Staff Accountant
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
Logistics Property Company is seeking a detail-oriented Staff Accountant to join its corporate accounting team in Chicago. This is an excellent entry-level opportunity for a recent graduate or early-career professional who wants broad exposure to corporate accounting within a dynamic industrial real estate company.
Reporting to the Corporate Accounting Director the Staff Accountant will support day-to-day accounting activities month-end close account reconciliations reporting and special projects. Youll gain hands-on learning collaborate with colleagues across the business and build a strong foundation in accounting systems controls and processessetting yourself up for long-term success in your accounting career.
This position is based in our Chicago Loop office with an in-office schedule Monday through Thursday.
In this role you will:
- Support the monthly close process by preparing routine journal entries schedules and account reconciliations
- Prepare bank reconciliations and record cash activity
- Maintain supporting documentation for accounting transactions and ensure records are complete accurate and organized
- Support accounting for related-party receivables including account reconciliation monthly invoicing aging review and appropriate follow-up
- Assist in preparing monthly quarterly and annual financial statements management reports and supporting schedules
- Perform monthly fee calculations and other recurring accounting analyses
- Assist with investor capital calls distributions and quarterly and annual investor reporting
- Help respond to requests from external auditors tax preparers and internal business partners
- Investigate variances and accounting questions escalating unusual items and recommending practical next steps
- Identify opportunities to improve recurring processes documentation and internal controls
- Partner with team members across departments and provide responsive service-oriented accounting support
- Contribute to ad hoc accounting and finance projects as assigned
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or a closely related field
- Zero to two years of relevant accounting experience including internships part-time roles or other practical experience
- Foundational understanding of GAAP and core financial statements
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel including formulas sorting filtering and basic data analysis
- Strong attention to detail organization and follow-through
- Ability to manage multiple responsibilities meet deadlines and ask thoughtful questions when guidance is needed
- Clear written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative customer-service mindset
- Interest in learning new systems processes and the industrial real estate business
- Experience with Yardi Voyager or another accounting or enterprise resource planning system
- Coursework internship experience or demonstrated interest in commercial real estate
This role offers a competitive base salary ranging from $60000 - $75000 annually plus bonus reflecting the companys good faith estimate based on market data and internal equity.
Logistics Property Company LLC is a vertically integrated real estate operating company and investment manager focused on the acquisition development and management of modern logistics properties in key U.S. markets. The company executes a disciplined investment strategy ensuring optimal outcomes for its investors employees communities and the environment. Headquartered in Chicago Logistics Property Company owns or has under development approximately 30 million square feet of logistics facilities across 14 markets. For more information please visit .
Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our employment decisions are based on individual qualifications job requirements and business needs without regard to race color marital status sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression age religion disability citizenship status national origin pregnancy veteran status and or any other status protected by applicable local state and federal law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations if you need an accommodation to complete the application process please email .
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Logistics Property Company, LLC is a logistics real estate operating company and investment manager focused on the acquisition, development, and management of modern logistics properties in key North American markets.