Senior Accountant – Corporate Accounting
Company: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
Location: Pasadena, CA
Type: Full-time
Posted: 2026-06-26
About this role
Looking to broaden your accounting expertise beyond a traditional accounting role? Join our team and gain exposure to nearly every facet of accounting and financial reporting within a leading S&P 500 REIT.
This position offers a unique opportunity to build a well-rounded foundation across multiple accounting disciplines while partnering with experienced professionals throughout the organization. You'll contribute to high-impact projects spanning property accounting, real estate development, acquisitions, SEC reporting, tax, and other corporate accounting functions—making this an ideal role for someone who enjoys variety, collaboration, and continuous learning.
If you're a motivated accounting professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to expand your experience while making a meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Property Accounting: Perform month-end close activities, including but not limited to reviewing invoice coding, preparing journal entries, preparing property balance sheet and income statement, analyzing fluctuation analysis, and preparing CAM reconciliation and bank reconciliations.
- Real Estate Development: Assist with project set-up process and month-end close activities, including but not limited to, preparing journal entries for construction accrual and WIP transfer, and preparing monthly construction reporting schedules.
- Transactions: Perform purchase accounting analysis, sale analysis, and settlement statement review.
- SEC Financial Reporting: Perform ad-hoc analysis and reconciliations to support external reporting requirements such as 10Q/10K and Supplemental SEC filings. Assist with mining data to present useful information for quarterly earnings release.
- Tax: Assist with preparation of tax compliance reporting, including preparation of support for tax returns and REIT compliance analysis.
- Other functional accounting groups: Assist various functiona...