Job Description
Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation ("IREIC") is a leading sponsor of public and private real estate programs. Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation is a part of The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc. ("Inland"). Inland, headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, is one of the nation's largest commercial real estate and finance groups, engaged for more than 50 years in the diverse facets of real estate such as property management, leasing, marketing, acquisition, real estate brokerage, development, redevelopment, construction, real estate financing and other related services.
IREIC currently is the sponsor of three public non-listed REITs and one private REIT. The fund accounting team for these REITs maintains the REIT books and records in Yardi, prepares the monthly close and prepares monthly/quarterly/annual reports, variance analyses, and management reports. The property accounting team maintains accounting books and records in Yardi for 70+ multifamily residential properties as well as 200+ multi-tenant retail and single tenant retail properties across the US. The SEC reporting team prepares and manages the approval process of external filings such as the 10K, 10Q and 8K.
Summer Internship The summer internship is a ten-week rotational program designed to provide exposure to the fund accounting, property accounting and SEC reporting department. The Real Estate Accountant Intern Program will introduce young professionals to the commercial real estate industry by providing hands-on, rotational learning and training in areas not limited to, accounting, financial reporting and analysis and cash flow analysis. During the rotational program, candidates will be exposed to the various groups within the IREIC team.
Candidates will work in the functional areas listed below and may perform (but not limited to) the outlined responsibilities.
Fund Accounting
- Assist in maintaining the REIT books and records in Yardi in accordance with US GAAP
- Assist in the preparation of the monthly close of the consolidated REIT books in Yardi and the supporting workbooks in Excel
- Assist in the preparation of monthly/quarterly reports, variance analyses, and management reports
- Assist in providing supports for the external audit function during the quarterly review process
Property Accounting
- Assist in maintaining the property books in Yardi using accrual accounting
- Assist in preparing the monthly close work books with variance analyses
- Assist in performing annual common area maintenance and real estate tax reconciliations
- Assist in other projects and analyses as needed
SEC Reporting
- Assist in collecting and compiling necessary information to help prepare financial statements, footnotes and all other components of SEC filings, including Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q
- Assist in managing documents for SEC filings within Active Disclosure and assist with the XBRL review
- Other miscellaneous projects as assigned
What are we looking for?- Pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Ability to work 40 hours per week in our Oak Brook, Illinois corporate headquarters
- Strong interest in pursuing a career in real estate accounting
- Demonstrable working knowledge of MS Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Knowledge or desire and aptitude to learn other software such as Yardi and Active Disclosure
- Attention to detail and analytically minded
- Self-motivated, diligent, outstanding communication skills
- You must be a junior or a senior in college.
We are a drug-free workplace. Pre-employment backgroundchecks and drug screening are performed on all new hires, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. To the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, the Company treats marijuana as an illegal substance, and applicants may be denied employment if a new hire tests positive for marijuana.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, familial, marital, or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected classes.
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Job Tags
Internship, Rotational program,