Senior Staff Accountant

About the Company

About the Organization: Our client is a leading 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation specializing in the healthcare and higher education real estate industry. Since 2019, our client has executed more than $2 billion in transactions through transformative leasing and real estate solutions across a variety of transaction profiles, including build-to-suit developments, acquisitions and lease restructurings, and sale leasebacks. The accounting team plays a critical role in maintaining financial integrity, supporting organizational growth, and ensuring that financial reporting is accurate, transparent, and audit-ready.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Senior Staff Accountant/Property Accountant to support the accounting and lease administration activities of a growing nonprofit organization with a complex real estate and leasing portfolio. This role is critical to ensuring the integrity of financial information, compliance with IRS regulations, and the scalability of our finance operations as we continue to grow our mission. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a lean, high-performing environment and can manage recurring responsibilities, while also supporting process improvements, system enhancements, and special projects.

Responsibilities

• Prepare recurring and non-recurring journal entries and monthly account reconciliations to support the accounting for real estate assets, including acquisitions and development accounting.
• Abstract lease terms into the organization’s lease administration and accounting systems, including reimbursement provisions, escalation terms, critical dates, renewal options, reporting requirements, notices, and tenant obligations.
• Support the administration of net lease structures, including tracking tenant responsibility for taxes and insurance, maintenance, operating expenses, tenant financial reporting requirements, and other compliance milestones, and communicate with tenants as needed.
• Reconcile and record cash and accounts payable activity, including cash application, general ledger coding, expense classification, vendor review, 1099 preparation.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives, including opportunities to improve close efficiency, process automation, reporting quality, and system workflows.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, real estate or equivalent professional experience.
• Two or more years of relevant experience, preferably in a corporate, nonprofit, real estate, property accounting, or public accounting environment.
• Ability to read, interpret, summarize, and track commercial lease provisions and related legal documents.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, month-end close, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment where priorities may shift and new transactions or projects may require thoughtful problem-solving.

Required Skills

• Ability to read, interpret, summarize, and track commercial lease provisions and related legal documents.
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, month-end close, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment where priorities may shift and new transactions or projects may require thoughtful problem-solving.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with NetSuite (or a similar ERP system) and property management solutions.
• Understanding of net lease structures and lease accounting (ASC 842).
• Experience with lease administration, lease documentation, tenant billing, rent schedules, or related lease support activities preferred.

Why Join?

• Opportunity to work in a collaborative, high-impact role within a mission-focused organization.
• Exposure to sophisticated real estate leasing, financing, and multi-entity accounting transactions.
• Ability to contribute to process improvement, system optimization, and scalable accounting infrastructure.
• Strong company culture, focused on collaboration, innovation, and growth.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package commensurate with experience.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Equal Opportunity Statement: This organization is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.