Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant (Real Estate) Position Overview We are seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Staff Accountant to join a dynamic, growing team within the real estate sector. In this role, you will play a critical part in day-to-day financial operations, property accounting, and financial reporting. The ideal candidate possesses a strong foundational knowledge of accounting principles and must have direct experience in the real estate or property management industry to seamlessly transition into our workflows.

Key Responsibilities Property Accounting: Manage day-to-day accounting operations for a portfolio of properties, including general ledger maintenance, journal entries, and bank reconciliations. Financial Reporting: Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with GAAP. Accounts Receivable & Payable: Oversee tenant billing, rent collections, vendor payments, and expense tracking related to property operations.

Lease Administration support: Review lease agreements to ensure accurate financial setups, tracking of security deposits, and escalation clauses. Variance Analysis: Compare actual property performance against budgets and provide insightful variance analysis to management. Audit & Tax Prep: Assist with year-end audit preparation and compile financial data for tax reporting.

Qualifications & Requirements Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Experience: 2+ years of professional accounting experience, with mandatory experience in the real estate or property management industry. Technical Skills: Proficiency in MS Excel (vlookups, pivot tables) and direct experience with real estate accounting software (e.g., Yardi, AppFolio, RealPage, or MRI) is highly preferred.

Knowledge: Strong understanding of GAAP, accrual-based accounting, and real estate-specific financial metrics. Attributes: Exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to meet tight monthly closing deadlines. Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied.

Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied.

Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.