Community Real Estate Accountant

Title: CRE Staff Accountant
Reports to: CRE Finance Director

Pay Range: $78,000 - $87,000
Location: San Francisco, CA.

This is a hybrid position, and candidates must be able to work three days per week in our San Francisco office.

Apply here: https://medasf.bamboohr.com/careers/224

JOIN OUR MEDA TEAM

Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) is a dynamic & highly sustainable large Nonprofit, servicing the Mission District for over 50 years, with affordable housing, lending, education, and economic development programs. We aim to achieve economic justice for San Francisco's low and moderate-income Latino families through asset development. MEDA’s work has centered on equity. We envision generations of Latino families choosing where to call home, thriving economically, succeeding in learning opportunities, and leading policy and social change toward a more equitable society.

YOUR CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Reporting to the Community Real Estate Finance Director, the Community Real Estate Accountant will lead all day-to-day accounting operations of over 38 residential/commercial properties, the development projects, and the corporate entity. The CRE Accountant will support the finance team members to ensure that MEDA has the systems and procedures in place to support effective program implementation and conduct flawless audits. This position requires a deep knowledge of accounting, understanding of accounts payable and accounts receivable processing, and intercompany transactions. This is an onsite position requiring 5 days in the office.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Process AP invoices and payments and maintain master vendor tracker
• Prepare and maintain sub-ledgers and schedules to reconcile GL accounts
• Work with CRE team on draw requests and perform sources and uses reconciliation
• Manage AP and AR aging
• Prepare recurring and non-recurring journal entries
• Ensure every transaction has supporting documentation and is audit ready
• Assist in preparation of the monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
• Assist in the preparation of all account schedules and other requests from the external auditors for the annual financial, compliance and other audits
• Prepare, analyze, monitor progress and report financial information and supporting schedules in an accurate and timely manner: clearly communicate monthly, quarterly and annual financial results keeping Finance team and all stakeholders informed
• Proactively identify and implement process, workflow and system improvements and efficiencies to standardize, automate and streamline operations.
• Perform ad-hoc duties as requested

YOUR KEYS TO SUCCESS

To perform successfully in this role, you will need to leverage these key qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or related field required
• A minimum of 3 years of direct accounting experience with affordable housing experience preferred
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with extreme attention to detail
• Advanced Excel skills, including experience in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
• Experience in accounting software, Yardi Voyager, and MIP software is a plus.

YOUR MEDA EXPERIENCE

Do meaningful work in an innovative workplace while being challenged for your professional growth.

Joining MEDA means having meaningful experiences that develop achievers – from across the Mission neighborhood and from within our organization. We find meaning and fulfillment in our work as we see our community thrive and are driven to achieve better outcomes by challenging ourselves to innovate in our ways of working.

We offer a market-leading benefits program that reflects MEDA's values and mission. We invest in people's lives and support our own people's health and financial well-being.

Our core benefits include:

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental insurance for employees and their dependents – 100 percent covered by MEDA
• 401(k) plan for employees
• Generous paid time off - with a minimum of 20 days for new employees
• Employee Assistance Program that offers free financial or legal counseling to employees or their families
• Other forms of voluntary benefits

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.