Asset Management Accounting Manager

Location: Johnston, RI | Hybrid Schedule

Salary: $130,000–$140,000 + 10% Bonus

Why This Asset Management Accounting Manager Opportunity Stands Out:

• Newly created position: Step into a high-impact role with the opportunity to shape processes, improve reporting, and drive meaningful change.
• High visibility: Work directly with senior leadership while serving as a key partner across Accounting, Asset Management, and Property Management.
• Significant ownership: Take the lead on strategic initiatives and portfolio-wide improvements without direct people management responsibilities.
• Hybrid flexibility: Enjoy a flexible work environment with a growing, well-established real estate development and investment organization.

Key Responsibilities for the Asset Management Accounting Manager:

• Serve as the primary financial liaison between Accounting, Asset Management, and third-party property management teams.
• Oversee and analyze property-level financial reporting, including rent rolls, occupancy, NOI, budgets, and operating performance.
• Drive improvements in financial reporting accuracy, internal controls, and operational processes across a diverse real estate portfolio.
• Partner with Asset Management leadership to evaluate property performance, investigate variances, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, and financial data management while ensuring accountability across departments.

Qualifications for the Asset Management Accounting Manager:

• Strong asset management experience with a solid accounting foundation, ideally within a real estate owner/operator, investment, or property management organization.
• Affordable housing experience highly preferred, including exposure to LIHTC, HUD, Section 8, or similar housing programs.
• Strong understanding of property-level financial statements, rent rolls, occupancy, NOI, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Experience working with third-party property managers, improving financial controls, and utilizing systems such as Yardi, RealPage, or comparable platforms.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, with excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.