Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Helio is a growing U.S.-based real estate investment and property management company focused on scaling a high-quality multifamily portfolio. The Property Accountant will manage accounting for an assigned portfolio of approximately 45–50 properties, prepare financial reports, support month-end close, resolve discrepancies, analyze variances, and partner with Property Managers and internal accounting teams.
Responsibilities
- Prepare monthly financial statements for an assigned portfolio of approximately 45–50 multifamily properties
- Coordinate with AP, AR, and other accounting team members to ensure accurate property-level financial reporting
- Support month-end close, including reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, and variance explanations
- Identify discrepancies and resolve issues proactively before they escalate
- Perform budget vs. actual variance analysis and explain key drivers
- Partner directly with Property Managers to support property-level financial reporting, analysis, and decision-making
- Respond to internal reporting requests from leadership
- Help standardize and improve accounting workflows as the team scales
- Bring structure and consistency to a fast-growing environment
Skills
- 3+ years of accounting experience, including at least 1 year specifically in property accounting
- Strong understanding of financial statements and month-end close
- Experience identifying and resolving accounting discrepancies, not just processing transactions
- Experience independently managing accounting across a multi-property portfolio
- Comfortable working directly with non-accounting stakeholders, including Property Managers
- Strong spoken and written English; this is a PM-facing role
- Highly detail-oriented with a proactive, problem-solving mindset
- Must be able to consistently work 9:00 AM–5:30 PM Pacific Time
- Experience supporting U.S.-based companies strongly preferred
- Experience with larger portfolios strongly preferred
- Experience with Yardi, AppFolio, or similar property management accounting systems strongly preferred
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