Kforce's client, a growing real estate company, is seeking a Staff Accountant in Fort Lee, NJ. This role will be 5 days in the office until ramped up & then can be 4 days in the office. This firm offers good benefits, opportunities for advancement with a good work life balance. Responsibilities: * As a Staff Accountant, you will prepare monthly closing work paper packages independently including variance explanations * Assist in preparing quarterly financial reports * Review and understand the organizational and financial documents and apply accounting and reporting requirements accurately * Prepare financial statements and footnote disclosures * Monitor AR and AP aging, unapplied cash, bad debt allowance, debt service ratio, cash flows and cash positions, etc. * Approve accounts payable timely * Work closely with the field team to timely resolve receivable and payable issues * Review commercial lease charges, perform CAM reconciliations * Prepare monthly centralized journal entries and supporting schedules for the assigned accounts * Review bank reconciliations and timely resolve bank reconciling items * Maintain and reconcile all general ledger activities for properties in the assigned portfolio * Prepare monthly reports as needed, such as investor and lender * Prepare lender reports, and other required quarterly reports * The Staff Accountant will prepare required work papers at year end for annual audits * Respond to auditor's questions * Review tax returns prepared by CPAs as needed