Senior Accountant (Fund & Property Accounting | Real Estate | US GAAP)

About the client:

Carmel Partners is seeking a dependable, detail-oriented Senior Fund Accountant to support both property-level and fund-level accounting across multiple real estate private equity funds.

As you demonstrate proficiency, you will have opportunities to expand into more complex fund accounting responsibilities.

We are looking for fifteen (15) Senior Fund Accountants who takes ownership of their work, communicates proactively, and enjoys solving accounting issues in a collaborative environment. If you are the type of person who catches errors others miss, follows through on commitments, and consistently delivers high-quality work, we'd like to hear from you.

Your Impact

You will serve as a key member of the fund accounting team, helping ensure fund-level and property-level books are accurate, timely, and well-supported. Success in this role means delivering accurate accounting results, effectively reviewing third-party accounting work, proactively identifying issues, and gradually expanding into more complex fund accounting responsibilities.

What Sets You Apart

We are looking for more than technical skills. Successful candidates typically demonstrate:

• Intellectual Curiosity: You seek to understand the business purpose behind accounting activity, not just the mechanics.
• Sound Judgment: You prioritize effectively, escalate appropriately, and make thoughtful decisions when information is incomplete.
• Reliability: You consistently meet deadlines, communicate proactively, and follow through on commitments.
• Ownership: You take responsibility for your work and hold yourself to a high standard of accuracy and quality.
• Communication Skills: You can clearly summarize issues, ask thoughtful questions, and work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Adaptability: You are comfortable working at both the detailed transaction level and the broader fund level.

Core Responsibilities (Initially)

• Review operating and development property financials prepared by third-party property managers and internal groups for accuracy, completeness, and consistency with company accounting policies.
• Coordinate with third-party accounting teams to resolve discrepancies and ensure timely delivery of financial information.
• Ensure appropriate adjustments are posted so property-level results roll correctly into consolidated fund financials.
• Review monthly construction financials and map them into the company’s general ledger.
• Review monthly bank reconciliations and accounting schedules prepared by third parties.

• Prepare and maintain fund-level accounting records, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and consolidation of underlying operating and development entities, in accordance with established accounting policies and internal controls.
• Prepare and maintain consolidation workbooks, fund-level reporting schedules, and supporting analyses used in management and fund reporting.
• Apply US GAAP principles to fund-level and entity-level accounting activities and identify issues requiring escalation.
• Perform month-end close for fund-level entities and review month-end close deliverables for underlying operating and development entities.
• Independently resolve routine fund accounting, property accounting, and construction accounting matters.

• Support External Audits: Prepare work papers, respond to auditor inquiries, and clear comments on time.
• Support Tax Return Preparation: Partner with the internal tax team and external CPA firms; ensure supporting schedules are accurate and delivered per agreed timelines.
• Maintain Documentation Standards: Ensure files are organized, well-supported, and readily available for audit and tax requests.

• Transition into expanded fund-level reporting responsibilities, including consolidated fund reporting packages, capital account schedules, support for investor reporting, and accounting for acquisitions, dispositions, and other complex transactions.
• Partner with internal teams (Fund Management, Asset Management, Investor Relations, Legal) to support reporting, transactions, and other fund-related initiatives.
• Identify process improvements and support special initiatives and cross-functional projects as the role evolves.

What You Bring

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Experience: 6+ years of progressive accounting experience in property accounting, fund accounting, or both (real estate or multi-family preferred).
• Technical Skills:
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP and the ability to research and apply accounting guidance to real estate and fund accounting matters.
• Demonstrated experience with month-end close, consolidated reporting, account reconciliations, and preparation of supporting schedules.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, complex formulas); proficient in Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Teams).
• Work Environment: Remote work experience with a proven ability to manage your time and output independently in a distributed environment.
• Schedule: Full availability to work US Pacific Time Zone hours.

• Experience with Oracle and/or Yardi Voyager accounting platforms.
• Real estate private equity fund accounting background, including capital account transactions.
• Multi-family residential accounting experience.
• Exposure to construction/development project accounting.