Senior Property Accountant (Real Estate)

Location: Fully on-site at the central office in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Standard daytime business hours. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Salary: $75,000–$90,000 USD base salary per year, plus bonus and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops and operates student-living communities.

What you will do

• Maintain general ledgers in compliance with GAAP and update them monthly.
• Prepare monthly journal entries, accruals, TRS entries, and other required accounting adjustments.
• Analyze and prepare monthly financial statements for an assigned portfolio of properties.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and investigate financial and operational variances.
• Review revenue, contracts, month-end financials, capital expenditure records, and property accounting tags.
• Provide financial performance insight to directors, managers, and operations teams, and respond to auditor inquiries.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and 3–5 years of post-baccalaureate experience in an accounting function.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, analytical, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, work independently, and collaborate across management levels.
• Eligibility to work in the United States is required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Experience in real estate or property management accounting.
• Experience with property management systems such as Entrata.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, agile corporate environment with changing priorities.
• Discretionary annual bonus.
• Paid time off, health insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) matching and paid maternal and parental leave.
• Learning reimbursement opportunities.