Staff/Senior Accountant

About the Role

A full-cycle accounting position supporting a multi-entity real-estate portfolio, including property-level operations, investment holding entities, acquisitions & dispositions, partner equity, investor relations, and lender reporting.

Responsibilities

• Management Company Accounting
  • Perform monthly bank and intercompany reconciliations.
  • Track monthly asset management and construction management fees.
  • Support monthly and quarterly financial close processes and compile annual closing packages for review.
  • Prepare daily journal entries, accruals, and account adjustments.
  • Process accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions, including invoice processing.
  • Manage monthly employee reimbursement processes.
  • Coordinate invoice workflow between the corporate office and property-level entities.
  • Coordinate audit and tax preparation requests across entities.
  • Support year-end close processes, including preparing tax package to facilitate partnership tax return preparation.
  • Allocate and manage semi-annual master bank charges.
  • Handle daily mail distribution and document delivery.
• Investment Holding Entities
  • Perform monthly bank and intercompany reconciliations for holding entities.
  • Record daily journal entries and accruals.
  • Monitor rejected or uncashed payments on a biweekly basis.
  • Support quarterly financial closes and the annual closing package.
• Acquisitions & Dispositions
  • Support the opening of new bank accounts at property, investor, and internal entity levels.
  • Calculate asset management and acquisition fees.
  • Assist with the equity capitalization process for asset acquisitions, including tracking capital contribution wires, recording transactions in the accounting system, and preparing equity tables for newly formed entities.
  • Set up new entities within the accounting system.
  • Track interest earned on deposits and perform related reconciliations.
  • Prepare closing invoices for acquisition fees, deposit interest, and NRE-funded expenditures.
  • Maintain and reconcile reserve trackers following asset dispositions.
• Partner & Equity Accounting
  • Prepare, record, compile, and reconcile equity partners' financial information, including partner distributions.
  • Track and maintain investor platform records for partner contributions, distributions, and other transaction activity.
  • Maintain accurate partner records and supporting schedules.
  • Support inter-departmental reconciliation of general ledger accounts related to partner distribution and payment activity.
• Investor Relations
  • Maintain investor information within the investor reporting platform and assist with related system issues.
  • Coordinate investor communications related to distributions in collaboration with senior leadership.
• Loan Covenant Reporting & Lender Requests
  • Monitor compliance with loan covenants, prepare quarterly compliance reports and other required lender reporting, and coordinate lender requests and supporting documentation.
• Quarterly Distribution Process
  • Prepare and analyze available cash for distributions.
  • Lead the quarterly distribution process across the property portfolio.
  • Distribute templates to property teams and record distribution activity in the accounting system for review.
  • Coordinate cash transfers and disbursements among property teams, internal entities, and investors, including ACH and wire transfer coordination.
  • Update distribution records in the investor reporting platform and distribute investor reports.
• Cash Management & Banking
  • Execute cash transfers and assist with resolving banking issues.
  • Maintain accurate cash tracking and support treasury-related activities.
• Budget & Special Projects
  • Assist in the preparation of the annual NRE budget.
  • Support or lead special projects related to NRE accounting and operations as assigned.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, or a related field.
• 2-5 years of accounting experience; real estate or property management experience strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of GAAP and the full accounting cycle, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial close processes.
• Experience with accounting or ERP systems; Sage Intacct experience is a plus.
• Strong Excel skills with the ability to work with reconciliations, trackers, and multi-entity financial data.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage recurring monthly and quarterly deadlines across a complex portfolio.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to coordinate effectively with property teams, lenders, investors, and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to handle sensitive financial and investor information with discretion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Juniper Square or a comparable investor-reporting platform.
• Exposure to multifamily and/or student housing property accounting.
• Familiarity with distribution processing, ACH/NACHA file preparation, and multi-entity cash management.
• Exposure to acquisition/disposition accounting, including entity setup and equity table preparation.
• Proactive mindset toward adopting new technology, with a strong plus for experience participating in AI or automation initiatives within an accounting or finance function.