Accounting Manager - Asset Management / Property Management
About The Position
The Accounting Manager – Asset Management / Property Management supports Gilbane Development’s portfolio by serving as a critical link between Accounting and Asset Management, with primary responsibility for financial accuracy, asset-level analytics, and reporting integrity. The role supports primarily affordable housing assets, with exposure to commercial assets. This role ensures that property-level financial results are accurate, consistent, and analytically sound, and that accounting outputs are translated into meaningful insights for Asset Management decision-making. The Analyst plays a key role in month-end close coordination, asset-level performance analysis, budgeting and forecasting support, and internal, lender, and investor reporting.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Real Estate, or related field
- 4–6+ years of experience in real estate accounting, financial analysis, or asset management
- Experience supporting affordable housing portfolios preferred, exposure to commercial assets a plus.
- Or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience with RealPage or similar property management/accounting systems (e.g., Yardi)
- Strong understanding of financial statements and accrual accounting
- Ability to analyze rent rolls, lease structures, and operating performance
- Knowledge of affordable housing programs preferred
- Advanced Excel skills with strong analytical and problem-solving ability
- Effective communicator capable of bridging Accounting and Asset Management
- Detail-oriented, proactive, and execution-focused
Responsibilities
- Reviews monthly financial statements for accuracy and consistency with operational activity
- Supports accrual analysis and reclasses in coordination with property management accountants
- Serves as the primary liaison between Accounting and Asset Management during close cycles
- Supports preparation of month-end and quarter-end financial reporting for internal management, lenders, and investors
- Ensures consistency across RealPage (or comparable systems), the general ledger, and reporting outputs
- Supports financial tracking and reporting for affordable housing assets including LIHTC, HUD, and Section 8 portfolios
- Analyzes asset and portfolio-level performance, including drivers of NOI (revenue & expenses), leasing activity, occupancy, and capital expenditures
- Partners closely with Asset Managers to evaluate monthly property performance and identify trends, risks, and performance drivers
- Conducts monthly variance analysis (actual vs. prior period and budget) and summarize key observations for Asset Management
- Reviews and interprets rent rolls, lease data (affordable and commercial), collections, and concession activity
- Confirms alignment between leasing activity, rent rolls, and general ledger results for the applicable reporting period
- Supports understanding of lease structures, occupancy dynamics, and collection performance
- Supports annual budgeting and periodic reforecasting efforts
- Assists with budget-to-actual analysis and performance tracking
- Builds and maintains KPI reports and identify opportunities for reporting and workflow improvements
Benefits
- Competitive health and welfare benefits
- Generous profit-sharing/401k plan
- Investment in employee education through Gilbane University
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
