Job Summary

Invitation Homes is a fast-paced, evolving publicly traded REIT that is pioneering a new industry with over 100,000 single family rental homes available for lease and a market capitalization of over $20 billion. We are a team of more than 1,500 associates who come from all walks of life. We call different communities "home," but our shared values bind us together. Invitation Homes is a place where possibility lives. As the nation’s premier home leasing company, we need dedicated, organized, and detail-oriented accounting professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit to provide timely and accurate financial information to our shareholders as well as to our partners in the field and at our corporate offices.

The ideal candidate for our Manager, Fixed Assets builds relationships, possesses an innate desire for continuous innovations, and thrives in a collaborative environment that involves effective communication with our business partners across the organization. Primary responsibilities include leading a team of accounting associates as well as reviewing and analyzing our acquisition and disposition activity (400+ transactions per month) while maintaining the integrity of the general ledger and fixed assets module. Other responsibilities include working with other departments to understand their business units and impact on the financial statements and collaborating with other teams within the Accounting Department to ensure timely delivery of financial statements. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and have a desire to grow and develop the team, this is the job for you!

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Leads and develops a team of accounting professionals by providing ongoing coaching, training, and mentorship.
• Coordinates team efforts to meet reporting deadlines while ensuring accurate and timely preparation, review, and analysis of financial statements.
• Identifies areas for process improvement and works with management to document changes and implement enhancements.
• Analyzes large sets of data on an ad hoc basis and summarizes for management based on reporting needs.
• Maintains the integrity of the general ledger and related Fixed Assets module encompassing over one million individually tracked fixed asset components.
• Guides and reviews work completed by accounting associates for accuracy and completeness in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Responsible for understanding a variety of financial reports and the impact of the single-family rental business on results of operations.
• Assists with external and internal audit requests (SOX Compliance, Internal Controls, annual financial statement audits, etc.).
• Participates in Company-provided training.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field is required.
• Minium of five years of experience in accounting and financial statement preparation is required.
• Minium of three years of supervisory experience is required.
• Intermediate Excel expertise required; Yardi experience a plus.
• Experience working with high volumes of data.

Skills/Specialized Knowledge

• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Ability to lead and develop a team.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities including the ability to identify and implement best practices that improve the team’s effectiveness and efficiency.
• Ability to make decisions and drive results.
• Ability to perform advanced mathematical and accounting functions.
• Ability to follow and apply Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Ability to read and comprehend financial statements.
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills; ability to relate to others.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to set and meet goals and consistently meet deadlines.

Other Requirements

• Must maintain professional appearance.
• Ability to be at work on a regular and consistent basis; overtime may be required for this position.

Physical and Mental Demands

This position will spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers. The position may also entail light lifting of supplies and materials occasionally, up to and including 20 pounds in addition to reaching, stooping, standing, and walking. This position requires the ability to talk, hear, compare, compute, compile, copy, analyze, coordinate, synthesize, negotiate, and communicate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Work Environment

Standard office working environment that may be busy and noisy at times.