EliseAI
Staff Property Accountant | Housing
New York City +1 · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Location
- New York City
Toronto - Experience
- 2-4 years.
About the job
Ensures accounting integrity for housing products by translating multifamily accounting workflows into product requirements, tests, and standards.
What you'll do
- Advise on multifamily accounting scenarios and validate calculations and accounting language.
- Translate workflows into requirements and acceptance tests; lead testing and UAT with client accountants.
- Define accounting standards, terminology, and playbooks based on customer practices and edge cases.
What they ask for
- 2-4 years in multifamily property accounting or controllership at a PMC/owner-operator/REIT (ideally multifamily).
- Deep knowledge of GL & sub-ledgers, resident ledgers, deposits, and close; strong US GAAP grounding.
- Comfortable communicating with client accounting/operations/leasing teams; strong writing and presentation skills.
- Willingness to work in person at the office 4-5 days a week.
Nice to have
- Experience in a software / SaaS environment.
- Familiarity with leading multifamily systems and data handoffs; AI and/or automation in accounting workflows.
Pay
$70,000 - $110,000 USD/CAD (base salary; currency code not specified individually in the posting)
Tools
GL, sub-ledgers, resident ledgers
AI focus
The role supports housing products that use AI and automation by ensuring accounting workflows and outputs are accurate; AI or automation familiarity is preferred.
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