Accounting Manager – Real Estate
About the Role
EisnerAmper’s Real Estate group is seeking an Accounting Manager to join their rapidly growing team. This individual will be responsible for servicing public real estate clients, managing multi-entity portfolios of properties, both commercial and/or residential. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical accounting skills and be responsible for managing a team of accountants who perform all back-office accounting functions for clients.
What It Means to Work for EisnerAmper
- Be part of one of the largest and fastest-growing accounting and advisory firms in the industry
- Flexibility to manage your days in support of work/life balance
- Join a culture that has received multiple top “Places to Work” awards
- Collaborate in a culture where diverse ideas and experiences drive innovative solutions
- Embrace differences that unite the team and strengthen the foundation
- Show up authentically to find inspiration for your best work
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of accountants who perform all back-office accounting functions for clients, including reconciliations, bill and expense payment, payroll, and the creation of management reports and financial statements
- Lead property/construction accounting for respective portfolio
- Provide insight and guidance to clients on how Real Estate technology (Yardi/other) can be utilized properly to manage the business
- Maintain technical knowledge of lease accounting
- Oversee property and lease setup, CAM reconciliation, and ensure accurate financial reporting
- Manage deadlines and priorities to deliver high-quality client deliverables
- Support fixed asset and debt management processes
- Collaborate with offshore teams to optimize service delivery
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field
- 7+ years of experience in real estate accounting, managing multiple property entities (commercial, residential, and new construction)
- 2+ years of managerial or supervisory experience
- Full-cycle accounting experience, including financial statement preparation, reconciliations, and month-end close
Preferred Skills
- Master's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field
- CPA Certification
- Technical accounting and financial reporting experience in a public company or REIT
- Experience with real estate transactions (acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing, financing, and capital improvements)
- Hands-on experience of CAM reconciliations and property/lease setup in Yardi
- Experience with fixed asset and debt management
- Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret financial data
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Strong project management and organizational skills for handling multi-entity portfolios and deadlines
About the Outsourced Services Team
The EisnerAmper Outsourcing group brings specialized knowledge of accounting directly into the offices of a wide range of clients. The team provides outsourced accounting and Controller services for a variety of clients, including subsidiaries and joint ventures of Fortune 100 companies, public companies, professionally funded businesses, and fund management companies. The diverse client base includes life science, technology, financial services, and other industries.
- Work with a team of accountants and manage relationships with clients, their auditors, internal auditors, and other professionals
- Clients are located throughout the U.S. and serviced from offices and virtual environments
- Team-based culture of creativity and collaboration across all levels
- Opportunity to make a lasting impact on the business and its direction
About EisnerAmper
EisnerAmper is one of the largest accounting, tax, and business advisory firms, with nearly 5,000 employees including 450 partners across the world. The firm combines responsiveness with a long-range perspective to help clients meet pressing issues and position them for success. Clients include enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions, start-ups, global public firms, middle-market companies, high net worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organizations, and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries.
Preferred location: New York