Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

Bellingham, WA

Your Opportunity

PLACE is a technology and services platform built to scale the world's top real estate teams – and our internal businesses are growing just as fast. As a Staff Accountant at PLACE, you will be at the financial core of a dynamic, multi-entity organization on a path to an IPO. This is not a single-company staff accountant role – you will move across multiple business lines, managing the complete accounting cycle for a portfolio of operating companies, rental properties, and small businesses. If you're energized by complexity, precision, and the opportunity to build expertise across a growing portfolio of entities, this role was designed for you.

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What You'll Do

Multi-Entity Accounting & Bookkeeping

• Manage the complete monthly accounting cycle across multiple business entities simultaneously.
• Process bill payments, track deposits, and maintain accurate records across all entities with precision and consistency.
• Perform monthly and quarterly reconciliations across multiple sets of books, ensuring each entity's financial data is complete and accurate.
• Manage monthly and quarterly tie-outs across entities, identifying discrepancies and resolving variances proactively.
• Produce timely and accurate monthly and quarterly financial statements for each entity, maintaining strict deadlines.
• Prepare cash flow analyses and budgets at the entity level and in aggregate across the portfolio.

Accounting Software & Systems

• Own data entry, transaction downloads, and the integrity of financial data within QuickBooks across all entities.
• Leverage QuickBooks to maintain clean, audit-ready books for each business in the portfolio.
• Maintain organized, up-to-date property files and digital records across platforms including Microsoft Office, Adobe, Google Drive, and Dropbox.
• Serve as a knowledgeable resource and reviewer for our virtual assistant, ensuring their QuickBooks entries and financial outputs meet PLACE standards.

Tax & Compliance Support

• File and manage state franchise, sales, and excise tax returns across multiple states and entities.
• Process 1099 filings for all applicable entities.
• Gather and organize tax information from multiple companies to support income tax processing.
• Maintain organized, confidential tax files with disciplined scanning and archiving practices.

What You're Great At

• Navigating complexity – you stay organized and accurate when managing multiple companies, entities, and deadlines at the same time.
• Accounting software mastery – you know QuickBooks inside and out and can hit the ground running across multiple sets of books.
• Attention to detail – you catch what others miss, and you take pride in financial statements that are accurate down to the last dollar.
• Independent execution – you manage your own workload, hit deadlines without being chased, and proactively communicate your progress.
• Problem solving – you identify discrepancies, root-cause them, and resolve them without letting issues linger.
• Clear communication – you can translate financial data into plain language and communicate effectively with supervisors, teammates, and virtual assistants alike.

Qualifications

Required

• 2-year degree from an accredited institution with 2+ years of experience as a bookkeeper or staff accountant OR a Bachelor's degree in Accounting OR 5+ years of equivalent accounting experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in QuickBooks or similar products – you have managed multiple companies or sets of books within the platform.
• Experience working in a multi-entity environment, managing financials across more than one company simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Software, Google Drive, Asana, Bill.com and Dropbox.
• Strong command of core accounting principles including reconciliations, financial statement preparation, and cash flow analysis.

Preferred

• Experience with multi-state tax filings (franchise, sales, excise, or 1099s).
• Real estate or property management accounting experience is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with virtual assistant workflows or managing financial review processes for remote team members.

Compensation: $28–$34 per hour, depending on experience. This is an in-office position in Bellingham, WA.