Accountant

Staff Accountant / Lease Administrator | Onsite | Atlanta, GA |

Aprio is partnering with a growing commercial real estate firm in the Atlanta area to find a Staff Accountant with lease administration experience for a full-time role. The position is about 75% property accounting and 25% lease administration. It’s a rare opportunity to join a scaling portfolio, growing toward 500–600 tenants, at the ground floor and help build out its accounting function.

What You’ll Be Doing

Property Accounting (~75%)

• Maintain the books for assigned commercial properties, including bank reconciliations, accruals, and balance sheet and income statement analysis
• Handle monthly tenant billing, post payments, issue late fee notices, and maintain AR aging reports
• Prepare monthly financial reports with supporting workpapers
• Explain budget-to-actual variances and take part in the annual budget process
• Support CAM billing and annual reconciliations alongside senior accountants
• Provide AP backup to help balance team workload
• Communicate with tenants, property managers, and brokers on billing issues

Lease Administration (~25%)

• Abstract and document leases in Yardi, including new leases, renewals, expansions, and relocations
• Maintain accurate rent rolls
• Track tenant documentation such as certificates of insurance, financial statements, and security deposits
• Calculate and coordinate leasing commissions

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 2+ years of commercial real estate accounting experience across multiple property books
• Experience with bank recs, AR, accruals, and monthly financial reporting
• Lease administration or abstraction experience
• Yardi strongly preferred; MRI or other real estate software is a plus
• Strong attention to detail and comfort working within structured processes and controls

Onsite five days a week, with flexibility on hours and an occasional work-from-home day when needed.