Property Staff Accountant

Job Description

Job Title: Property Staff Accountant

Reports To: Accounting Supervisor

FLSA Status: N o n - Exempt

Last Updated: 06/11/2026

General Description

Reporting to the Accounting Supervisor, the Property Staff Accountant will be responsible for journal entries, bank reconciliations, financial statement preparation, accounts receivable, and daily & monthly cash disbursements and receipts. This position is characterized by a high degree of initiative, creativity, responsibility, accountability, and the ability to work congenially with a wide variety of individuals inside and outside of the organization.

Essential Functions

 Oversee day-to-day accounting operations of multi-family properties

 Prepare month end and quarter end close for each respective property

 Manage and complete general ledger journal entries and cash balances

 Ensures accuracy of all general ledger information

 Process accounts receivable and review accounts payable for each respective property

 Issue tenant statements and supporting schedules

 Responsible for bank reconciliations

 Reviews Balance Sheets and Income Statements per property to verify account balances and

reasonable revenue and expense amounts

 Set and update forecasts and budgets as well as provide detailed explanations of deviations from

budget based on specific materiality thresholds

 Compile financial statements and portfolios for investors

 Prepare monthly financial reports

 Ensures that all property and tenant lease input information is up to date and correct

 Updates and prepares annual depreciation and amortization schedules

 Ensures reports/documents are forwarded to auditors and maintains applicable documentation

 Informs management as to any discrepancies or any other problem areas that may exist that arise from the audit

 Meets Accounting Department calendar deadlines

 Improve processes related to above duties and responsibilities

 Assists Community Managers with variance report included in monthly reporting package

 Assists Community Managers with understanding overall financial performance and management of property

 Maintains all tax and insurance schedules and verifies all payments are made as required

 Assists with replacement and operating reserve requests

 Performs other job-related duties as required or assignedProperty Staff Accountant

Knowledge & Experience:

 Ability to work with others in establishing and meeting goals and objectives

 Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

 Skilled in organizing time and prioritizing workloads.

 Ability to deliver key results and meet deadlines

 Ability to start work with minimal direction

 Ability to identify strengths and weaknesses in a process and make necessary adjustments

 Excellent analytical skills

 Good working knowledge of computers, including expertise in manipulating spreadsheets

Education:

 Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or

 3-5 years related experience and/or training in multi-family accounting; or

 Equivalent combination of education and experience

 Government/Non-Profit experience

Equipment and Software:

 Experience with Accounting for Residential Real Estate

 Experience with Yardi software a plus

 Computer with Internet and email capabilities

 Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

 Google Apps (email, calender, docs, etc.)

Licenses/Certification:

 CPA certification preferred, but not required