Early-Career Accountant – Property Accounting

Job Description

Accountant | Daisy

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Daisy, located in New York, NY. Daisy is a full-stack, AI-native property management company modernizing the real estate industry for HOAs, co-ops, and condos. This position is for an early-career accountant who wants to own financial operations and drive efficiency through automation and artificial intelligence. The role is critical for building a scalable finance function and offers significant ownership and exposure within a rapidly growing technology-focused company.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person New York, NY
• Pay: $85000–$110000 yearly
• Team: Reports directly to senior finance leadership
• Mission: Revolutionize daily accounting operations through automation and AI for a portfolio of properties.
• Tech Stack: Claude, Gemini for Google Sheets, internal tooling

What You’ll Actually Do
• Own building-level accounting for a portfolio of properties, including reconciliations, journal entries, budget creation, strategic financial planning, and monthly close.
• Produce accurate, timely financial reporting and support budgeting and forecasting for individual properties.
• Investigate discrepancies, troubleshoot issues, and proactively resolve financial and operational gaps.
• Build and improve automated workflows, utilizing AI tools (Claude, Gemini for Google Sheets, and internal tooling) to streamline reconciliations, reporting, and analysis.
• Partner with senior team members and Account Management teams, developing into a trusted point of contact for building boards, and contribute to scaling the finance function through systems and automation.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Accounting degree or formal accounting background; Early-Career level.
• Experience: 1–3 years of experience in public accounting, specifically in audit/assurance or accounting.
• Skills: Strong Excel skills, a real appetite for improving processes, strong communication skills, and comfort with ambiguity.
• Bonus: CPA or actively on the CPA track; genuine enthusiasm for AI and automation; exposure to property, real estate, or NYC real estate compliance.