What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Manager position at Gray Residential?
About The Accounting Manager Position
As our multifamily portfolio continues to grow, we're adding an Accounting Manager to strengthen our accounting team and build additional bench strength alongside our Controller. This is a newly created role designed to support a scaling organization — helping drive a smooth, accurate month-end close, stronger reporting and analytics, and more standardized processes across a growing number of properties. The Accounting Manager will work closely with the Controller and accounting staff, and will play a key role in process improvement and technology adoption as the company expands.
Accounting Manager Responsibilities Are
As our multifamily portfolio continues to grow, we're adding an Accounting Manager to strengthen our accounting team and build additional bench strength alongside our Controller. This is a newly created role designed to support a scaling organization — helping drive a smooth, accurate month-end close, stronger reporting and analytics, and more standardized processes across a growing number of properties. The Accounting Manager will work closely with the Controller and accounting staff, and will play a key role in process improvement and technology adoption as the company expands.
Accounting Manager Responsibilities Are
- Support the Controller in driving a timely, accurate month-end and year-end close across property-level and corporate entities, including review of journal entries and account reconciliations.
- Assist in preparing and reviewing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, helping ensure proper GAAP presentation and clear variance analysis against budget.
- Assist with monthly financial reporting package preparation, analysis and distribution.
- Partner with the Controller to standardize and improve accounting processes and procedures as the portfolio grows, identifying opportunities to streamline recurring workflows.
- Support oversight of the AP and credit card programs alongside the Controller and AP Coordinator/Specialist, helping ensure invoices and card transactions are coded, posted, and paid accurately and on time.
- Help build and maintain analytics and KPI reporting (aging, disbursements, expense trends, close timeliness) to give leadership clear visibility into financial performance.
- Assist with corporate financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, including variance analysis and reporting support.
- Support the integration of new property acquisitions into accounting systems and reporting processes.
- Help evaluate and implement technology and automation opportunities across the accounting function, including AI-enabled tools, to reduce manual work and improve accuracy
- Develop, maintain, and improve accounting procedures, documentation, internal controls, and standard operating procedures.
- Support ERP system enhancements, reporting improvements, and automation initiatives.
- Support Treasury activities, tax filings, regulatory compliance, and related financial requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field;
- CPA preferred
- Public accounting experience preferred
- 5 years of progressive accounting experience; real estate or multifamily property accounting experience strongly preferred.
- Experience with RealPage or similar property management accounting software.
- Strong understanding of month-end close, financial reporting, and reconciliations.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate data into clear, actionable insights.
- A proactive, solutions-oriented approach — comfortable identifying problems and proposing process improvements without being asked.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and support a growing organization.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.