Accounting Manager Real Estate

GHJ • Atlanta, GA

8h • $120,000 - $125,000 • Onsite

About The Position

GHJ Search and Staffing serves as the recruitment division of GHJ, a prominent national accounting and advisory firm. Our team provides qualified Accounting and Finance professionals on a temporary and permanent basis across a broad range of industries. GHJ’s relationship with our Global Advisory and Accounting Network provides the resources needed to better understand client’s needs, attract a higher caliber of candidates and assess candidate potential. A highly capitalized, Atlanta-based real estate development and mixed-use ownership group is seeking an Accounting Manager to oversee full-cycle accounting operations across a growing multi-property portfolio. This is a hands-on, highly visible role reporting directly to executive leadership and positioned for long-term growth and development.

Requirements

• 5–7 years of accounting experience
• Public accounting (Big 4 or similar) strongly preferred
• Real estate, multi-entity, or property accounting experience
• Experience with CAM reconciliations and tenant accounting preferred
• Yardi or MRI experience highly preferred
• Self-starter comfortable in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Strong communication skills and executive presence

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day accounting operations across 50+ properties and operating portfolio assets
• Manage full-cycle accounting including AP, AR, monthly close, and financial reporting
• Oversee tenant accounting, rent collections, and CAM reconciliations
• Handle lease accounting and property-level financial analysis
• Partner directly with executive leadership on budgeting, forcasting, and financial insights
• Support transition from QuickBooks to a future ERP system (Yardi strongly preferred)
• Build scalable processes to support portfolio expansion

Benefits

• High-growth mixed-use real estate platform
• Direct exposure to executive leadership
• Ability to build out and lead an accounting team over time
• Comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, and employer matching retirement savings plan
• Full-time, onsite role in downtown Atlanta with a creative and collaborative office environment
• $120,000 - $125,000 a year
• This is a rare opportunity to join an entrepreneurial group with long-term vision and significant capital investment behind a transformational real estate initiative.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed