Accountant

Job Description

Accountant | SmartStop Self Storage

The Tone:
This is a hybrid role at SmartStop Self Storage, located in Ladera Ranch, CA, with remote work on Mondays and Fridays once fully trained. SmartStop Self Storage operates over 200 self-storage properties across North America, providing storage solutions and an award-winning customer experience. This role is crucial for maintaining accurate financial records, supporting the monthly close process for approximately 20 self-storage properties, and contributing to the company’s significant growth and success.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, Ladera Ranch, CA
• Pay: $73000 yearly
• Team: Reporting to the Accounting Manager
• Mission: This person is responsible for the monthly property financial statement close process, maintaining internal controls, and supporting internal financial reporting.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Excel, Great Plains

What You’ll Actually Do
• Reconcile: Produce journal entries, banking, and account reconciliations for assigned properties.
• Prepare: Generate monthly balance sheets and income statements.
• Analyze: Review budget and actual financial results to identify and report variances.
• Integrate: Support the financial integration of new property acquisitions as needed.
• Report: Compile a comprehensive monthly financial reporting package for each property.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience: Experience with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) financial statements.
• Skills: Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, strong organizational and analytical abilities, clear oral and written communication, attention to detail, and ability to adapt quickly to change.
• Bonus: Experience with Great Plains accounting software.