Senior Property Accountant

Senior Property Accountant - Cleveland, OH Overview Beacon Hill Financial has partnered with a client in Cleveland in their search for a Senior Property Accountant to join their team. This role is responsible for overseeing financial reporting and analysis across multiple properties and entities, focusing on reviewing financials, identifying variances, and providing insights to leadership. This position operates at a more strategic level, acting as a reviewer and advisor rather than performing transactional accounting tasks. The work environment is business casual, laid back, and relatively quiet. Key Responsibilities Perform month-end and year-end close processes, including reviewing and monitoring the accurate recording of journal entries. Analyze financial statements across multiple properties and entities, identifying variances, trends, and potential red flags, and communicating underlying drivers. Perform account reconciliations and conduct balance sheet and income statement analysis. Oversee cash management activities, including establishing bank accounts for new entities and reviewing bank reconciliations. Review property and portfolio-level reporting packages prepared by third-party fee managers, ensuring accuracy and completeness. Evaluate financial results prior to uploading data into asset management systems and provide accounting guidance to fee managers as needed. Partner with Asset Management to track actual results against budgets and reforecasts, particularly related to property-level cash flow. Support the preparation of year-end financials for properties, holding companies, and core entities in advance of K-1 issuance. Collaborate with Finance, Asset/Property Management, and Development teams to develop and review annual budgets, forecasts, and financial reports. Assist with year-end audit processes by preparing documentation and responding to auditor requests. Monitor timeliness of key financial obligations, including real estate taxes, mortgage payments, and distributions. Support onboarding of new properties, including coordination with project and asset management teams, bank account setup, and review of trial balances. Maintain relationships with third-party fee managers to ensure consistent communication and reporting standards. Leverage financial systems and tools to improve reporting efficiency and data accessibility. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required. Experience reviewing financial statements across multiple properties or entities. Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify variances, trends, and financial risks, and explain key drivers. Experience working in a multi-entity or property-based environment preferred. Experience operating in a review/oversight capacity, similar to a Controller-level function. Real estate industry experience preferred but not required. Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply. California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. If you would like to complete our voluntary self-identification form, please click here or copy and paste the following link into an open window in your browser: https://jobs.beaconhillstaffing.com/eeoc/ Completion of this form is voluntary and will not affect your opportunity for employment, or the terms or conditions of your employment. This form will be used for reporting purposes only and will be kept separate from all other records. Company Profile: Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement. Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs. Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com. Benefits Information: Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings. We look forward to working with you. Beacon Hill. Employing the Future™