We are looking for a detail-oriented Property Accountant to support day-to-day and month-end accounting activities for a real estate portfolio in Dallas, Texas. This position is ideal for someone who is comfortable working across multiple accounts, maintaining accurate financial records, and delivering timely results in a deadline-driven setting. The role requires strong knowledge of property accounting processes, sound judgment in general ledger analysis, and the ability to learn quickly while managing competing priorities.
Responsibilities:
• Manage the full month-end close process for assigned properties, ensuring financial activity is recorded accurately and completed on schedule.
• Prepare and post journal entries for accruals, reclasses, prepaid expenses, depreciation, and other recurring or adjusting transactions.
• Reconcile bank accounts, balance sheet accounts, loan balances, and intercompany receivables and payables to maintain clean and accurate records.
• Review general ledger activity to identify discrepancies, investigate unusual balances, and resolve accounting issues promptly.
• Support CAM and other property-level reconciliations by analyzing charges, validating supporting data, and preparing required schedules.
• Maintain accounting records within Yardi and use the system effectively to produce reports, track activity, and support financial close tasks.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to gather information, clarify account activity, and help ensure timely completion of accounting deliverables.
• Use Excel to organize data, perform account analysis, and prepare schedules that support monthly reporting and reconciliations.
If interested in being considered for this role, please send a resume to Liz Noyes at Robert Half via Linked In.
• At least 3 years of accounting experience, with a strong preference for property or real estate accounting exposure.
• Hands-on experience using Yardi in an accounting environment.
• Demonstrated ability to complete full-cycle month-end close activities, including reconciliations, accruals, prepaid amortization, and depreciation.
• Solid understanding of journal entries, general ledger structure, and the impact of debits and credits on financial statements.
• Experience reconciling balance sheet accounts and intercompany due-to and due-from balances.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to work efficiently with spreadsheets and financial data.
• Ability to learn new processes quickly, stay organized, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.