Property Accountant

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Who: Experienced accountant with 4+ years in real estate or property accounting.
What: Prepare property financial statements, reconciliations, budgets, and support audits.
Where: U.S.-based; office location in property accounting department.
When: Full-time, exempt position.
Why: Ensure accurate financial reporting, support property operations, and maintain compliance with accounting standards.
Salary: Competitive; based on experience.

Job Summary:
The Property Accountant is responsible for preparing accurate financial statements and reconciliations for assigned properties. Reporting to the Property Accounting Manager, this role ensures proper accounting, analysis, and documentation to support property operations and audits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly property financial statements including bank reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, reclasses, and variance analysis

• Reconcile balance sheets, capital spending, and tenant improvement projects

• Assist in annual CAM and real estate tax budget preparation and reconciliations

• Perform accounts payable, accounts receivable, and lease administration in accounting software

• Assist with annual budgets and semi-annual reforecasts

• Support Property Management with tenant account reconciliations

• Allocate expenses between entities as needed

• Prepare detailed interim and year-end work papers for internal and external audits

• Assist with tenant audit research, analysis, documentation, and responses

• Support Fund Controllers with ad hoc financial requests

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of property accounting experience in real estate, or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Knowledge of financial analysis, real estate accounting, Excel, and MRI software

• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills

• Detail-oriented, logical, and methodical approach to problem-solving

• Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and maintain professionalism under pressure

• Self-motivated, collaborative, and capable of working independently

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation

• Opportunity to work in a growing property accounting environment

• Exposure to multi-property financial operations and audits

• Collaborative team-oriented work culture

Property Accountant prepares financial statements, reconciliations, budgets, and supports audits for assigned real estate properties.