Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant will be a critical part of the accounting team and ensuring the accounting department’s overriding goals of accuracy and providing timely, relevant information are achieved.

This individual will be a proactive member of the accounting team and will look to help drive operational efficiencies while maintaining a strong control environment.  The position will collaborate across several groups of the business to support short and long-term business objectives, i.e., finalize wind-down, prepare, review, and distribute financials ensuring compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, etc.

Responsibilities:

Ensure journal entry submissions are accurate and in compliant with internal policies / GAAP

Coordinate with various departments/stakeholders to obtain the necessary support required to book journal entries timely

Review staff’s or peer’s monthly account reconciliations for completeness, accuracy, and in compliant with internal policies

Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and analysis to share with stakeholders for key accounts

Responsible for financial close activities including month-end journal entries and recording accruals as appropriate

Ensure accounting and finance activities are compliant with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and internal policies and procedures

Proactively raise issues to Management regarding financial or operational metrics

Identify reporting capabilities and tracking improvements

Lead Process analysis, identify areas of improvement and/or simplification / standardization opportunities, communicate recommendations to Senior Management, and implement

Respond to a variety of ad hoc initiatives, analysis, special projects as they arise

Other duties as assigned

Train, mentor, supervise one or two Staff accountants

Review submission of journal entries by Staff accountant(s)

Qualifications:

Must have a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting

Strong understanding of GAAP accounting & reporting

Excellent analytical, problem solving, and critical thinking skills 

Possess strong task management, attention to detail, and prioritization skills

4+ years of accounting experience

CPA or CPA candidate preferred

Prior audit experience preferred

Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office suite with advanced Excel skills

Ability to multi-task and work independently with limited supervision

Ability to follow through on all assigned tasks and take on additional work as needed

Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (http://www.anywhere.re/)  (NYSE: HOUS) is on a mission to empower everyone’s next move. Home to some of the most recognized brands in real estate Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate (https://www.bhgre.com/) , Century 21® (https://www.century21.com/) , Coldwell Banker® (https://www.coldwellbanker.com/) , Coldwell Banker Commercial® (https://www.cbcworldwide.com/) , Corcoran® (https://www.corcoran.com/) , ERA® (https://www.era.com/) , and Sotheby's International Realty® (https://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng)

The Anywhere portfolio includes franchise and brokerage operations as well as national title, settlement, and relocation companies and nationally scaled mortgage origination and underwriting joint ventures.  Supporting approximately 1.5 million home transactions in 2021, Anywhere is focused on simplifying, digitizing and integrating the real estate transaction for all consumers, no matter where they may be in their home buying and selling journey.  With innovative products and technology, Anywhere fuels the productivity of its approximately 196,200 independent sales agents in the US and approximately 136,400 independent sales agents in 118 other countries and territories.

At Anywhere Real Estate, diversity fuels success – for our company, for our employees, and for our industry. We strive to be a top destination for diverse talent, committed to creating a culture of belonging that empowers everyone’s next move. We pursue talent – strategic thinkers who are eager to always find a better way, relentlessly focus on talent, obsess about growth, and achieve exceptional results. We value diversity – respecting backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and beliefs. We develop our diverse talent base – through increasing representation in executive key leadership roles with actions including mentorship programs and partnerships with real estate associations that promote diversity and inclusion. Read more about our company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in our annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report (https://assets.website-files.com/633f08923c4c519693723aa5/63f7690462db639dcd8b18de_Anywhere%20CSR%20Report%202022.pdf) .

You’ll find our commitment to diversity reflected in our achievements:

• Recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies since 2011.

• Anywhere has also been designated a Great Place to Work since 2019.

• Recognized by Fortune as one of America’s Most Innovative Companies.

• Honored by Forbes as one of the World’s Best Employers for Diversity and Top Female Friendly Companies.

With a diverse employee population, we know we will succeed together and move real estate to what’s next. We hope you’ll join us.

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