Property Accountant

Property Accountant

Location: Remote (Philippines - Partial overlap with US Pacific Time; 6 hour overlap preferred)
Compensation: $1800 $2500 USD/month DOE potential year-end discretionary bonus (The final offer is at the clients discretion and depends on the candidates interview result skills and experience.)
Industry: Real Estate / Property Management
Schedule: Full-Time Monday Friday 8:30 AM 5:30 PM EST (flexible start for PT overlap possible)

About the Company

Our client is a fully integrated real estate investment firm that owns and operates 80 multifamily workforce and affordable housing communities across the Pacific Northwest and Southwestern United States. Our mission is to transform lives by transforming communities. We are a fast-growing values-driven organization committed to providing high-quality attainable housing for working families.

The team is moving toward a fully remote workforce and values accuracy accountability integrity and collaboration. This role is key to ensuring strong financial management and operational efficiency. This is a fast-paced environment requiring strong communication and organizational skills.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Property Accountant with hands-on Yardi Voyager expertise to manage accounting functions for multiple properties and legal entities. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented highly autonomous and capable of partially overlapping with US Pacific Time hours. This role includes collaboration with both local and international team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all accounting functions for assigned properties and projects including accounts payable accounts receivable sub-contractor payments and vendor management.
  
• Process invoices and payments accurately and within timelines.
  
• Maintain compliance documentation and ensure adherence to internal policies and external regulations.
  
• Generate property accounting reports including bank reconciliations P&L review with variance analysis and a comprehensive monthly close schedule to reconcile all balance sheet accounts. .
• Tax Compliance: Assist in the preparation of tax documentation including property tax assessments sales tax filings and other relevant tax forms.
• Communication: Collaborating with property managers outside support teams owners and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that financial information is accurate and up to date.
• Accounts Payable/Receivable: Managing accounts payable involves processing invoices and making payments to vendors contractors and service providers
• Handling accounts receivable involves tracking rent payments and ensuring timely collection
• Troubleshoot tenant ledger deposit and GPR issues and perform corrections where needed.
• Perform other accounting duties as assigned.
  

Hard Skills / Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum 2 years of property accounting experience.
  
• Yardi Voyager expertise required; must be able to operate independently.
  
• Experience managing multiple properties (15) .
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables formulas) and accounting software.
  
• Knowledge of financial reporting requirements in real estate/property management.
  
• Understanding of US GAAP
  
• Competent in A/P A/R vendor payments ledger corrections and journal entries.
  

Soft Skills / Competencies

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
  
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving ability.
  
• Reliability punctuality and strong work ethic.
  
• Effective written and verbal communication.
  
• Team-oriented and collaborative with remote and international colleagues.
  
• Ability to safeguard confidential company information.
  

About the Candidate

The ideal candidate is a self-starter who thrives in a fully remote environment has hands-on property accounting experience and can navigate multiple systems efficiently. They are comfortable working US PT overlap hours and enjoy collaborating with remote teams.

Why This Role Matters

This position is critical to ensuring accurate property accounting supporting strategic decision-making and maintaining compliance across multiple properties. The Property Accountant will directly contribute to operational efficiency and financial accuracy for the team.

Salary Recommendation Rationale

• Target compensation: $820500 $254000 USD/month DOE potential year-end discretionary bonus.
  
• Yardi Voyager expertise is scarce (1520% of property accountants globally) making this a high-demand skill.
  
• Experience with multi-entity property accounting is rare particularly with US PT overlap availability.
  
• Recommended talent regions:
  
  • Primary: South Africa strong Yardi-ready candidates high quality excellent English manageable PT overlap.
    
  • Secondary: Philippines cost-effective strong accounting talent flexible with PT overlap but fewer Yardi experts.
    
• LATAM may be considered as a backup for qualified candidates with partial PT overlap.