than 23,000 affordable units in service in the City today with SDHC’s participation.  

About the Department:

The Financial Services Department plans, organizes, leads and monitors the financial activities of the Housing Commission. This includes Accounting Services such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Financial Reporting, Internal Controls and Audits, as well as, Financial Services such as Cash Management, Financial Analysis and Projections, Investments and Budget Development. The Financial Services Department also provides Pre-award Grant Review, Post-award Grant Setup, establishes Grant Administration Guidelines and Monitors Grant Compliance.

For the 15th consecutive year, the Financial Services Department was recognized by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the United States and Canada with the “Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting” for the fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022) Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.

About the Position:

The Real Estate Accountant is a remote position that will report to the Principal Real Estate Audit and Reporting Analyst and will be part of a small team although the majority of the work will be performed independently.

To perform this job successfully, the ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to work independently and embrace a collaborative, engaging and inclusive work culture.  Candidate will also possess strong time management and organizational skills.  This position has full interaction in helping the operations of SDHC by interacting and supporting teams from Asset Management to Development Services, as well as budget and annual audit reporting.  Day-to-day functions include interacting with 3^rd party property management firms, lender reporting, and permanent supportive housing project variance analysis.  No supervisory duties are assigned to this position.

Examples of Essential Job Functions:

• Provides responsible professional and technical assistance in the administration and implementation of the Commission's financial, auditing, and accounting programs.
• Reviews real estate portfolio based on financial performance, occupancy rates, physical component assessments, and compliance.
• Develops standard management reporting packages and expense and revenue benchmarks for real estate portfolios; provides oversight of budget to actual variances for portfolio performances in collaboration with other Commission departments.
• Collaborates with the Preservation Unit to assess and document the current condition of physical components of the real estate portfolio.
• Develops and applies an operations risk rating standard system; creates and implements processes to perform lender replacement draws in collaboration with other departments.
• Monitors expenditures, revenues, and budget allocations to determine the Commission's financial status and prepares custom reports, graphs, and schedules as needed.
• Conducts special research assignments, gathers data, and prepares reports for consideration by management or special committees.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: 

Knowledge of:

• Modern principles, practices, and methods of public and governmental accounting and financing, including program budgeting and auditing and their application to government agency operations.
• General principles and practices of data processing and its applicability to accounting and government agency operations.
• Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulatory codes, ordinances, and procedures relevant to assigned area of responsibility.
• Record-keeping principles and procedures.
• Modern office practices, methods, and computer equipment and applications related to the work.
• English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation.
• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and Commission staff.

 Ability to: 

• Analyze financial data and draw sound conclusions.
• Prepare clear and concise reports, correspondence, policies, procedures, and other written materials.
• Interpret, explain, and ensure compliance with Commission policies and procedures, complex laws, codes, regulations, and ordinances.
• Make accurate arithmetic, financial, and statistical computations.
• Enter and retrieve data from a computer with sufficient speed and accuracy.
• Prepare clear, complete, and concise financial statements and reports.
• Establish and maintain a variety of filing, record-keeping, and tracking systems.
• Organize and prioritize a variety of projects and multiple tasks in an effective and timely manner; organize own work, set priorities, and meet critical time deadlines.
• Operate modern office equipment including computer equipment and specialized software applications programs.
• Use English effectively to communicate in person, over the telephone, and in writing.
• Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy, procedural, and legal guidelines.
• Establish, maintain, and foster positive and harmonious working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Education & Experience: 

Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in accounting, finance, business or public administration, or a closely related field preferred, and two (2) years of responsible professional financial analysis or property management experience.

Physical Demands:

Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; to operate a motor vehicle and to visit various Commission and meeting sites; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups, and over the telephone. This is primarily a sedentary office classification although standing in work areas and walking between work areas may be required. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment.  Positions in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information.  Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 25 pounds.

Environmental Elements:

Employees work in an office environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions, and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances. Employees may interact with upset staff and/or public and private representatives in interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.