# Staff Property Accountant | Housing

**Company:** [EliseAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/eliseai)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $70k – $110k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Multifamily Property Accounting, Controllership, General Ledger, Sub-Ledgers, Resident Ledgers, US GAAP, User Acceptance Testing, Financial Close, SaaS, AI Automation
**Posted:** 2026-08-18

> Ensures accounting integrity for resident ledgers and accounting workflows, translating multifamily property-accounting scenarios into product requirements, validation tests, and standards. Requires 2–4 years of multifamily accounting or controllership experience and strong US GAAP knowledge.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Advise on accounting treatment for rent, concessions, deposits and refunds, subsidies/HAP, delinquencies, utilities, move-in/move-out, and month-end close.
- Translate real-world accounting workflows into clear product requirements and acceptance tests.
- Review prorations, allocations, adjustments, and charge/credit calculations for accuracy and explainability.
- Develop representative test cases, lead user acceptance testing with client accountants, and confirm outputs reconcile to expectations.
- Define consistent event lifecycles, terminology, and reference guides for controllers and onsite teams.
- Capture enterprise-customer best practices, patterns, and edge cases in durable standards and playbooks.

## Requirements
- 2–4 years of experience in multifamily property accounting or controllership at a property management company, owner-operator, or REIT.
- Deep knowledge of general ledgers, sub-ledgers, resident ledgers, deposits, and financial close processes.
- Strong understanding of US GAAP.
- Comfortable communicating with client accounting, operations, and leasing teams.
- Clear stakeholder communication skills, including writing and presentations.
- Willingness to work in person at the office 4–5 days per week.

## Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a software or SaaS environment.
- Familiarity with leading multifamily systems and data handoffs.
- Familiarity with AI or automation in accounting workflows.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Salary range: $70,000–$110,000.
- Equity in the company.
- Medical, dental, and vision premiums covered at 100%.
- Fully paid parental leave.
- Commuter benefits.
- 401(k) benefits.
- Fitness and home-services stipend.
- Collaborative in-office environment with meals provided.
- Unlimited vacation and paid holidays.
- Relocation packages.

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