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Property Accountant | Housing

EliseAI· Strategy and Operations
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New York City$110k - $150kFull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Property Accountant to ensure accounting integrity across resident ledgers and accounting workflows for multifamily housing clients, acting as the in-house authority on multifamily accounting and collaborating with client accounting teams.

Responsibilities

  • Advise on core scenarios - Guide treatment of rent, concessions, deposits/refunds, subsidies/HAP, delinquencies, utilities, move-in/out, and month-end close
  • Translate workflows into requirements - Turn real-world accounting cases into clear requirements and acceptance tests; pressure-test features before release
  • Review calculations and language - Validate prorations, allocations, adjustments, and charge/credit logic for accuracy and explainability
  • Lead testing and validation - Develop representative test cases, run UAT with client accountants, and confirm outputs reconcile to expectations
  • Define standards and terminology - Establish consistent event lifecycles, terms, and concise reference guides for controllers and onsite teams
  • Capture best practices - Distill patterns and edge cases from enterprise customers into durable standards and playbooks

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in multifamily property accounting or controllership at a PMC/owner-operator/REIT (ideally multifamily)
  • Deep knowledge across GL & sub-ledgers, resident ledgers, deposits, and close; strong US GAAP grounding
  • Comfortable communicating with client accounting/operations/leasing teams
  • Crisp stakeholder communications, including writing & presentations
  • Willingness to work in person at our office 4-5 days a week

Skills

Required:Multifamily property accountingUS GAAP and general ledger knowledgeCommunication with client teams

Benefits

  • Equity in the company
  • Medical, Dental and Vision premiums covered at 100%
  • Fully paid parental leave
  • Commuter benefits
  • 401k benefits
  • Fitness & home services stipend
  • Collaborative in-office environment with open floor plan, fully stocked kitchen, and all meals covered in the office
  • Unlimited vacation and paid holidays
  • Relocation packages
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About EliseAI

Industry Leading AI for Housing and Healthcare

EliseAI is the industry-leading AI platform transforming both property management and healthcare through automation and conversational AI that help housing and healthcare organizations streamline communications and improve operational efficiency.

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