Senior Property Accountant

Senior Property Accountant

BB Living is seeking a Senior Property Accountant to join the accounting team of a rapidly growing company ("the Company") in the single-family "Build to Rent" industry, based in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Company has a partnership between BB Living and a large private equity institution. It is well capitalized and growing across multiple markets throughout the United States.

The ideal candidate has 3-4 years of accounting experience, preferably in the multi-family property management industry. This role will be responsible for overseeing property management financial records and reports, performing variance analysis, managing the properties through the month-end close process, contributing to the budgeting process, and assisting with the annual audit. To succeed as a property accountant with BB Living, you should be able to multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment, while paying high attention to detail. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills. Candidates must be team players, self-starters, comfortable working in a collaborative environment and focused on contributing to the continuous improvement in accounting processes.

Responsibilities:

• Manage third party property management accountants through the month-end close process
• Review general ledger activity and ensure accurate property-level accounting
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and company accounting policies
• Monitor budget vs actual results and investigate any significant variances
• Give directives to property management accountants on needed adjustments
• Monthly recalculation of revenue and expense amortization and accruals to ensure accuracy
• Monthly expense deep-dive
• Review monthly reporting packages for 17 properties
• Work with property accountants to forecast cash and suggest monthly distributions
• Support annual audit for related properties
• Collaboration with investment management team on annual budgeting process
• Develop and document policies and procedures for corporate property accounting month end close process to work in tandem with property management month end close process
• Work with property management companies and asset management teams to on-board new properties
• Act as liaison between corporate accounting, corporate leadership, and property management

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance or equivalent experience
• At least 3-4 years of experience in property accounting
• Experience with property management software such as Real Page or Yardi is highly desirable
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) and AI tools
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Good problem-solving and time management skills
• Highly organized with great attention to detail
• Ability to collaborate and work in a team-oriented environment is imperative