Senior Property Accountant, Institutional

Job description

**What we do and why we do it** As the leading end-to-end investment platform for single-family rental homes (SFR), our mission is to reinvent the rental housing ecosystem for the benefit of all. We successfully merge our passion for helping investors build wealth through real estate with cutting edge technology that transforms the way they do it. **How it’s going (and growing)** With a talented team of 750+ Roofsters, our collaborative, can-do culture is what fuels our growth. In 2022, we closed on our Series E, raising $240 million, and have offices in the Bay Area and New York City. Our growth includes recent acquisitions of **Stessa** (financial and asset management software), **RentPrep** (tenant screening and placement service for landlords), and **Mynd** (property management platform for both Retail and Institutional investors). In 2025, Roofstock took an ownership stake in **Casago** (short-term rental management services), expanding our platform to support both long-term and short-term rental investment services. **About the Role** The Senior Property Accountant – Institutional will provide full cycle accounting support for the property management team, and function as a key member of the team. This role is responsible for communicating financial results to both external clients and management teams. The skills required to succeed in this role include strong accounting, collaboration, and communication skills. **Senior-Level Responsibilities** - Serve as a primary resource and subject matter expert for Property Accountants, providing guidance on complex accounting questions, technical issues, and day-to-day workflow challenges - Respond directly to client inquiries regarding financial reports, account activity, and accounting-related matters, providing clear and professional explanations in a timely manner - Act as a backup to the Property Accounting Manager, assuming managerial responsibilities in their absence including oversight of the team's monthly close process, distributions, and reporting deadlines - Review and quality-check financial reporting packages prepared by Property Accountants as a backup to the Property Accounting Manager, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to GAAP prior to distribution - Mentor and support Property Accountants in developing technical accounting skills and understanding of internal processes and best practices - Assist the Property Accounting Manager in identifying workflow efficiencies, process improvements, and training opportunities across the team **Core Responsibilities** - Provide daily accounting functions for multiple regions - Prepare and distribute monthly financial reports in accordance with GAAP –prepare monthly accrual journal entries, financial statement preparation/reconciliation and bank reconciliations. - Prepare monthly distributions to clients - Review and maintain accuracy of general ledgers - G/L activity posting, Balance Sheet reconciliation and maintenance of - subsidiary ledgers - Support Property Accounting Managers with ad hoc projects, monthly closes and distributions - Monitor cash receipt postings, tenant billings, billing adjustments and perform tenant ledger reconciliations when necessary - Review invoice coding and invoice workflow to ensure adherence to capitalization policies and timely payments to vendors - Coordinate with various departments to ensure accounting accuracy and completeness of financial packages - Ability to independently research historical cash transactions and provide - Portfolio Managers and Regional Directors with timely responses - Provide accounting detail and assistance to Property Accounting Managers for all internal and/or external auditors - Research new accounting laws and regulations for different states as needed - Prepare annual 1099 and 1096 reporting to vendors and IRS - Prepare quarterly 592 and 588 forms to Franchise Tax Board on as needed basis - Performs ad hoc assignments as needed **Qualifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent preferred - 3+ years of Real Estate Accounting experience - Experience in Public Accounting highly preferred - Proficiency using Excel and Google Suite products - High degree of accuracy and attention to detail. - Adaptability – maintains effectiveness in varying environments, tasks and responsibilities, or with various types of people. - Planning and Organizing – ability to establish a course of action to accomplish goals and evaluate results. - Ability to multitask - work successfully under pressure and effectively prioritize and manage time and workload to meet client needs. - Client Focus – dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of the external and internal client, establishes and maintains effective relationships with clients, and gains their trust and respect. - Dealing with Ambiguity – can effectively cope with change, can shift gears comfortably, can decide and act without having the total picture, can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty. - Drive for Results – can be counted on to exceed goals successfully, bottom line oriented, pushes self and others for results. - Thrives in a fast-paced and start-up environment **Location** This position must be located in Dallas, TX **Compensation** $83,000 - $95,000 range on annual base salary. Compensation may be adjusted based on experience, skills, and interview performance. **Pay Transparency** Our compensation reflects several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position represents the expected salary for this position. Ultimately, in determining your pay it will be based on several factors including location, job-related knowledge, skills, experience and other job related factors. Roofstock is a total compensation company; the base salary is only a part of our total compensation package. **Competitive & Unique Benefits Package** - Generous PTO Policy - 12 Paid Holidays - Volunteer Time Off - Paid Parental Leave - 401k Program - Wellness and home office/cell phone subsidies - Robust health, dental, vision insurance, and more - Wellness and home office/cell phone subsidies Must be authorized to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment and we are unable to sponsor H1-B Visas at this time. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation. **Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity** Roofstock is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the values of Roofstock, we make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight.