Property Accountant
Job Summary
Property Accountant (Fully Remote)
- Location: Remote (Offshore Exclusive to Talent in Latin America)
- Hours: Full-Time 9:00 AM 5:00 PM EST or CST
- Employment Type: Full-Time Independent Contractor
- Salary: $2000 $2500 USD / month
- Language Requirement: Flawless written and verbal English (Only CVs submitted in English will be considered)
About the Business
We are a leading high-growth US real estate investment and property management company specializing in automated technology-driven self-storage facilities across North America. By leveraging cutting-edge technology our company streamlines traditional brick-and-mortar operations making asset management highly efficient and scalable.
We are partnering with Somewhere a premier international headhunting agency to find top-tier financial talent in Latin America. We are looking for an accounting professional who wants to build a long-term career with a stable forward-thinking organization.
Position Overview
We are seeking a precise analytical and highly organized Property Accountant to take ownership of the financial health of assigned property groups. This is a comprehensive full-cycle accounting role that goes beyond simple bookkeeping.
Operating as an independent contractor fully embedded in our US operations you will be the financial guardian of multiple self-storage sites. You will handle daily multi-account banking transactions engineer month-end journal entries build out comprehensive monthly financial statements and conduct deep performance analysis on site metrics. Additionally this role requires strong communication skills as you will act as a key contact for third-party owner relationships translating complex financial data into clear operational insights.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Full-Cycle Property Accounting & Reconciliation
- Multi-Account Banking: Efficiently track verify and post daily bank transactions across multiple property accounts ensuring ledger accuracy.
- Expense Classification: Analyze and audit expense classifications to verify that costs are allocated to the correct general ledger (GL) codes and property buckets.
- Bank Reconciliations: Perform meticulous monthly bank reconciliations for numerous operational accounts proactively hunting down and resolving discrepancies.
2. Month-End Closing & Financial Reporting
- Journal Entries: Prepare calculate and post month-end adjusting and accrual journal entries to close the books accurately.
- Financial Statement Preparation: Compile and prepare comprehensive monthly financial statement packages (Balance Sheets P&Ls and Cash Flow statements) for assigned property portfolios.
- Site Variance Analysis: Review and analyze monthly site-level performance against budgets highlighting operational variances and financial trends for leadership.
3. Relationship Management & Problem Solving
- Owner Relations: Serve as a professional effective point of contact for third-party facility owners answering financial inquiries and delivering clear asset updates.
- Critical Diagnostics: Apply advanced problem-solving and critical thinking skills to identify systemic data errors operational bottlenecks or billing anomalies.
What Were Looking For
Required Qualifications
- 3 years of professional accounting experience ideally with a focus on real estate property management or multi-entity accounting frameworks.
- Elite English Proficiency: Flawless written and verbal English communication skills are mandatory. You must be completely comfortable discussing financial metrics with US leadership and third-party partners.
- Software Competence: High proficiency with Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs pivot tables data formatting) and strong overall comfort navigating modern accounting platforms.
- Detail and Accuracy: A proven track record of high-speed data entry coupled with a near-zero error rate.
- US Time Zone Alignment: Complete availability to work a structured 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM shift in either Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Central Standard Time (CST).
Preferred Pluses (Nice to Have)
- Direct experience utilizing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software or specialized real estate accounting ecosystems (such as Yardi AppFolio or RealPage).
Why Join Us
- Competitive USD Compensation: Earn a premium stable USD-based salary while working completely from home.
- Corporate Scale Lean Agility: Gain exposure to large-scale US real estate structures while working in a fast-paced environment where your analytical input directly impacts property performance.
- Long-Term Partnership: Through Somewheres unique placement network we are looking for a dedicated professional to integrate deeply into our corporate family for years to come.
About Company
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