Staff Accountant

Posted 15 Days Ago
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Ashburn, VA
Junior
Real Estate
The Role
The Staff Accountant at Van Metre is responsible for general ledger accounting, monthly financial statement reporting, cash management, and assisting with audits and month-end close activities. This role involves posting journal entries, preparing financial reports, and cash projections, while also ensuring compliance and preparing documentation for banks.
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At Van Metre, we believe that each employee contributes directly to our growth, success and culture, and are seeking a candidate who loves to challenge themselves and work with others to fulfill this role. Van Metre Companies has a Staff Accountant position available to join our New Homes Accounting team! 

This position is a hybrid role, with Tuesday and Wednesday spent working at the Ashburn office. 

Responsibilities:

General Ledger Accounting and Reporting: As Staff Accountant, you will be responsible for certain areas related to monthly financial statement reporting and reviewing/recording transactions. This includes posting journal entries and preparing monthly balance sheets, income statements, and bank reconciliations. In addition, you will:

  • Perform day-to-day journal entries to record General Ledger and Job Cost activities
  • Produce appropriate financial reports in a timely manner
  • Prepare settlement entries
  • Review house cost for settled houses, and prepare reports
  • Prepare balance sheet reconciliations

Cash Management: As Staff Accountant, you will process cash transactions and track cash weekly. In addition, you will:

  • Process deposits
  • Prepare check requests and wire requests, as needed
  • Prepare bank draws
  • Prepare bank reconciliations
  • Complete cash projections for specific entities
  • Submit compliance certifications and backup to banks

Other:

  • Assist with semi-annual business plan updates
  • Assist with preparation of audit work papers annually
  • Assist with month-end close

Requirements:

  • Minimum one year of post-college accounting experience (construction accounting experience preferred)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
  • Software skills to include Microsoft Office Excel

Compensation and Benefits information: Van Metre offers excellent benefits, and a work environment that fosters and rewards excellence. We also promote work/life balance, including a robust Employee Wellness Program.  We encourage employees to make full use of vacation and other company-paid leave to refresh their bodies and minds.

  • Salary: $65,000-$80,000 annually (Pay is commensurate with experience, education, training, and skills)
  • Paid Time Off: 14 paid holidays; 10 vacation days, 10 sick days, Two Volunteer Days off, Two Personal Days, Winter Holiday Break, Day off for Annual Physical, Day off for your Birthday; comprehensive parental and bonding leave
  • Retirement Planning: Company Matched 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan; access to retirement planning coaches
  • Wellness: Annual Wellness Reimbursement of up to $900; Free and unlimited access to TaskHuman Wellness App for yourself and your family members.

Van Metre Core Values

Integrity; Ownership; Respect and Dignity; Diversity and Inclusion; Teamwork; Community; Work/Life Balance                                                          

Van Metre Mission Statement

The mission of Van Metre Companies is to build and continually improve upon the storied reputation, earned over the years since the Company’s founding in 1955, of providing top quality homes, investment properties and services to our customers and clients. The Company’s emphasis on integrity, professionalism and philanthropy ingrained by our founder Albert G. Van Metre, Sr. has garnered trust and respect in the Washington, D.C. area and beyond. It is critical to our future that we maintain that reputation and assure that Van Metre Companies continues to excel in real estate development and construction and in the management of apartment, retail and office investment properties, as well as in the provision of mortgage and related services. It is the task of our dedicated, energetic, and involved professionals to advance our ability to set the benchmark for luxury living and refined commercial development. The capstone of our mission is to make the “Van Metre” signature an icon for elegant residential communities, and industry leading condominium and apartment communities, as well as Class A neighborhood retail centers and office developments.

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Top Skills

Microsoft Office Excel
The Company
HQ: Fairfax, VA
287 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1995

What We Do

Van Metre Companies is dedicated to building and continually improving upon the storied reputation, earned over the years since the Company’s founding in 1955, of providing top quality homes, investment properties and services to our customers and clients. The Company’s emphasis on integrity, professionalism and philanthropy ingrained by our founder Albert G. Van Metre, Sr. has garnered trust and respect in the Washington, D.C. area and beyond. It is critical to our future that we maintain that reputation and assure that Van Metre Companies continues to excel in real estate development and construction and in the management of apartment, retail and office investment properties, as well as in the provision of mortgage and related services. It is the task of our dedicated, energetic, and involved professionals to advance our ability to set the benchmark for luxury living and refined commercial development. The capstone of our mission is to make the “Van Metre” signature an icon for elegant residential communities, and industry leading condominium and apartment communities, as well as Class A neighborhood retail centers and office developments. Van Metre also is known for our wonderful philanthropy that is the Children's National Hospital in Washington D.C. We host an annual 5k that has generated over $2 million dollars. We have also recently started a Diversion and Inclusion council that helps the Northern Virginian community become a better place

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