Technical Property Accountant | Housing

EliseAI • New York, NY

2d • $110,000 - $150,000 • Onsite

About The Position

EliseAI is seeking a Property Accountant for its Future Platforms team, which develops the next generation of AI products and business lines. The role ensures accounting integrity across product features that affect clients’ resident ledgers and accounting workflows. As the in-house authority on multifamily accounting, the accountant will help product and other teams create features that work seamlessly with client accounting teams and systems.

The position advises on multifamily accounting scenarios, translates real-world workflows into product requirements and acceptance tests, validates calculations and accounting language, and leads testing with client accountants. It also establishes consistent accounting standards and terminology and turns enterprise customer practices and edge cases into reusable guidance and playbooks. The role requires working in person at the office four to five days a week.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in multifamily property accounting or controllership at a PMC, owner-operator, or REIT; multifamily experience is preferred.
• Deep knowledge of general ledger 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.
• Clear, concise stakeholder communication skills, including writing and presentations.
• Willingness to work in person at the office 4–5 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 and HAP, delinquencies, utilities, move-ins and move-outs, and month-end close.
• Translate real-world accounting workflows and cases into clear product requirements and acceptance tests, and pressure-test features before release.
• Validate prorations, allocations, adjustments, and charge and credit logic for accuracy and explainability.
• Develop representative test cases, conduct UAT with client accountants, and confirm that outputs reconcile with 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.

What This Job Offers

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