We are looking for a Property Accountant to support the financial operations of a real estate portfolio in Newport Beach, California. This role is ideal for someone who brings hands-on experience with property-level accounting, strong attention to detail, and confidence managing recurring financial processes in a fast-paced environment. The position will focus on maintaining accurate records, supporting monthly reporting, and working with properties that include medical office buildings and senior housing communities.
Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day accounting activities for assigned properties, ensuring financial records remain accurate and up to date.
- Process invoices, payments, tenant billings, and cash receipts while maintaining organized accounts payable and accounts receivable workflows.
- Complete monthly bank reconciliations and investigate discrepancies to support reliable financial reporting.
- Perform full-cycle month-end close tasks, including journal entries, accruals, account analysis, and general ledger review.
- Prepare and review common area maintenance reconciliations for applicable properties and help resolve related questions.
- Maintain property accounting data within Yardi and use the system to support reporting, transaction processing, and account oversight.
- Support accounting needs for a portfolio that includes medical office properties and senior living or senior housing assets.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure reporting deadlines are met and accounting activity aligns with established procedures.
- At least 2 years of property accounting experience.
- Practical experience handling accounts payable and accounts receivable activities.
- Strong working knowledge of full-cycle month-end close and accrual-based accounting.
- Experience preparing bank reconciliations and reviewing general ledger activity.
- Proficiency with Yardi is required.
- Exposure to commercial property management accounting is preferred.
- Experience with CAM reconciliations is highly preferred.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with accuracy and strong attention to detail.