Senior Real Estate Finance and Operations Consultant

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RSM is seeking a Senior Accountant to support real estate clients in transaction processing, reconciliations, and month-end close. The role includes preparing financial statements, variance analysis, and budgeting, while advising on improvements across multi-client environments.

You will work with Yardi or MRI, coach client-services teams, and collaborate with property managers to resolve issues and explain variances. Strong Excel and cloud-based systems experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Experience performing property-level accounting and finance functions.
• Experience with property managers to resolve accounting issues and explain variances.
• Experience with Real Estate tech systems such as Yardi or MRI.
• CPA or pursuing CPA preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Perform transaction processing and account reconciliations for Real Estate clients.
• Serve as key contact for Purchase to Pay, Order to Cash, and Month End Close cycles.
• Review monthly journal entries for prepaid expenses, fixed assets, accrued expenses, payroll, and/or inventory transactions.
• Prepare and review monthly financial statements, including variance analysis and budgeting vs actual.
• Provide actionable insights and decision support to client management.
• Identify opportunities to enhance clients’ monthly operations and document repeatable methodologies.

Skills

Transaction Processing

Account Reconciliation

Financial Analysis

Variance Analysis

Month-End Close

Financial Statement Prep

Excel Proficiency

Cloud-Based Systems

Yardi

MRI

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Yardi

MRI

Blackline

FloQast

Basis

Microsoft Office

Job description

RSM is seeking a Senior Accountant to support real estate clients in transaction processing, reconciliations, and month-end close. The role includes preparing financial statements, variance analysis, and budgeting, while advising on improvements across multi-client environments.

You will work with Yardi or MRI, coach client-services teams, and collaborate with property managers to resolve issues and explain variances. Strong Excel and cloud-based systems experience are essential.