Accounting Manager; Commercial Real Estate

Tactex Recruiting Advisors is a recruiting company, and we're working on behalf of a Commercial Real Estate Investment Firm who's looking for a talented and high-character Accounting Manager.

• Do you have 7–10 years of public accounting, real estate, or investment accounting experience in a top-tier firm?
• Do you have experience supervising and developing accounting team members, establishing priorities, and managing workloads?
• Are you familiar with the relevant accounting standards and SEC reporting requirements assocaited with real estate and public accounting?
• Do you have experience working with REITs?
• Do you have experience managing close processes and reviews, investigating discrepancies, and bringing outstanding items to resolution?
• Do you have technical accounting experience relevant to fixed assets, acquisition accounting, property tax accruals, and tenant reimbursements?

Then you might be the perfect fit!

As Accounting Manager on the REIT Property Accounting team, the overall goal of your position is to empower others by providing leadership in property accounting operations for the Firm’s publicly reporting REIT. A primary responsibility will be helping to oversee the dedicated REIT property accounting team and ensuring accurate, timely, and decision-useful property-level financial information. This role will manage close processes, oversee specialized property accounting activities, and strengthen internal controls and accounting procedures as the portfolio grows.

The Accounting Manager will partner closely with accounting and finance leadership, Asset Management, external operators, and third-party auditors to support financial reporting and property performance. The ideal candidate brings deep property accounting expertise, strong people leadership and communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent workflows with accuracy and dependable follow-through.

Want to join a growing company with a solid, high-character team that treats you well?

At Tactex Recruiting Advisors, we had a 4+ year relationship with this Client Firm and can vouch for their character and culture. They’re different than most companies who say they live by their values. This Client Firm truly cares for their people, they have an outstanding vision and mission, and they treat their people with kindness and respect.

100% Remote.

$110k-125k (+ added 15% target bonus)

Property Accounting and Financial Reporting:

• Oversee day-to-day property accounting operations for the REIT, ensuring accurate and timely processing and adherence to close schedules.
• Manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including review of journal entries, account reconciliations, debt compliance, and property-level financial statements.
• Maintain general ledger integrity by reviewing supporting schedules, researching discrepancies, and ensuring outstanding items are resolved.
• Perform financial and variance analyses, including adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) reporting, to provide decision-useful information to accounting and finance leadership.

Specialized Property Accounting:

• Oversee fixed asset accounting, including additions, disposals, transfers, and depreciation, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Administer the purchase price allocation process under ASC 805 for real estate acquisitions made by the REIT.
• Analyze property tax data and review related accruals for accurate financial reporting.
• Review lease agreements and oversee accounting for tenant reimbursements, including accruals and recoverability assessments.

Internal Controls, Systems, and Process Improvement:

• Coordinate property accounting support for internal control and financial…