Real Estate Fund Accountant — Growth in Fund Finance

Accrue Partners; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AccruePartners seeks a Fund Accountant to join our Fund Finance team in Charlotte, NC. You will review wire transfers, prepare allocations, support fund activity, and assist with quarterly valuations under U.S. GAAP.

You will interact with finance leadership, investment teams, auditors, tax advisors, and investors while building deep expertise across funds, joint ventures, SPEs, and investment structures.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Real estate fund accounting experience preferred.
• Public accounting experience in financial services or investment clients is relevant.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• CPA or progress toward CPA preferred.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and financial statement prep.
• Experience with U.S. GAAP and/or IFRS is helpful.
• Strong GL and account reconciliation experience.
• Advanced Excel and MS Office proficiency.
• Yardi experience is a plus.
• Ability to identify and implement process improvements.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage competing priorities while collaborating.

Responsibilities

• Review wire transfers, related journal entries, and transaction activity.
• Prepare and review allocations, supporting documentation, and journal entries across investment funds.
• Support expense payments, investment funding, and distributions.
• Prepare investor capital calls, distributions, and management fee calculations, with notices and wires.
• Coordinate and track intercompany transactions.
• Reconcile fund, middle-tier, joint venture, and SPE investment and equity accounts.
• Maintain historical and forecasted cash tracking schedules.
• Coordinate expense reimbursements with joint venture partners.
• Assist with quarterly valuation processes.
• Participate in fund and deal setup and structuring.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly workpapers supporting fund activity.
• Assist with quarterly financial statement preparation under U.S. GAAP.
• Prepare quarterly investor statements and respond to investor-related requests.
• Support external audit inquiries and provide documentation as required.
• Coordinate information for external tax consultants and review tax reporting.

Skills

Accounting

U.S. GAAP

CPA (preferred)

Excel proficiency

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Yardi

Microsoft Office

Job description

AccruePartners seeks a Fund Accountant to join our Fund Finance team in Charlotte, NC. You will review wire transfers, prepare allocations, support fund activity, and assist with quarterly valuations under U.S. GAAP.

You will interact with finance leadership, investment teams, auditors, tax advisors, and investors while building deep expertise across funds, joint ventures, SPEs, and investment structures.