Liberty Military Housing – Own your passion for service!

At Liberty Military Housing, we’re here to serve those who serve our country by providing military families with comfortable, well-maintained homes in inviting communities across the United States. We take great pride in our highly trained team of professionals. With a blend of property management and military backgrounds, our employee-owners bring a proactive, solution-oriented mindset, along with unparalleled levels of empathy and understanding for our residents and one another. 

Liberty Military Housing is dedicated to helping our employees develop personally and professionally and provides an unprecedented 150+ hours of professional development annually to each employee-owner. Camaraderie and collaboration form the foundation of our culture. We put people first, honoring one another’s diverse experiences, ideas, and contributions to our shared success. We strive to bring out the best in each other so we can do outstanding work and positively impact the lives of military families.

We’re always looking for dedicated team members in a variety of roles to help create meaningful results that help us meet our company goals. We offer an excellent benefits package, training, development, and opportunities for advancement, so if you’re ready to grow your career, take a look at our current job openings and become an employee-owner at Liberty Military Housing.

A Day in the Life of an NSO Controller

As the Liberty Military Housing NSO Controller, you will lead all day-to-day operations of the NSO/Corporate and ESOP accounting and finance department, including budget review and analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, payroll, relationship management with banks and other vendors, and audit preparation. You will collaborate with various departments and leaders, including the CAO, CFO, CEO, President, Vice Presidents, directors, and other department heads. You will also identify new opportunities to improve efficiencies, eliminate backlogs, and respond proactively to other departments’ needs. You will analyze the existing processes and systems and work closely with the CAO and administrators to streamline current systems, leverage new information technology, and establish standard operating procedures. You need to be a proactive, hands-on finance/accounting manager with experience in creative problem-solving and the ability to strengthen infrastructure for a mission-driven organization.

Your Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Ensure that the following tasks are completed in an accurate and timely manner by the National Accounting and Accounts Payable team, including review of all completed work:

• Daily review of General Ledger accounts.
• Daily reconciliation of disbursement accounts including resolution of any reconciling items.
• Daily review of intercompany balances, preparation of transfers to clear balances.
• Daily booking of all cash entries and review of outstanding AP.
• Prepare entries for monthly allocation of national and regional costs.
• Prepare draw requests and maintain associated tracking and reconciliation schedules.
• Prepare financial review packages and other financial schedules as may be required from time to time by the Owner.
• Prepare required quarterly reporting for submission to NSO Controller.
• Coordinate and assist with annual financial statement audit.
• Coordinate annual budget file preparation and review.
• Daily review of accounts payables, receivable, and cash management.
• Identify and communicate process improvements for efficiency and better service to on-site teams.
• Other tasks as may be identified in the future or assigned as ad-hoc projects.

 Strategic Management

• Manage all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems, ensuring compliance with appropriate GAAP standards and regulatory requirements. Recording for the receipt of revenue and monitoring expenses according to both the budgets and actuals.
• Collaborate with leadership team members in drafting, reviewing, and verifying the accuracy of annual NSO, Corporate, & ESOP budgets by the business unit.
• Implement and Maintain accounting policies, practices, and procedures across the company.
• Manage cash flow and forecasting for NSO, Corporate, & ESOP financials.
• Oversight of all accounts payable and cash management and functions
• Coordinate all audit activities.

Team Leadership

• Provide the necessary training and development for staff.
• Manage workload issues effectively to create a workplace that increases staff retention and strengthens communication within and outside the department.
• Establish and track quarterly and annual Objectives and Key Results for National Accounting and Accounts Payable team and continuous provision of Conversation, Feedback and Recognition to National Accounting and National Accounts Payable team.

What You Need for Success:

• Ability to work more hours at peak times such audit season and month, quarter and year end.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required, Master’s Degree and / or CPA preferred.
• Very strong proficiency in MS Excel (pivot tables, look ups) required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with supervisors, subordinates, internal and external customers.
• Strong attention to detail required.
• Yardi experience preferred.
• Experience in Property Management industry preferred.
• Work environment is dynamic - adaptability and flexibility are needed for success.
• An accessible, visible, and flexible management style that inspires trust and confidence in staff to work hard and well together.
• Must be able to motivate self and team for work under pressure to meet deadlines while maintaining a positive attitude, providing exemplary customer service.
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
• Recognized success in developing and monitoring systems to manage internal operations that involves a high level of collaboration, particularly with directors and other senior leadership.
• Minimum five years of accounting experience desired.

What We Provide You:

Liberty Military Housing takes into consideration everything from career development to family matters, and health & wellness. We are committed to offering our team members a wide range of benefits, including the following:

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance*
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan w/company match
• Employee Stock Ownership plan
• Incentive Bonus Program
• 10 Paid Holidays per year
• 40 hours Paid Sick Leave per year**
• 80 hours Paid Vacation per year**

* Medical/Dental/Vision insurance eligible after 30 days of full-time employment.

**Vacation and sick time are based on the employee's hire date.

Pay Range: $140,000.00 - $155,000.00 Annually