Multifamily Accounting Associate

The Multifamily Accounting Associate at Tarantino Properties handles crucial financial tasks including conducting accounts payable functions, maintaining detailed general ledger accounts, and creating monthly financial reports for clients. You will also interact with various teams to provide accounting support, ensuring all month-end closing deadlines are met while maintaining confidentiality.

To qualify as a Multifamily Accounting Associate at Tarantino Properties, candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or a related field along with a minimum of 2 years of accounting experience. Additionally, having completed 12 hours of accounting coursework is essential for this role.

At Tarantino Properties, we believe that a happy team leads to happy clients. Our Multifamily Accounting Associate enjoys competitive pay, medical benefits, paid time off, a robust retirement plan, and additional coverages such as short-term and long-term disability insurance. We prioritize your health and overall well-being!

The work environment for a Multifamily Accounting Associate at Tarantino Properties is collaborative and supportive, with a balance of in-office work and the opportunity to work from home on Wednesdays. Our team culture emphasizes teamwork, professional growth, and efficient communication.

A Multifamily Accounting Associate at Tarantino Properties should have advanced knowledge of Onesite and Microsoft Excel, as these tools are essential for financial analysis, report preparation, and accounts management. Familiarity with general internet applications is also beneficial.

In answering this question, provide specific examples of accounts payable tasks you've handled, such as vendor setup and invoice management. Highlight how you ensured timely payments and resolved discrepancies effectively.

Discuss your organization skills and any tools or methods you use, such as to-do lists or project management software. Emphasize your ability to assess deadlines and prioritize urgent tasks to meet month-end closing requirements.

Convey your understanding that reconciliation ensures accuracy in financial reporting. Provide examples from your past experiences where you’ve corrected discrepancies after conducting reconciliations and why that influenced sound business decisions.

Share a specific instance where you identified and rectified a discrepancy. Outline the steps you took to investigate, resolve the issue, and communicate with the respective parties, showcasing your analytical and problem-solving skills.

Discuss your experience in generating financial reports and what metrics you focus on. Be sure to mention any specific reporting software or tools you've used and highlight your understanding of key performance indicators in multifamily real estate.

Provide insight into your approaches to safeguarding sensitive information, such as following data protection policies, using secure software, and ensuring limited access to confidential files.

Illustrate your communication skills by explaining how you keep clients informed, address their concerns promptly, and build trust through transparency and reliability in financial reporting.

Enumerate the software you’re proficient in, like Onesite or Excel, and detail how you've used these tools to analyze financial data, track trends, or prepare budgets effectively in past roles.

Detail your involvement in the budgeting process, including any specific methods you've employed, and discuss how you collaborated with other teams to gather necessary data for accurate budget creation.

Share your enthusiasm for the real estate industry and how Tarantino Properties' values and commitment to employee growth resonate with your career aspirations. Highlight specific aspects of the role and company culture that excites you.