What are the responsibilities and job description for the Juinor Accountant position at Gaia Real Estate?
About The Company:
GAIA Real Estate is a vertically integrated investment firm with offices in New York City and Miami. Since its founding in 2009, GAIA has owned and operated over 19,000 residential units across 87 properties, totaling more than $3.8 billion in transactions. GAIA invests significant partnership capital alongside its investors and operates across major U.S. markets. GAIA accounting and finance team also services Milas, a South Florida platform focused on acquiring, renovating, and managing single-family homes in high-growth communities.
We are hiring an Juinor Accountant to join our Miami office. This role will report directly to our Senior Accountants in New York and work closely with both our onshore and offshore teams under a 24/7 coverage model that ensures continuous review, payment processing, and cross-functional execution. The coordinator will also collaborate daily with our Head of Operations on treasury and bookkeeping functions. Supervision and training will be provided by the New York-based accounting team.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for annual budget, including preparing projected income statements, balance sheets, statements of cash flow and other supporting documents
Prepare monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial reporting packages and monthly P&L statements
Manage consolidated property and holding level financial reports on GAAP and IFRS basis
Produce accurate financial reports per operating agreements and investors’ requirements
Conduct budget-to-actual analysis and work with property managers to generate budget variance explanation reports, capitalized expenditure, property tax, job cost analysis, insurance, and accrued operating expenses schedules to support income statement and balance sheet accounts
Manage accounts receivable: post monthly tenant charges, process receipts, and address AR inquiries from tenants and property managers
Oversee accounts payable: process vendor invoices, resolve discrepancies, and respond to vendor inquiries
Prepare monthly bank and credit card reconciliations
Coordinate with NY and offshore teams under a 24/7 support model
Automate recurring accounting tasks in Yardi (e.g., GL coding, invoice routing, approvals)
Consolidate invoice intake through a single inbox or Yardi VendorCafe
Support year-end processes, including 1099 preparation
Be the key contact with Head of Operations for Milas on expense allocation, payments, and accurate bookkeeping
Maintain AP tracking dashboards and calendars to monitor invoice status and ensure timely payments
Assist in the preparation and review of monthly financial reporting packages for both internal and investor use
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or closely related field.
Proficiency in Yardi
Strong understanding of accounting SOPs and financial workflows
Experience working with offshore/shared service teams across time zones
Highly organized and detail-oriented with strong communication skills
Detail-oriented with a focus on minimizing errors and maximizing efficiency
Ability to contribute to both GAIA and Milas platforms under unified CFO oversight
Interested candidates may send their resume or bio to: humanresources@gaiare.com
Industry
Real Estate
Employment Type
Job Type: Full-time