Sr. Accountant (Real Estate)

About Howard Financial

Howard Financial is a tech-forward outsourced accounting and finance firm, founded in 2023. We partner with growing companies across four verticals: Vacation Rental, Hospitality, Consumer & E-Commerce, and Development & Real Estate.

Our team combines strong accounting fundamentals with modern tools and automation, so clients get accurate books, fast closes, and finance insights they can act on.

About The Role

We're looking for a Senior Accountant with hands-on real estate accounting experience to own the books for a portfolio of Development & Real Estate clients. You'll run month-end close across multiple entities, keep project and property financials clean, and be the go-to accounting contact for your clients.

Location: Remote, EST Time Zone

What You'll Do

• Own the full month-end and year-end close for multiple real estate entities (LLCs, partnerships, property-level and holding entities).
• Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, prepaids, and bank, credit card, and intercompany reconciliations.
• Track development projects: construction-in-progress (CIP), cost capitalization, job costing, and placing assets in service.
• Maintain fixed asset schedules and depreciation, and track loans, draws, interest, and debt covenants.
• Account for rental revenue, tenant receivables, security deposits, and CAM reconciliations where applicable.
• Prepare financial statements and reporting packages: balance sheet, P&L, cash flow, budget vs. actual, and project cost reports.
• Support investor and partner reporting, capital contributions, and distributions.
• Coordinate with external CPAs on audits, tax filings, and 1099s.
• Review the work of junior accountants and bookkeepers and help improve close processes and documentation.
• Communicate directly with clients in English: answer questions, flag issues early, and explain the numbers clearly.
  
  
  

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting (Contador Público or equivalent).
• 4+ years of accounting experience, with at least 2 years in real estate: development, property management, or investment entities.
• Solid knowledge of US GAAP and full-cycle accounting, from transactions to financial statements.
• Experience with multi-entity books, intercompany activity, and consolidations.
• Hands-on experience with CIP, cost capitalization, fixed assets, and debt accounting.
• Proficiency in QuickBooks Online and/or a real estate platform such as Yardi, AppFolio, MRI, or Sage Intacct.
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills (lookups, pivot tables, reconciliation workbooks).
• Advanced English (C1 or higher), written and spoken, for daily client communication.
• Organized and deadline-driven, comfortable managing several clients at once in a remote setting.
  
  
  

Nice to have

• Experience at an outsourced accounting firm or a US CPA firm serving real estate clients.
• Familiarity with ASC 842 lease accounting and investor waterfall distributions.
• Exposure to construction draw requests, lender reporting, or fund accounting.
• Experience with automation tools such as Bill.com, Ramp, Dext, or similar.
• CPA or local equivalent certification, or progress toward one.
  
  
  

What we offer

• 100% remote work with a collaborative, bilingual team.
• Direct exposure to US real estate developers and investors.
• Modern accounting stack and a culture that values automation and continuous improvement.
• Room to grow toward Controller roles as Howard expands.
• Competitive compensation in USD.