Senior Commercial Real Estate Accountant

Staff Financial Group; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Staff Financial Group in Metro Atlanta, Georgia seeks a hands-on Senior Commercial Real Estate Accountant to join a privately held ownership and development company.

You will manage full-cycle accounting, month-end close, and owner reporting across multiple entities, with waterfall calculations, CAM reconciliations, and intercompany transactions.

MRI or Yardi experience and advanced Excel are required, with seven plus years in commercial real estate accounting and GAAP proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.
• 7+ years of accounting experience, preferably in commercial real estate.
• Public accounting foundation highly desirable.
• Strong experience with partnership accounting, owner reporting, and waterfall calculations.
• Experience with commercial retail or mixed-use properties preferred.

Responsibilities

• Handle full-cycle accounting, month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Prepare owner and investor reporting packages across multiple entities.
• Perform partnership accounting, capital account reconciliations, and waterfall distribution calculations.
• Manage accounting for grocery-anchored retail centers, restaurant tenants, and mixed-use properties.
• Prepare CAM reconciliations and tenant expense recoveries.
• Support development accounting, construction-in-progress, and intercompany transactions.
• Assist with budgeting, financial analysis, and year-end reporting.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Hands-on

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

MRI

Yardi

Excel

Job description

Senior Commercial Real Estate Accountant

Who: An established commercial real estate ownership and development company with a portfolio of grocery-anchored retail centers, restaurants, and mixed-use properties.

What: Seeking a hands-on Senior Accountant with strong property accounting, partnership accounting, owner reporting, waterfall calculations, and MRI or Yardi experience.

When: Immediate opportunity as the company focuses on succession planning within its accounting team.

Where: Metro Atlanta, Georgia.

Why: Join a stable real estate organization offering long-term growth, increasing responsibility, and direct exposure to ownership.

Office Environment: Entrepreneurial, collaborative, roll-up-your-sleeves environment where everyone contributes.

Salary: $95,000–$105,000 annually.

Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Commercial Real Estate Accountant to join a privately held real estate ownership and development company.

This is a hands-on position for someone who enjoys being in the details, managing day-to-day accounting, and working directly with ownership. The company is undergoing succession planning, creating an excellent long-term opportunity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Handle full-cycle accounting, month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting.

• Prepare owner and investor reporting packages across multiple entities.

• Perform partnership accounting, capital account reconciliations, and waterfall distribution calculations.

• Manage accounting for grocery-anchored retail centers, restaurant tenants, and mixed-use properties.

• Prepare CAM reconciliations and tenant expense recoveries.

• Support development accounting, construction-in-progress, and intercompany transactions.

• Assist with budgeting, financial analysis, and year-end reporting.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.

• 7+ years of accounting experience, preferably in commercial real estate.

• Public accounting foundation highly desirable.

• Strong experience with partnership accounting, owner reporting, and waterfall calculations.

• Experience with commercial retail or mixed-use properties preferred.

• Proficiency with MRI and/or Yardi and advanced Excel.

• Strong GAAP knowledge and full-cycle accounting skills.

• Hands-on, detail-oriented professional who enjoys doing the work.