Property Accountant | Housing
About The Position
EliseAI is hiring a Property Accountant for its Future Platforms team, which develops the company’s next generation of AI products and business lines. The role ensures accounting integrity across product features that affect client resident ledgers and accounting workflows. The Property Accountant serves as an in-house multifamily accounting authority, helping product and other teams build solutions that work with client accounting teams and systems. The role covers accounting scenarios such as rent, concessions, deposits and refunds, subsidies and HAP, delinquencies, utilities, move-ins and move-outs, and month-end close. It translates real-world accounting workflows into product requirements and acceptance tests, reviews calculations and language, leads testing and validation with client accountants, and establishes consistent standards, terminology, reference guides, and playbooks. The position is based in a collaborative in-office environment, with an expectation to work at the office four to five days per week. EliseAI describes its work environment as fast-paced, high-autonomy, and focused on growth and impact.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in multifamily property accounting or controllership at a PMC, owner-operator, or REIT; multifamily experience is ideal.
- Deep knowledge of general ledgers and sub-ledgers, resident ledgers, deposits, and close processes.
- Strong grounding in US GAAP.
- Ability to communicate comfortably with client accounting, operations, and leasing teams.
- Strong stakeholder communication skills, including writing and presentations.
- Willingness to work in person at the office four to five days per week.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a software or SaaS environment.
- Familiarity with leading multifamily systems and data handoffs.
- Familiarity with AI and/or automation as they relate to accounting workflows.
Responsibilities
- Advise on accounting treatment for rent, concessions, deposits and refunds, subsidies/HAP, delinquencies, utilities, move-ins and move-outs, and month-end close.
- Translate real-world accounting cases and workflows into clear product requirements and acceptance tests, and pressure-test features before release.
- Validate prorations, allocations, adjustments, and charge/credit logic for accuracy and explainability.
- Develop representative test cases, run UAT with client accountants, and confirm outputs reconcile to expectations.
- Establish consistent event lifecycles and terminology, and create concise reference guides for controllers and onsite teams.
- Distill patterns and edge cases from enterprise customers into durable standards and playbooks.
Benefits
- Equity in the company.
- Medical, dental, and vision premiums covered at 100%.
- Fully paid parental leave.
- Commuter benefits.
- 401(k) benefits.
- Fitness and home services stipend.
- Collaborative in-office environment with an open floor plan, fully stocked kitchen, and all meals covered in the office.
- Unlimited vacation and paid holidays.
- Relocation packages.
- Competitive salary and total rewards package.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
