Senior Accountant

Fully Remote (U.S.

-based) Preferred locations:
Texas or Mid-Atlantic (optional, not required) Overview

A rapidly growing, privately held real estate owner/operator is adding a Senior Accountant to its finance team as a proactive, growth-driven hire
. This is a newly created role designed to strengthen property-level accounting and improve how the organization leverages its core accounting system as the portfolio continues to scale.

The company operates a national portfolio of commercial and industrial real estate assets
, including properties in active construction and stabilized operations. This role offers meaningful ownership, systems exposure, and the opportunity to influence best practices in a lean, collaborative finance team.

This is a fully remote role
, with flexibility across the U.S.

The Senior Accountant will have full-cycle ownership of a portfolio of real estate assets across multiple states. The role spans construction accounting, operating property accounting, and systems/process improvement
.

This is not a narrow journal-entry position. The ideal candidate understands real estate fundamentals, owns their portfolio end to end, and enjoys improving how accounting systems and processes are used as a platform scales.

• Own full-cycle accounting for a portfolio of real estate entities (construction and operating)
• Lead monthly close activities, including journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepare and review property-level financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow)
• Track construction costs, CIP, capitalization, and transitions to placed-in-service
• Partner with development and construction teams on budgets, draws, and cost tracking
• Manage cash activity, intercompany transactions, and loan-related accounting
• Support audits, tax filings, and lender reporting
• Proactively identify accounting or data issues and recommend solutions

• Support accounts payable workflows and vendor management
• Assist with corporate expense programs, reconciliations, and controls
• Partner with the Controller to improve close timelines, reporting quality, and internal controls
• Contribute to ad hoc analysis, reporting, and special projects as the organization grows

• Serve as a key user of the company’s property accounting system (
  Rent Manager experience is critical
  )
• Bring best practices for how Rent Manager has been used in prior organizations
• Maintain and improve Excel-based schedules, reconciliations, and roll-forwards
• Identify opportunities to automate, standardize, and streamline accounting workflows
• Participate in system enhancements, integrations, and process redesign initiative.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (or Finance with strong accounting foundation)
• 2–6 years of progressive accounting experience
• Public accounting experience strongly preferred
• Real estate or property accounting experience highly preferred
• Hands-on experience with Rent Manager is required
• Exposure to multi-entity real estate accounting
• CPA or CPA-track preferred, not required
• Strong Excel skills and systems-oriented mindset
• Ability to manage a portfolio independently in a growing, evolving environment

• Newly created role with real ownership and visibility
• Opportunity to influence how systems and processes scale
• Tight-knit finance team with direct access to leadership
• Fully remote environment with flexibility
• Exposure to a fast-growing real estate platform with active development and acquisitions