Real Estate Property Accounting Analyst

The Real Estate Property Accounting Analyst plays a critical role in supporting accurate, timely, and consistent asset-level financial reporting across the portfolio. This position serves as a bridge between property accounting and portfolio analytics, ensuring the integrity of financial data while contributing to asset-level performance insights.

Reporting to the Director of Strategic Initiatives & Controls and working closely with the Director of Property Management Accounting, this role supports financial reporting, valuation processes, and ongoing analysis of property performance. This role requires strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and a foundational understanding of property operations and financial reporting.

What you have already achieved: (Requirements)

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related field.
• Foundational understanding of accounting principles and practices, developed through academic coursework and/or internship experience (exposure to property accounting or real estate analysis is a plus).
• Demonstrated experience with data entry and record-keeping, with a strong emphasis on accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly present financial information.
• Highly motivated with a demonstrated eagerness to learn and grow within the real estate and portfolio finance field.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Experience with property management or accounting systems (e.g., Yardi, AppFolio) is preferred.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs); familiarity with financial reporting in spreadsheet-based environments is a plus.

What you are great at: (Responsibilities) 

• Reconcile monthly property-level financial statements, ensuring accuracy and completeness across all assets.
• Review general ledger activity to verify proper classification of revenue, expenses, and reimbursements.
• Assist in the analysis of income statements, including variance analysis and trend identification.
• Perform rent roll reviews and tie-outs to leases and financial statements to ensure data integrity.
• Validate tenant-level and property-level data within systems such as AppFolio and other property management platforms.
• Track and analyze key performance metrics, including occupancy, market rents, and operating performance across the portfolio.
• Support the preparation of financial reporting packages for internal stakeholders, including asset management and executive leadership.
• Contribute to the valuation process by gathering, organizing, and validating asset-level data for third-party appraisers and auditors.
• Assist with internal and external audit requests by organizing and providing accurate financial documentation.
• Identify discrepancies or inconsistencies in financial data, proactively investigate root causes, and escalate with recommended solutions.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with property management, accounting, and asset management teams to ensure alignment in reporting and operations.
• Maintain organized and auditable documentation of financial reports, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Analyze trends in market rents, occupancy, and non-recurring items to provide insights that support strategic planning and decision-making.
• Perform administrative and accounting-related duties as needed to support team objectives.
• Identify and tag non-recurring or extraordinary items within financials, supporting accurate normalization of Net Operating Income (NOI) for valuation and appraisal analyses.
• Participate in special projects and other initiatives as assigned.

What you’re motivated by: 

• Making an impact. Whether it's the residents who call our Thriving Communities home, the investors who trust us to be stewards of their capital,  or the sponsors we work with to 10x their business, everything we do is about making an impact. 
• Challenges. You see roadblocks as opportunities and are proactive in finding solutions. 
• Growth. We’ve been named to the Inc. 5000 as one of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America for thirteen consecutive years. 

Who We Are

What We Do In One Sentence:

We finance the building of Thriving Communities. 

Our Mission:

We are changing the nation through the building of Thriving Communities