Property Accounting Manager – Real Estate Finance

AKAM Living Services, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AKAM Living Services, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Client Finance in New York, NY. You will oversee financial reporting for condominiums and cooperatives, lead a 2-5 person accounting team, and coordinate audits and budgets with property managers and boards.

The role emphasizes presenting financial results to boards and executives, ensuring timely, accurate communications, and maintaining internal controls across portfolios. Public accounting background is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA preferred.
• 8-12+ years of progressive accounting or financial reporting experience, including required public accounting experience.
• Demonstrated experience supervising a small accounting team and reviewing the work of others.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial statement review, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, and audit coordination.
• Ability to manage multiple reporting cycles, prioritize competing deadlines, and take ownership of financial deliverables from preparation through final communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and oversee a team of 2-5 accounting professionals, establishing clear priorities, responsibilities, and deadlines.
• Review team deliverables for accuracy, completeness, and consistency, providing guidance and resolving accounting questions.
• Coordinate monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting across the portfolio, ensuring deadlines are met and outstanding issues are addressed.
• Maintain effective internal controls and promote accountability, sound accounting practices, and responsive client service.
• Oversee and review monthly financial statements, income statements, balance sheets, general ledgers, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Ensure financial reporting follows GAAP and relevant client reporting requirements.
• Coordinate financial inquiries among the accounting team, property managers, auditors, and internal stakeholders.
• Oversee annual audit and tax preparation support, review schedules, and serve as primary contact for external auditors.

Skills

Team leadership

GAAP knowledge

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Board presentations

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA preferred

Tools

Yardi

Avid

monday.com

Job description

AKAM Living Services, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Client Finance in New York, NY. You will oversee financial reporting for condominiums and cooperatives, lead a 2-5 person accounting team, and coordinate audits and budgets with property managers and boards.

The role emphasizes presenting financial results to boards and executives, ensuring timely, accurate communications, and maintaining internal controls across portfolios. Public accounting background is valued.