Property Accounting Expert (SME) POST NUMBER: 481413
Title: Property Accounting Expert (SME)
Client: Software
Company: Real Estate (Preferred Multi-Family experience)
Schedule: Fully Onsite 5 days a week
Salary: 130,000-$140,000 with bonus and equity options
**Must have experience within residential property accounting experience serving as an SME **Must have strong professional communications with an ability to work with internal and external stakeholders
About the Role
We are seeking a Property Accounting Subject Matter Expert (SME) to ensure accuracy and integrity across accounting workflows that impact resident ledgers and related product functionality. You will serve as the internal authority on multifamily property accounting, helping ensure seamless alignment between accounting principles, client systems, and product execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Advise on core accounting scenarios – Provide expertise on rent, concessions, security deposits, refunds, subsidies/HAP, delinquency management, utilities, move-ins/move-outs, and month-end close processes
- Translate accounting workflows into product requirements – Convert real-world accounting use cases into clear functional requirements and acceptance criteria; validate features prior to release
- Review calculations and logic – Ensure accuracy of prorations, allocations, adjustments, and charge/credit logic, with clear and explainable outputs
- Lead testing and validation – Develop test cases, support UAT with client accountants, and confirm outputs reconcile to expected accounting results
- Define standards and terminology – Establish consistent definitions, event workflows, and reference materials for accounting processes used across internal teams and clients
- Capture best practices – Identify patterns, edge cases, and exceptions from enterprise clients and translate them into scalable accounting standards and playbooks
About the Opportunity
This role operates in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment focused on solving complex, real-world accounting challenges at scale. You will have significant autonomy and direct influence over how accounting logic is reflected in product design and client outcomes.
We value speed, precision, and impact. This is an opportunity to work closely on meaningful problems where your accounting expertise directly shapes product functionality and client experience.
Requirements
- 5 years of multifamily property accounting or controllership experience (PMC, owner-operator, or REIT preferred)
- Strong understanding of GL, sub-ledgers, resident ledgers, security deposits, and month-end close
- Solid grounding in US GAAP
- Experience working with client-facing accounting, operations, or leasing teams
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred
- CPA certification
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
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