Property Accountant

Property Accountant Salary: $120,000- 140,000 plus equity Location: Onsite NYC Join a fast-growingenterprise AI SaaS companythat develops artificial intelligence solutions to automate workflows for the multifamily housing industry. Their technology helps property management teams streamline leasing, resident communications, and accounting operations through innovative AI-powered solutions. They are seeking an experiencedProperty Accountantto serve as the subject matter expert on multifamily accounting, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of resident ledger and accounting workflows. In this role, you'll partner closely with product, engineering, and operations teams to help build accounting solutions that integrate seamlessly with client accounting processes. Key Responsibilities Provide guidance on complex multifamily accounting scenarios, including rent, concessions, security deposits and refunds, housing subsidies (HAP), delinquencies, utilities, move-ins/move-outs, and month-end close processes. Translate real-world accounting workflows into clear business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria. Review and validate accounting calculations, including prorations, allocations, adjustments, and charge/credit logic to ensure accuracy and compliance. Lead user acceptance testing (UAT) by creating representative test cases, partnering with accounting stakeholders, and validating that outputs reconcile to expected results. Establish consistent accounting standards, terminology, and workflow documentation to support accounting teams and property operations. Identify recurring accounting patterns and edge cases to develop best practices, reference materials, and scalable process improvements. Collaborate with product, engineering, and operations teams to ensure accounting functionality meets business and client needs. Qualifications 5+ years of experience in multifamily property accounting, corporate accounting, or controllership within a property management company, owner-operator, or REIT. Strong knowledge of general ledger and subledger accounting, resident ledgers, security deposits, reconciliations, and month-end close processes. Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP and multifamily accounting practices. Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across accounting, operations, leasing, and technical teams. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills. Ability to work onsite 4–5 days per week. Preferred Qualifications Experience working in a software or SaaS environment. Familiarity with leading multifamily property management and accounting systems. Experience with accounting automation, AI-enabled workflows, or process improvement initiatives. #J-18808-Ljbffr