Senior Property Accountant / Accounting Manager - Real Estate

$120,000 - $150,000/Yr

Robert Half - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - New York, NY

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Senior Property Accountant / Accounting Manager role at Robert Half involves overseeing the accounting and reporting for real estate properties owned by a global Real Estate Investment and Management firm. This position requires a strong background in property or real estate accounting, with responsibilities that include managing relationships with investment professionals, preparing financial reports, and supporting treasury operations. The role is hybrid, requiring four days in the office and one day of remote work.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Accounting/Finance team and the front office to ensure proper accounting and reporting related to real estate property.
• Manage communication and relationships with real estate investment professionals, external asset managers, finance and accounting professionals, and external auditors.
• Prepare and manage monthly journal entries including bank reconciliation records.
• Support the production of property company reporting packages and required financial information and analytics.
• Assist with treasury and funding operations and oversee/coordinate re-balancing of subsidiary funding of investments as needed.
• Support property accounting activities for various IT projects, such as establishment of module design to accurately track property CAPEX/OPEX.
• Assist in year-end audits of real property assets, annual tax, and city required filings.
• Prepare and compile workpapers and financial data by performing detailed review of general ledger and other property owner reports.
• Review lease abstracts and ensure payments are in accordance with leases.
• Contribute to internal control systems surrounding real estate properties.
• Support on special projects as needed.

Requirements

• CPA license highly preferred
• 3 to 6+ years Property or Real Estate Accounting experience within a Real Estate Investment or Management firm, or Big 4 Audit for Real Estate clients
• Technical knowledge regarding real estate property accounting, understanding of investments, GAAP, IFRS
• Bachelor or Master Degree in Accounting

Benefits

• Flexible salary dependent on experience
• 20-25% target bonus
• Great benefits