Property Accountant
We’re partnering with a growing real estate organization in West Houston to add an experienced Property Accountant to its accounting team. This is a great opportunity for someone who understands the financial side of real estate, enjoys digging into the details, and can independently research and resolve accounting issues.
This role will manage accounting activities across a portfolio of properties and work closely with both accounting and property management teams.
Responsibilities:
- Manage accounting and reporting for multiple real estate properties and entities
- Own key components of the monthly close process, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial reporting
- Review general ledger activity and investigate variances or discrepancies
- Complete bank and balance sheet reconciliations
- Handle intercompany transactions and support multi-entity consolidations
- Review property-level activity, including tenant charges, deposits, adjustments, and recoveries
- Assist with CAM, tax, insurance, and operating expense reconciliations
- Partner with Property Management to research and resolve accounting questions
- Prepare schedules and documentation for audits, lender reporting, and other financial requirements
- Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve reporting accuracy
Requirements:
- 3+ years of property accounting experience
- Experience within commercial and/or residential real estate; exposure to both is a plus
- Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, accruals, reconciliations, month-end close, and financial statements
- Understanding of intercompany accounting and consolidations
- Strong Excel skills, including PivotTables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP
- Experience with MRI is highly preferred; Yardi, RealPage, or similar property accounting systems will also be considered
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred