Accountant -- Helping Provide Affordable Housing!About the Company and Opportunity:Our client was established in 1974 to better respond to the County's need for affordable housing. Their mission is to provide affordable housing and supportive services that enhance the lives of low- and moderate-income families and individuals throughout Montgomery County, Maryland. They are located in Beautiful Kensington, MD!Due to growth, they are hiring a Accountant to cover for a vacancy for an Accounting Supervisor, but for now they just want to have someone do the accounting work until they find a supervisor. The Accountant II will not be supervising.This position is responsible for preparing and analyzing property financial statements, budget reports, and handling multiple ledgers and tasks, reconciling multiple cash accounts, attending property management meetings, preparing information for auditors and working with auditors during financial statement and compliance audits, preparing regulatory reports and other tasks.The leadership team is dedicated to employee success. Senior leadership is comprised of CPAs who are highly professional and tenuredThe company has a high sense of community and values teamworkEmployees participate in community outreach and active volunteer programsThe company is known for investing in their employees and promoting from withinSome of the employee reviews, include things like:"Fast paced that provides a public service. Great learning opportunities, opportunities for growth and promotion. Awesome benefits.""Coming here out of school, I appreciate the balance between structure and independence in my responsibilities. I've been getting excellent experience and exposure in my field. The work is also very meaningful, which to me is a big plus."Overview of the Accountant role:Preparing and analyzing property financial statements, budget reports, and handling multiple ledgers and tasks,Reconciling multiple cash accounts, attending property management meetings, preparing information for auditors and working with auditors during financial statement and compliance audits,Preparing regulatory reports and other tasks.Preferred Qualifications for the Accountant:Recent Property Accounting experience (No flexibility on this requirement)Minimum of 3 years of experience as an accountant.Knowledge of GAAP.Knowledge of or ability to acquire knowledge of governmental laws, rules and regulations governing accounting activitiesExperience working with spreadsheets, automated accounting systems, Word and Excel is required.Must have the ability to handle multiple tasks with competing deadlines.Ability to organize, analyze and interpret financial data to solve accounting problems.Good oral and written communication skillsRecent Yardi experience a huge plusBachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related degree