Senior Property Accountant

Kidder Mathews; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kidder Mathews is seeking a Senior Property Accountant to support the Asset Services Team in Seattle. You will analyze financial information, prepare client reports, and lead the accounting process for a portfolio of properties with focus on accuracy and controls.

You will collaborate with property accountants and managers to ensure timely reporting, budgets, and forecasts while maintaining high standards of professionalism and data integrity.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Accounting or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years accounting experience with 4+ years in property management.
• Proficient with property management systems (Yardi, Skyline, MRI, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Manage integrity of tenant data in property management accounting system.
• Prepare financial reports, reconciliations, budgets and ad hoc requests.
• Collaborate with Property Accountants to ensure accuracy of journal entries and GL.
• Prepare accruals and reforecasts; assist with month-end close and CAM reconciliations.

Skills

Accounting

Property management

Financial analysis

Team leadership

English communication

Education

BA/BS in Accounting

Tools

Yardi

Skyline

MRI

Avid

Kardin

ClickPay

MS Office

Job description

12886 Interurban Ave S, Seattle, WA 98168, USA

Job Description

Posted Monday, August 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Kidder Mathews has been a leader in the commercial real estate industry for nearly 60 years, fostering an innovative and dynamic work culture with more than 100 "best workplace" awards. Now the largest fully independent commercial real estate firm in the Western U.S., Kidder Mathews has over 900 professionals across 19 offices in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Arizona. We offer a complete range of brokerage, appraisal, asset services, consulting, and debt & equity finance services for all property types. The firm averages $9 billion in transaction volume, manages more than 54 million square feet of space, and conducts 2,700 appraisal, consulting, and cost segregation assignments annually.

JOB SUMMARY

The Sr. Property Accountant will work to meet the financial and reporting demands of the Asset Services Team to assure a high level of accuracy and professionalism regarding all portfolio financial requirements, as specified by the property management agreement. One will apply professional standards of accounting and finance to analyze financial information and assist with preparation of financial reports. Sr. Property Accountant provides leadership to their accounting team, ensuring standardized practices and processes while enhancing the quality control and oversight. Property assignments are of a higher quality and complexity.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Manage and maintain the integrity of tenant data in property management accounting system
• Timely and accurate preparation of all financial reports to client, including account reconciliations, projections/forecasts, annual budgets and ad hoc reporting requests
• Partner with the Property Accountants to ensure accuracy of journal entries and general ledger
• Prepare accruals for Property Managers when relevant at least 48 hours prior to due date of Owner Report
• Partner with the Property Accountant to prepare periodic reforecasts as required by Client
• Review cash management functions with the Property Accountant, including but not limited to: monitor and record cash transactions and bank reconciliations
• Manage accounts receivable process including but not limited to: A/R analysis and collections, A/R aging review, Vendor inquiries
• Partner with the Property Team to review month-end close procedures including review of account reconciliations
• Partner with Property Team with preparation of annual CAM reconciliations and estimates

OTHER FUNCTIONS

• Perform other duties or projects as requested

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the competencies (minimum knowledge, skill, and ability) required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION

• BA/BS in Accounting or a combination of education and experience

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• 8+ years accounting experience with 4+ years in the property management industry
• Proficiency with property management accounting systems (Skyline, MRI, Yardi, etc.)

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE

• Strong knowledge of accounting processes and procedures
• Proficient in the following programs:
  • Yardi, Skyline, MRI, Avid, Kardin, ClickPay, MS Office

SKILLS AND ABILITY

• Professional communication and organizational skills. Ability to provide excellent customer service and build relationships with clients, vendors and internal partners
• Ability to speak, write and understand English
• Professional communication etiquette with good oral and written communication skills
• Accurate, attentive, detail oriented, with strong analytical skills.
• Demonstrate financial analysis skills
• Ability to thrive in a team environment and proactively problem solve
• Ability to work outside of normal office hours to meet various deadlines
• Ability to prioritize and organize workload in order to meet daily, weekly and monthly deadlines.
• Willingness for professional development and continual learning

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• This is a standard office environment with standard office noise like talking, office equipment, etc.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is often active and may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping and crouching. The employee must sometimes lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds. The employee must frequently sit and use a computer for long periods of time. Specific vision abilities are required to do this job including close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• There are no direct supervisory responsibilities

Kidder Mathews is an equal opportunity employer does not discriminate based on race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Kidder Mathews will accommodatecandidates with disabilities to complete this application. Please [e-mail] you need an accommodation. AZ, NV, OR & WA residents: We Participate in E-Verify.CA residents: We collect various personal data from employees and applicants for purposes related to employment.Please review the Notice of Data Privacy for Employees and Applicants for detailed information concerning what information we collect, the purposes for which information is collected and with whom such information may be shared . You can find this notice on our careers page at https://kidder.com/careers/. Qualified individuals with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles and San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

12886 Interurban Ave S, Seattle, WA 98168, USA