Bookkeeper (Real Estate)

RecruitHook; Boca Raton (FL); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

RecruitHook is seeking a Real Estate Bookkeeper to own the accounting function for a growing portfolio of commercial and residential properties. This hands-on, property-level role will run the monthly close, produce owner and investor reporting, and manage CAM reconciliations across the portfolio.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of real estate accounting, experience with CAM, and proficiency in a property management system. This hybrid role requires 4 days in office and 1 day remote.

Qualifications

• 3+ years real estate accounting experience (commercial required)
• Demonstrated CAM reconciliation experience
• Working knowledge of lease terms and how they drive the numbers
• Proficiency in a property management platform (Yardi, MRI, RealPage, Entrata, AppFolio, or similar)
• Advanced Excel pivot tables, lookups, and the ability to build a clean reconciliation schedule from scratch
• Comfort operating in a multi-entity environment with competing month-end deadlines

Responsibilities

• Own the full monthly close for an assigned portfolio of commercial and residential assets — journal entries, accruals, prepaids, intercompany, and multi-entity consolidation
• Prepare and issue annual CAM reconciliations, true-ups, and tenant billings; set and communicate monthly estimates and reconcile against actuals
• Maintain the general ledger at both property and entity level; perform bank and cash reconciliations
• Produce monthly owner reporting packages including financial statements, variance analysis, rent roll, and supporting schedules
• Manage lease-driven accounting: base rent, escalations, straight-line rent, percentage rent, recovery pools, and tenant reimbursements
• Support annual budget preparation and re-forecasting at the property level
• Oversee AP/AR workflows, tenant ledgers, delinquency tracking, and collections escalation
• Handle mortgage, escrow, and reserve account activity; prepare lender reporting and draw requests as needed
• Coordinate year-end workpapers with external CPAs; support tax filings, 1099s, and audits
• Identify and clean up process gaps this portfolio is growing and the accounting infrastructure should grow with it

Skills

Real estate accounting

CAM reconciliations

Lease accounting

Excel pivot tables

Multi-entity accounting

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Yardi

MRI

RealPage

Entrata

AppFolio

Job description

We are hiring a Real Estate Bookkeeper to own the accounting function for a growing portfolio of commercial and residential properties. This is a hands-on, property-level role with real ownership you will run the monthly close, produce owner and investor reporting, and be the go-to person for CAM reconciliations across the portfolio.

This role is a strong fit for someone who has done property accounting inside an owner/operator, property management firm, or developer and wants a seat where their work is visible to ownership rather than buried three layers down.

4 days in office / 1 day remote

What You'll Do

• Own the full monthly close for an assigned portfolio of commercial and residential assets — journal entries, accruals, prepaids, intercompany, and multi-entity consolidation
• Prepare and issue annual CAM reconciliations, true-ups, and tenant billings; set and communicate monthly estimates and reconcile against actuals
• Maintain the general ledger at both property and entity level; perform bank and cash reconciliations
• Produce monthly owner reporting packages including financial statements, variance analysis, rent roll, and supporting schedules
• Manage lease-driven accounting: base rent, escalations, straight-line rent, percentage rent, recovery pools, and tenant reimbursements
• Support annual budget preparation and re-forecasting at the property level
• Oversee AP/AR workflows, tenant ledgers, delinquency tracking, and collections escalation
• Handle mortgage, escrow, and reserve account activity; prepare lender reporting and draw requests as needed
• Coordinate year-end workpapers with external CPAs; support tax filings, 1099s, and audits
• Identify and clean up process gaps this portfolio is growing and the accounting infrastructure should grow with it

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Fina
• nce3+ years of real estate accounting experience (commercial required; residential/multifamily a strong plus)
• Demonstrated CAM reconciliation experience you have built them, defended them to tenants, and closed them out
• Working knowledge of lease terms and how they drive the numbers
• Proficiency in a property management platform (Yardi, MRI, RealPage, Entrata, AppFolio, or similar
• Advanced Excel pivot tables, lookups, and the ability to build a clean reconciliation schedule from scratch
• Comfort operating in a multi-entity environment with competing month-end deadlines

Nice to Have

• Experience with construction/development accounting, CIP, and draw packages
• Exposure to JV structures, waterfalls, or investor reporting
• Prior experience in a company that scaled its portfolio quickly

Why This Role

You will report directly to senior leadership with a clear line of sight to ownership. The portfolio is expanding across both commercial and residential product, which means the scope of this seat expands with it. If you want to be a name on the org chart instead of a cost center, this is that