Staff Accountant (On-site)

Ziegler Companies has an opening for an Accountant. This position will focus on the accounting and banking activities related to Ziegler Companies’ real estate holdings. This position will work on-site at the Bloomington location.

Responsibilities:

• • Validate and schedule lender and interest rate swap payments
  • Work with bank contacts to resolve any discrepancies
  • Perform month and year end reconciliation and reporting of assigned companies
  • Track construction in process project costs and capitalize assets upon completion
  • Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, and document business transactions for Ziegler and/or related entities
  • Establish, maintain, and coordinate the implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures
  • Reconcile assigned accounts and bank statements
  • Assist with various daily and monthly cash activities (e.g. Reconciliations, debt management, etc.)
  • Maintain financial databases, computer software systems and manual filing systems
  • Assist with annual audit
  • Works in a cooperative manner with team and superiors
  • Resolve accounting discrepancies

 

Qualifications:

• • Bachelor’s Degree required; accounting, finance or business related preferred
  • 3-5 years of accounting experience preferred
  • Ability to read and understand leases preferred
  • Capital asset accounting experience preferred
  • Quickbooks experience preferred
  • Attention to Detail, Commitment / Dependability, Integrity, Problem Solving, Efficiency
  • Advanced Microsoft skills, specifically Microsoft Excel