Joint Venture Senior Accountant

Why you want to work with us...Bridge Investment Group LLC (BIG) and its subsidiaries are positioned for tremendous national growth, positioning you for opportunity and satisfaction in your desired career. In joining our team, you will experience and grow a culture that sincerely wants you to enjoy where you work and the work you do. Our leaders work tirelessly to promote a hard-working and fun environment that always makes sure your contributions are recognized. You will receive:

• A highly competitive base salary
• Bonus eligibility based on individual and team performance
• Benefit plans including comprehensive medical, dental and vision
• A suite of other company-paid and voluntary offerings
• Vacation and sick leave

As Joint Venture Senior Accountant you will be responsible for the daily operations of accounting, analysis and reporting of multiple joint venture ownership structures of investments in commercial real estate. This position reports to the Controller focusing on private equity funds and JV's of the firm.

Your Key Responsibilities...

• Prepare and enforce appropriate processes for each joint venture.
• Understand, manage and supervise all aspects of cash flow for each joint venture.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for each joint venture bank account.
• Initiate constructive working relationships with joint venture partners.
• Maintain and update joint venture related investment accounting with the proper treatment of cash basis investments of contributions, distributions, and flow through of net income/loss of the assets.
• Maintain and update joint venture related accounting of partner contributions and distribution for each of the joint ventures.
• Process the receivable and payable invoices for payment by each of the joint ventures.
• Prepare monthly accounting reports for management, ensuring accuracy and integrity in reporting.
• Provide thorough analysis, advice and reporting to management.
• Prepare quarterly investor reporting packages for the joint ventures consistent with the standard investor reporting packages delivered by the Fund Controller team.
• Process the quarterly distributions for each joint venture once approved by the Board and record them.
• Work with the external tax accounting firm on the preparation and issuance of annual federal and state tax returns. Responsible to review the tax returns and obtain proper internal approvals to finalization and getting the tax returns filed with each taxing authority.
• Maintain all legal documents and agreements for each joint venture.

To do this effectively you should have...

• Minimum 7 years related experience in Joint Venture or Operations Accounting preferred.
• B.S. Degree in Accounting/Finance is required, and a CPA license is a bonus.
• Possess great analytical skills, as well as a strong understanding of accounting.
• Experience in Financial Accounting would be an asset (i.e. recording and maintaining investment transactions, recording and maintain proper capital contributions and distributions, bank reconciliations, account reconciliations, tax returns, etc.).
• Ability to multi-task, with strong attention to detail.
• Flexibility within a rapidly growing organization and willing to adapt quickly to changes in direction.
• Experience with Yardi Voyager and Yardi Genesis is a requirement asset.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are required.
• Comfort in analyzing and processing data sets utilizing technology to minimize manual data entry.
• Excellent computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Must be able handle pressure situations.
• Team player who enjoys learning and contributing to team goals.
• Strong follow-through skills and ability to resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Internally motivated to seek answers, generate ideas and develop new skills.

Who we are...Bridge Investment Group LLC (BIG) pursues, through its subsidiaries, investment opportunities in targeted real estate sectors that offer attractive returns. Our real estate activities encompass the acquisition, financing, property management, optimization and disposition of real assets and CRE-backed fixed income securities. Our specialized investment teams focus on multi-family, commercial office, CRE-backed fixed income, and seniors housing and medical properties to generate above-market returns for our investors. By deploying specialized teams in these targeted real estate verticals, BIG seeks to benefit from in-depth market knowledge, deal flow and relationships to create opportunity.