Accounting Systems Manager

ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $300 billion of real estate in more than 265 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing over one million units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has nearly $79 billion of assets under management, including over $35 billion of development assets and over $36.5 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The Accounting Systems Manager leads a team of analysts in the implementation, enhancement, and support of systems across finance functions including Financial Accounting, AP/AR, Treasury, and Internal Audit. This role balances hands-on technical work with people leadership: setting direction, developing team members, and serving as an escalation point while remaining an active contributor to solution design and delivery.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Why Join Us:

• This role is part of a collaborative Accounting Systems team that works closely with stakeholders across finance and technology. It's an opportunity to shape how the team operates, develop talent, and drive meaningful improvements.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of 2–3 analysts, including goal setting, prioritization support, and ongoing feedback.

• Allocate work across the team, balancing project demands with individual development goals.

• Serve as an escalation point for technical issues and stakeholder requests, ensuring timely resolution

• Drive the team's use of Asana for project tracking and visibility across deliverables.

• Lead the full lifecycle of system initiatives: from acquisition, design, and testing through rollout, training, and ongoing maintenance.

• Collaborate closely with end users to design and deliver impactful reporting solutions, with a focus on Power BI and related tools.

• Support and enhance the existing Power BI environment by troubleshooting issues and developing reports, dataflows, and semantic models.

• Perform data analysis and reconcile discrepancies between systems and processes as needed.

• Contribute to all phases of system enhancement efforts, including requirements gathering, functional and process design, testing, training, and change management.

• Identify, evaluate, and implement business process improvements by developing detailed workflow diagrams, charts, and project plans from concept through execution.

Other Responsibilities:

• Provide support on financial and administrative tasks, including reporting and ad hoc analysis.

• Perform other duties as assigned or necessary.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience leading, mentoring, or managing technical or analytical staff (or similar)

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field

• Strong Excel skills (Intermediate to Advanced)

• Experience gathering business requirements and designing processes in a corporate or enterprise setting

• Working knowledge of Power BI for reporting and analysis (certification or practical experience)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with one or more of the following systems:

• ERP Systems: Oracle Cloud ERP (Fusion) or E-Business Suite (EBS), or similar enterprise financial platforms

• Reporting & Analytics: Power BI, Databricks, or other business intelligence platforms

• Project Management: Asana or equivalent tools

• CRM: Salesforce or other customer relationship management platforms

• Scripting/Querying: SQL, Python, or comparable languages or querying tools

• CPA or similar certification

• Experience in real estate, property management, or private equity environments

#LI-TR1

The salary range for this position is $80,000 - $95,000.

<