Property Accounting Director for Scaling Outsourced Bookkeeping Company

About REA: REA is a dynamic, technology-driven bookkeeping company exclusively serving the real estate industry. Our diverse clientele includes commercial and residential investors, developers, syndicators, as well as third-party property managers (residential/commercial/HOA). As we continue to expand, we’re excited to be hiring for our next Property Accounting Director to support our growing list of clients. Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of bookkeeping professionals including Account Managers, Senior Bookkeepers, and Bookkeepers
• Team lead of 25+ clients, ensuring we meet and exceed the agreed up scope of work with the client including
• While you will have a team to support you, you are ultimately responsible (e.g. the head coach) for ensuring that the bank reconciliations, accounts payable, and financial statement close processes are done timely and accurately
• Develop strong client relationships
• Timely client communication (e.g. responses within 24 hours) and a passion for client service
• Review and approve month end close packages prepared by the Bookkeepers and Account Managers
• Onboarding of new clients, including identifying and proposing solutions to fix the clients’ books
• Develop month-end checklists and timelines for Clients to ensure close is completed in a timely manner
• Answer team member questions, provide support for Client questions
• Create process documentation (SOPs) for new and existing clients

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

7+ years overall experience in accounting/finance, ideally at a real estate investment or property management company

• 4+ years experience working with AppFolio or Yardi
• Ability to manage and lead a team of Bookkeepers and Account Managers, both abroad and in US
• Client facing skills with a passion for client service
• Certified Public Accountant (or equivalent experience) preferred but not required
• Passion for real estate, perfect books and providing business insights to clients
• Extremely detail and process oriented

Organized and Proactive! :)

• Thrive in an environment where “switch tasking” is often required (e.g. triaging multiple client issues in any given day)

Ideal Candidate (Not Mandatory):

• You have worked from the bottom up and are you are an AppFolio or Yardi EXPERT
• You are a CPA
• You are entrepreneurial in nature. Our goal is for you to “own” your book of business that will grow over time.
• You have experience managing multiple clients/projects at once
• You have real estate experience outside of accounting
• You have experience with Slack, Clickup, and Google Suite products
• You ‘know enough to be dangerous’ when it comes to real estate tax implications
• You are hardworking, but easy to get along with, even during times of increased workload.
• You are a problem solver always thinking about ways to make things more efficient

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive salary with performance-based incentives.
• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision) fully covered for you and your family.
• Up to 4% matching contribution to your 401(k) plan.
• Unlimited PTO
• 100% remote position
• Flexible work arrangement

Job Type:

• Full-time

Compensation:

• $100,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm CST

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus opportunities

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

License/Certification:

• CPA (Preferred)

Work Location:

• Remote

Job Type: Full-time Pay: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• AppFolio: 4 years (Required)
• Client facing: 4 years (Required)
• Team leading: 4 years (Required)

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