Real Estate Accountant

Everest Holdings; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Everest Holdings, a Scottsdale-based real estate investment and advisory firm, seeks a Real Estate Accountant to support investment and operating platforms across lending, equity, acquisitions, asset management, and property management.

This junior to mid-level role offers exposure to corporate and property-level accounting, with opportunities to work on investment-level reporting across multiple asset classes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Real Estate, Business, or related field.
• Approximately 2–5 years of relevant accounting, finance, or real estate experience.
• Hands-on experience in property management accounting, CAM reconciliations, or partnership accounting recommended.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly close process across all verticals and prepare financial statements.
• Perform general ledger reviews, journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Analytical mindset

Strong communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Prioritize multiple tasks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Real Estate, Business, or related field

Tools

Yardi

QuickBooks

MS Office 365

Job description

Everest Holdings is a boutique institutional real estate investment and advisory firm headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Founded in 2002, Everest has more than two decades of experience and specializes in investing across the capital stack and across multiple real estate asset classes, with a particular focus on the Southwestern United States.

The firm's platform spans direct acquisitions, asset management, private credit, preferred equity, consulting, and third-party property management, among other areas. Everest fosters a high-performance, entrepreneurial environment where team members gain meaningful hands-on experience, broad exposure across the real estate investment lifecycle, and direct access to senior leadership.

Role Description

Everest is seeking a Real Estate Accountant to support its investment and operating platform across multiple verticals, including lending, preferred equity, acquisitions, asset management, and property management.

This is a junior to mid-level accounting role for a candidate with approximately 2-5 years of relevant experience. Strong candidates will have hands-on experience in one or more of the following: property management or real estate accounting, CAM reconciliations, loan servicing, partnership accounting, and/or general construction accounting.

The role offers exposure to both corporate-level and property-level accounting, as well as investment-level reporting across multiple asset classes. The Real Estate Accountant will work closely with the accounting, asset management, investment, and property management teams and will support both active investments and operating assets.

This is an on-site role based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Key Responsibilities

The responsibilities below reflect the full scope of the role as it develops. Initial day-one responsibilities will be tailored to the candidate's experience and will grow over time as the individual gains familiarity with the platform.

Core Accounting Functions

• Support monthly close process across all verticals.
• Prepare and maintain financial statements, supporting schedules, and reports.
• General ledger review, journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoice coding, and cash management.
• Intercompany accounting, entity reconciliations, and internal reporting across the Everest platform.

Property Management Accounting & CAM Reconciliations

• Tenant billing, rent rolls, recoveries, and operating expense tracking.
• CAM reconciliations and related tenant recovery calculations.
• Property performance analysis versus budget, prior periods, and business plan assumptions.
• Coordinate with property management teams to collect and validate property-level data.

Partnership, Loan Servicing & Investment Accounting

• Partnership accounting, including capital accounts, allocations, contributions, and distributions.
• Accounting and reporting for real estate credit investments, including loans and preferred equity positions.
• Investment-level cash flow schedules, distribution tracking, and supporting documentation.
• Performance tracking across acquisitions, lending, preferred equity, and operating assets.
• Monthly and quarterly reporting packages for internal stakeholders, investors, lenders, and partners.
• Investment-level reporting models, dashboards, and supporting schedules.
• Compile property performance data with the asset management team, including rent rolls, occupancy, leasing activity, revenue, expenses, and capital expenditures.
• Due diligence and closing processes for acquisitions, financings, refinancings, and debt/equity investments.
• Organize and review financial documentation, leases, operating statements, bank records, loan documents, and historical accounting data.

Ad Hoc & Cross-Functional Projects

• Participate in special projects across accounting, finance, asset management, property management, and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Real Estate, Business, or a related field.
• Approximately 2-5 years of relevant accounting, finance, or real estate experience.
• Hands-on experience in at least one or more of the following areas strongly preferred:

• Property management accounting.
• CAM reconciliations and tenant recoveries.
• Partnership accounting.
• Construction accounting.

• Strong understanding of full-cycle financial accounting, preferably in real estate investing or the construction industry.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including advanced formulas, pivot tables, data organization, and financial schedules. Exposure to the full suite of MS Office 365 (Outlook, Teams, etc.).
• Experience with Yardi software preferred. Experience with QuickBooks, loan servicing platforms, and other applicable reporting tools a plus.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify variances, reconcile discrepancies, and understand relationships between accounts.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work across several entities, assets, and business lines.
• Strong work ethic, curiosity, and willingness to take initiative in a fast‑paced entrepreneurial environment.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across accounting, investment, asset management, and property management teams.

What You'll Gain

• Exposure to a fully integrated real estate investment platform across equity, debt, and operations.
• Hands‑on experience with active investments, operating assets, loan servicing, property accounting, and partnership reporting.
• Direct interaction with senior professionals across accounting, acquisitions, asset management, lending, and property management.
• In-depth analysis and further insights into real estate financials across a broad range of asset types and capital stack structures.
• Exposure to different asset classes, investment structures, and capital structures across the firm's platform.
• Opportunity to grow within a boutique institutional platform.

Everest offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience, along with a generous benefits package that includes a 401(k) with company match, medical, dental, and vision insurance, and paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Everest Holdings is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Depending on the position, responsibilities may include:

• Working in a professional office environment and/or at an active commercial property.
• Frequent use of a computer, phone, and other standard office equipment.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, and move about the property as needed.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, or reaching as needed to perform job duties.

On-Site Work Requirement

This position is based on-site at the assigned property or office location. Regular, in-person attendance is an essential function of the role to support team collaboration, property operations, accounting workflows, and cross-functional coordination.

Employment with Everest Holdings may be contingent upon successful completion of a background and credit check and verification of eligibility to work in the United States, in accordance with applicable laws.