Property Accountant / Controller

About the role

Property Accountant / Controller to manage and oversee accounting and financial reporting for a portfolio of multifamily and residential properties. The role owns accurate and timely property-level records, tenant accounting, vendor payments, owner reporting, reconciliations, budgets, cash flow monitoring, and month-end close.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the full accounting cycle for residential and multifamily properties, including monthly and year-end close, general ledger maintenance, reconciliations, balance sheet schedules, and financial statement preparation.
• Review rent rolls and tenant ledgers, reconcile rental income and charges, monitor receivables, and maintain accurate security deposit records and refunds.
• Work with Property Managers to resolve delinquent accounts, tenant balance discrepancies, unapplied cash, and other rental accounting issues.
• Oversee accounts payable, including invoice review and coding, vendor statement reconciliation, expense monitoring, payment scheduling, and vendor tax documentation.
• Prepare monthly owner financial statements, reports, and distributions; reconcile owner accounts; resolve discrepancies; and explain material variances to owners and senior management.
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and budget-to-actual analysis. Monitor property performance and cash flow and partner with Property Managers to control expenses and improve financial results.
• Oversee accounting operations, internal controls, and reporting procedures. Supervise accounting staff and ensure deadlines, documentation standards, and review controls are consistently met.
• Coordinate with CPAs, auditors, tax professionals, lenders, attorneys, and other stakeholders while improving close timelines, reporting accuracy, accounting processes, and financial controls.

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is preferred.
• At least 3-5 years of relevant accounting experience, including responsibility for month-end close and financial reporting.
• Previous experience in residential or multifamily property accounting is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP, general accounting principles, and the full accounting cycle.
• Hands-on experience with property-level financial statements, balance sheet schedules, account reconciliations, and monthly close processes.
• Working knowledge of tenant ledgers, rent rolls, security deposits, accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, and owner reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong financial analysis capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple properties, competing deadlines, and high volumes of financial information with accuracy.

About us

Our client is a US-based real estate management company specializing in the ownership and day-to-day management of multifamily residential apartment buildings in New York City. The company operates with a lean, remote-first structure and works with distributed team members and trusted third-party service providers across property operations, tenant relations, maintenance, leasing, financial tracking, and regulatory compliance.