Real Estate Accountant

Job summary

Prepare and maintain accurate financial records for real estate properties, projects, and investment entities; produce timely financial statements, support budgeting and forecasting, ensure compliance with accounting standards and tax regulations, and provide actionable financial analysis to property managers and leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain general ledger for property entities and consolidate multi-entity ledgers.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and variance analyses.
• Reconcile bank accounts, rents, escrow, security deposits, and property-level accounts receivable and payable.
• Process and review recurring journal entries, accruals, depreciation, and amortization.
• Manage tenant billing, rent roll reconciliation, lease accounting, CAM (common area maintenance) reconciliations, and expense allocations.
• Support property-level budgeting, forecasts, and cash-flow modeling.
• Coordinate audits and provide schedules, supporting workpapers, and responses to auditors.
• Implement and maintain internal controls and accounting policies across portfolios.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis for acquisitions, dispositions, and capital projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or equivalent preferred for senior roles.
• 2+ years accounting experience for junior roles; 3–7+ years with real estate or property accounting experience for intermediate/senior roles.
• Strong knowledge of lease accounting principles; experience with real estate-specific accounting practices such as tenant billing, reconciliations, and cost capitalizations

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent