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Accounting Supervisor

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Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
Senior level
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Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
Senior level
The Accounting Supervisor will oversee financial statement preparation, manage tax processes, supervise Property Accountants, and implement process improvements.
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Overview

At WS Development, we pride ourselves on providing a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment where employees are encouraged to contribute to the decisions, planning, process, and culture of the firm. We are a vertically integrated firm, focused on developing, building, owning, and managing beautiful places where people want to be!

Supervisor, Accounting

What You’ll Do

  • Oversee the preparation and review of monthly financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, variance analyses, property/tenant statistics, and general ledger reconciliations
  • Manage tax preparation and REIT testing processes
  • Supervise and review the work of Property Accountants, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards
  • Take ownership of more complex property financial statements and reporting
  • Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency

Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
  • 5-7 years of general ledger and financial statement preparation experience, ideally in a property management or real estate environment
  • Public Accounting experience preferred
  • Extensive experience with GAAP and REIT testing
  • Prior management or supervisory experience preferred
About WS Development

Massachusetts-based WS Development is a mixed-use developer with a singular mission: creating places people want to be. With an approach that values art, science, innovation and, above all else, people, WS strives to engage each community it serves with best-in-class installations and activations. Established in 1990, WS is a vertically-integrated company that conceptualizes, owns, operates and leases more than 100 properties that range from cutting-edge urban spaces to lifestyle and community centers. With over 22 million square feet of existing space and an additional nine million square feet under development, it is one of the largest privately-owned development firms in the country.

WS is where great ideas and great people come together to design, build, and operate some of the best loved real estate projects in the country. We live at the intersection of entrepreneurship and establishment. We have the infrastructure of decades supporting a culture of free-thinking excellence.

We expect every WS employee to feel welcomed and valued irrespective of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background and life experiences. Or for any other reason.

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WS Development Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA Office

33 Boylston Street, Suite 3000, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States, 02467

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