Property Accountant

Location: Midtown Manhattan
Work Schedule: Hybrid after training
Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Opportunity

Our client is seeking an experienced Property Accountant to join their accounting team and support a high-volume portfolio of properties. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented accounting professional with a strong background in property management accounting, including both cash and accrual accounting, financial reporting, and budgeting.
The successful candidate will have experience managing accounting responsibilities for 20–25 properties and will be highly proficient in budgeting and financial analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the full accounting cycle for a portfolio of approximately 20–25 properties
• Perform and oversee both cash and accrual accounting
• Prepare monthly financial statements, account reconciliations, and variance analysis
• Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes
• Develop, manage, and monitor property budgets and forecasts
• Analyze actual results against budget and investigate significant variances
• Prepare property-level financial reporting for management and stakeholders
• Maintain accurate general ledger accounts and ensure proper classification of expenses and revenues
• Review accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash activity related to assigned properties
• Assist with year-end close, audits, and tax-related reporting as needed
• Partner with property management teams to address financial questions and provide accounting support
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and reporting

Qualifications

• Property management accounting experience required
• Experience managing accounting for a high-volume portfolio of properties
• Strong experience with both cash and accrual accounting
• Strong budgeting experience is required
• Proven ability to analyze financial results, prepare variance explanations, and forecast performance
• Strong understanding of general ledger accounting and financial reporting
• Excellent Excel skills
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple properties and deadlines simultaneously
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently while partnering effectively with property management and accounting teams

Work Schedule

This position will be onsite 5 days per week during the initial training period. Once fully trained and integrated into the role, the position will transition to a hybrid schedule with 2 days onsite per week at the company's Midtown Manhattan location near 53rd Street and 3rd Avenue.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Property Accountant with strong property management experience to take ownership of a substantial portfolio and play an important role in budgeting, financial reporting, and overall property performance. 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.

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact HR@vaco.com .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

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Additionally, 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. More details about Vaco by Highspring’s use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client’s use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

· the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;

· licensure and certification requirements;

· office location and other geographic considerations; and

· other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).