Finance Co-Op Associate

Groma is blending real estate and technology to unlock a new real estate asset class while making it easier for everyone, from institutional investors to the residents in our buildings, to participate in ownership. Our property technology platform uses AI to bring new efficiencies to the small unit count multifamily sector, enabling us to efficiently acquire, upgrade, and operate these 2-20 unit multifamily buildings and bring institutional performance to this massive but historically overlooked sector. Our investor technology platform makes owning these assets accessible to a broad array of investors, with bespoke vehicles available to institutional and family office investors and our flagship vehicle, the blockchain-powered GromaREIT, available to everyone, with a special focus on enabling ownership for the residents in our buildings. Visit www.groma.com to learn more about us.

About the Role

The position of the Finance Co-Op is primarily to support the finance and accounting functions at Groma. This 6-month opportunity offers hands-on experience in various financial processes, contributing to the efficient management of property finances.

Job Responsibilities:

• Reconcile bank statements and ensure accuracy of financial records.
• Assist with accounts payable and accounts receivable processes.
• Contribute to the month-end and year-end closing procedures.
• Maintain organized financial documentation and schedules.
• Provide administrative support to the finance and accounting team as needed.
• Analyze financial data and identify trends or discrepancies.
• Create and Maintain balance sheet schedules.
• Assist with internal audits and compliance checks.
• Support the preparation of financial reports, such as income statements and balance sheets.
• Participate in special projects and ad-hoc financial analysis.

Experience 

• Familiarity with general ledger accounting software
• Knowledge of residential real estate is beneficial
• Strong computer and spreadsheet skills (Google Suite experience preferred)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Diligent and efficient documentation, task, and schedule management skills

About our Culture

At Groma, we’re looking to build something big and are on a very fast growth trajectory. While a healthy work-life balance is important to our team, we want to be upfront that there may be times when we expect commitments outside of the standard 9-5. We strive to respect individuals and their needs, while also acknowledging the reality that we have a small team that is trying to accomplish some very ambitious goals in a short period of time.

We are also focused on maintaining our dynamic in-office culture at Groma’s headquarters in beautiful downtown Boston, Massachusetts. We believe that in-person collaboration and spontaneous interpersonal interaction is critical to the company’s success at this stage. Also, our office is great. We own the whole building and have made it very much our own space. We’ve got a gym, locker rooms, a game room, a rooftop garden, and all the normal stuff to make an office an effective and fun place to be. We understand that everyone will need to work from home or the road occasionally, but want to be transparent with this expectation.

We have an ever-evolving list of values and conventions that guide how we operate as a company, but here’s a high-level overview of how we think about doing what we do:

• We approach our work with pragmatic idealism that enables us to focus on our desire to make the world a better place in ways big and small while also being open to intelligent compromises that accelerate us on our path to serve our broader societal goals.
• Our whole team believes strongly that the challenges we are solving require effective teams, not individual heroes.
• We have complex conversations well. We sit at the intersection of housing and blockchain policy, both nuanced topics with real-world impacts. We pride ourselves on being thoughtful, seeking the best solutions to real-world challenges, and implementing them effectively in the real world.

Job Benefits

• Fully covered commuter passes for bus, subway, boat, or commuter rail
• Competitive paid time off policy
• 13 official company holidays
• 1 floating holiday: We recognize that there are lots of holidays that are meaningful to different people in different ways, and we want to celebrate that by enabling team members to have the time/space to commemorate those days however is appropriate and using it as an opportunity - if they’d like to - to share the meaning of that day with the broader team