Accounting Associate – Real Estate Investment

Job Description

Accounting Associate | High Country: Private Equity Search

The Tone:
This is a fully remote role supporting a well-established real estate investment firm with over twenty years of experience in opportunistic real estate investments across the Western U.S. The firm focuses on value-add repositioning and development of multifamily, industrial, and retail assets. This position is crucial for supporting the financial operations of a diversified real estate investment platform, allowing an accounting professional to expand their skills beyond a traditional role and gain broad exposure to the real estate investment business while working directly with senior leadership.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Remote

• Team: Collaborative, entrepreneurial, close-knit team working alongside senior leadership.
• Mission: Support the financial operations and accurate reporting for a diversified real estate investment platform.
• Tech Stack: Yardi, RealPage, MRI, Excel

What You’ll Actually Do
• Oversee daily accounting functions: Support day-to-day accounting activities across multiple real estate investments and related business entities.
• Manage core financial records: Maintain general ledger accounts, prepare journal entries, and complete monthly bank and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Process transactions: Manage accounts payable and receivable, including invoice processing, vendor payments, billing, and expense tracking.
• Facilitate reporting and analysis: Assist with month-end and year-end close processes, prepare financial schedules, and support budgeting and forecasting initiatives.
• Collaborate on investment operations: Coordinate with property management teams, support investment-related accounting activities (investor distributions, intercompany transactions), and contribute to process improvements.

The Must-Haves
• Background: 1–5 years of accounting experience in public accounting or private industry, with a strong understanding of general ledger accounting, reconciliations, financial statements, and month-end close procedures.
• Experience: Required real estate industry experience, preferably in property or real estate investment accounting.
• Skills: Strong Excel proficiency, highly organized and detail-oriented approach, capability to manage multiple priorities independently, and strong communication skills.
• Bonus: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; familiarity with real estate accounting software (Yardi, RealPage, MRI); experience working with multiple entities, intercompany transactions, and investment accounting.