Sr Real Estate Accountant

About the role

The Senior Investment Accountant ensures that investment accounting policies and procedures are correctly applied to financial transactions. Under minimal supervision, this job works directly with asset management, portfolio management and acquisition/disposition teams. This job leads a team to prepare month end closing reports and subsidiary quarterly financial analytics, and reports to senior management ensuring accurate asset evaluations.

Anticipated posting end date: 2026-10-05

Responsibilities

• Prepares timely and accurate GAAP work papers and supporting schedules to satisfy all investment accounting requirements for internal and external audits.
• Reviews financial information for joint ventures to ensure compliance with investment accounting policies and procedures (sales, acquisitions, debt refinancing, REIT restructuring, and financial performance).
• Incorporates frequent ad hoc financial inquiries into the monthly and quarterly reports, adding value by providing management insight into the activities of the underlying properties.
• Calculates unlevered and levered, gross and net portfolio performance returns and property internal rates of return.
• Converts modified cash basis accounting information provided by third party management firms to accrual basis to facilitate preparation of fair value GAAP basis financial statements.
• Provides guidance to junior Investment Accountants regarding issues that require more advanced knowledge and experience.

Requirements

• Education: University degree preferred
• Experience: 3+ years required; 5+ years preferred
• Physical Requirements: Sedentary work
• Career Level: 7IC
• Required Qualifications: 3+ years of accounting or audit experience
• Preferred Qualifications: 5+ years of accounting or audit experience; University degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA certification; Previous experience with Yardi; Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel; Previous experience in a deadline‑driven environment; Experience with financial reporting

Skills

• Accountability
• Accounting Standards
• Business Acumen
• Client Relationship Management
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Compliance
• Data-Driven Business Intelligence
• Due Diligence
• Executive Presence
• Financial Acumen
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Risk Management
• Financial Statements
• Fund Accounting
• Market/Industry Dynamics
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Story Telling

Benefits

The organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. That’s why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being. To learn more about your benefits, please review our Benefits Summary.

Pay

Base Pay Range: $79,200/yr - $104,000/yr. Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to,