Residential Accounting Manager
About The Position
Supervise, mentor, and motivate a team of 2–4 accounting professionals, fostering a positive, collaborative, and high-performing environment. Assist in hiring, onboarding, training, and ongoing coaching to develop staff capabilities and ensure consistent performance. Act as the primary relationship owner for assigned clients, managing ongoing communication related to financial reporting, service quality, and special requests. Resolve escalated client issues, coordinate internal responses, and escalate higher-risk concerns to the Residential Controller as appropriate. Own execution of the month-end close process for assigned teams and portfolios, including detailed secondary review of property financials for accuracy, completeness, and policy compliance. Identify recurring close issues, drive corrective actions, and ensure internal accountants and outsourcing partners meet established close timelines. Escalate material delays, risks, or persistent close issues to the Residential Controller with recommended solutions. Manage ongoing performance of outsourcing partners for assigned portfolios, ensuring compliance with established policies, timelines, and quality standards. Resolve property-specific outsourcing issues and escalate systemic or global performance concerns to the Residential Controller. Oversee cash management activities across assigned portfolios, including review of cash analyses prepared by Senior Accountants.
Requirements
- Minimum 4 years of experience with practical experience in Real Estate accounting and/or Property Management
- Minimum 2 years supervisory experience
- Experience in cash management, forecasting and planning
- Experience leading a team
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Yardi is highly desired
Responsibilities
- Supervise, mentor, and motivate a team of 2–4 accounting professionals, fostering a positive, collaborative, and high-performing environment.
- Assist in hiring, onboarding, training, and ongoing coaching to develop staff capabilities and ensure consistent performance.
- Act as the primary relationship owner for assigned clients, managing ongoing communication related to financial reporting, service quality, and special requests.
- Resolve escalated client issues, coordinate internal responses, and escalate higher-risk concerns to the Residential Controller as appropriate.
- Own execution of the month-end close process for assigned teams and portfolios, including detailed secondary review of property financials for accuracy, completeness, and policy compliance.
- Identify recurring close issues, drive corrective actions, and ensure internal accountants and outsourcing partners meet established close timelines.
- Escalate material delays, risks, or persistent close issues to the Residential Controller with recommended solutions.
- Manage ongoing performance of outsourcing partners for assigned portfolios, ensuring compliance with established policies, timelines, and quality standards.
- Resolve property-specific outsourcing issues and escalate systemic or global performance concerns to the Residential Controller.
- Oversee cash management activities across assigned portfolios, including review of cash analyses prepared by Senior Accountants.
Benefits
- Generous paid time off, including 13 paid holidays (with a Floating Holiday and Volunteer Day), accrued sick time (accrual varies by state), and 15 days (120 hours) of vacation in the first year
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus HSA with employer contribution and FSA options
- Employer-sponsored short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Company-paid life insurance
- Optional ancillary benefits, including critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
