Senior Accountant Manhattan, NY Overview A well-established real estate organization is seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to join its finance and accounting team. This position will support general ledger accounting, financial close, multi-entity accounting, and financial reporting across corporate and property-level entities. The Senior Accountant will work closely with internal finance and operational teams, third-party property managers, and external accounting, audit, and tax professionals. This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional with experience in real estate, property accounting, development, or other multi-entity environments. Key Responsibilities General Ledger & Financial Close • Support general ledger accounting and maintain accurate books and records across multiple entities. • Prepare journal entries, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations. • Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes. • Prepare and review standalone and consolidated financial statements. • Support consolidation and intercompany elimination entries. • Ensure financial information is accurate, timely, and audit-ready. Corporate Accounting • Support accounting for payroll, employee benefits, operating expenses, prepaids, accruals, fixed assets, and depreciation. • Review general ledger coding and assist with payment processing and annual reporting requirements. • Maintain accounts receivable and assist with billing and revenue reconciliations. • Support revenue recognition and other corporate accounting activities. Intercompany, Cash & Treasury • Prepare and maintain cost-allocation schedules across entities, projects, and properties. • Review and reconcile intercompany activity and assist with settlements and elimination entries. • Support cash management, liquidity reporting, and cash forecasting. • Assist with debt accounting, debt-service activity, and covenant reporting. Budgeting, Reporting & Audit • Assist with annual budgets, forecasts, and budget-to-actual reporting. • Analyze operating expenses, overhead, revenue, and profitability. • Prepare financial reports and supporting schedules for management. • Prepare audit schedules and assist with financial statement audits, tax preparation, and other compliance requirements. • Support internal controls, accounting policies, and financial recordkeeping procedures. Property & Multi-Entity Accounting • Maintain owner-level accounting records for property and ownership entities. • Coordinate accounting and reporting requirements with third-party property management teams. • Review property-level financial reporting for completeness and accuracy. • Prepare owner-level journal entries, accruals, adjustments, debt activity, cash activity, and intercompany transactions. • Assist with property and ownership-entity monthly closes and financial statement preparation. • Reconcile property-level reporting to the appropriate ownership entities. Property Financial Analysis & Reporting • Review property operating results, including revenue, operating expenses, NOI, and budget-to-actual variances. • Identify unusual trends, discrepancies, and accounting issues. • Support reporting related to cash, debt, reserves, restricted cash, and capital expenditures. • Assist with financial information used for annual planning, forecasting, refinancing, acquisitions, dispositions, and other business initiatives. • Support owner, investor, joint venture, lender, and regulatory reporting as needed. Process Improvement & Collaboration • Help maintain consistent accounting and close procedures across multiple entities. • Identify opportunities to streamline accounting workflows and reduce manual processes. • Support accounting system and chart-of-accounts integrity. • Collaborate with teams across finance, operations, property management, asset management, development, construction, legal, tax, and other business functions. Qualifications • 5+ years of relevant accounting experience, preferably within real estate, property management, development, or another multi-entity environment. • Strong experience with general ledger accounting, month-end close, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation. • Experience with multi-entity accounting and intercompany transactions. • Exposure to partnership or joint venture accounting is highly desirable. • Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and p