THE OPPORTUNITY

 Overview

The Senior Property Accountant is responsible for overseeing detailed and accurate financial reporting for assigned industrial properties. This senior-level role requires an experienced, detail-oriented professional who leads with precision in financial analysis, process improvement, and property management accounting. The Senior Property Accountant provides oversight across tenant ledger management, monthly financial reporting, and year-end processes, while collaborating closely with Property Managers, remote teams, and leadership to drive accuracy, efficiency, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation and review of monthly financial reporting packages for executive teams and Property Managers.
• Oversee monthly financial statements, including supplemental reports and escrow accounts, prepared by the remote team.
• Review and approve monthly invoices, expense coding, debt validity, and payables including authority limits and check requests.
• Validate the Accounts Receivable subledger balance against the General Ledger and resolve discrepancies.
• Oversee month-end adjustments including prepaid rent, bad debt reserves, and monthly accruals for contracts, utilities, taxes, and insurance.
• Oversee tenant ledger adjustments and reconcile tenant security deposits, tenant improvements, and lease commission accruals monthly.
• Monitor cash position, investigate variances between the General Ledger and bank accounts, and resolve outstanding reconciliation items prior to close.
• Oversee outsourced and in-house bank reconciliations, including troubleshooting Yardi system issues.
• Collaborate daily with Property Managers and remote team on accounting operations and financial reporting needs.
• Validate Third-Party reporting setup and oversee monthly fee validation and billing.
• Manage annual projects including reconciliation of tenant charges (tax, insurance, and CAM), annual tenant escalation billings, and expense re-bills.
• Support annual budget preparation by providing insurance and management fee expenses across all properties, and assist with annual tax preparation.
• Oversee onboarding of acquisitions, offboarding of dispositions, and wind down of entities post-disposition.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.
• 3+ years of property or real estate accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of full-cycle accounting including bank reconciliations, AR/GL balancing, CAM reconciliations, and tenant escalation billings.
• Yardi Voyager experience required.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple properties and deadlines simultaneously.