The Accounting Manager – Asset Management / Property Management supports Gilbane Development’s portfolio by serving as a critical link between Accounting and Asset Management, with primary responsibility for financial accuracy, asset-level analytics, and reporting integrity. The role supports primarily affordable housing assets, with exposure to commercial assets. This role ensures that property-level financial results are accurate, consistent, and analytically sound, and that accounting outputs are translated into meaningful insights for Asset Management decision-making. The Analyst plays a key role in month-end close coordination, asset-level performance analysis, budgeting and forecasting support, and internal, lender, and investor reporting.

• Reviews monthly financial statements for accuracy and consistency with operational activity
• Supports accrual analysis and reclasses in coordination with property management accountants
• Serves as the primary liaison between Accounting and Asset Management during close cycles
• Supports preparation of month-end and quarter-end financial reporting for internal management, lenders, and investors
• Ensures consistency across RealPage (or comparable systems), the general ledger, and reporting outputs
• Supports financial tracking and reporting for affordable housing assets including LIHTC, HUD, and Section 8 portfolios
• Analyzes asset and portfolio-level performance, including drivers of NOI (revenue & expenses), leasing activity, occupancy, and capital expenditures
• Partners closely with Asset Managers to evaluate monthly property performance and identify trends, risks, and performance drivers
• Conducts monthly variance analysis (actual vs. prior period and budget) and summarize key observations for Asset Management
• Reviews and interprets rent rolls, lease data (affordable and commercial), collections, and concession activity
• Confirms alignment between leasing activity, rent rolls, and general ledger results for the applicable reporting period
• Supports understanding of lease structures, occupancy dynamics, and collection performance
• Supports annual budgeting and periodic reforecasting efforts
• Assists with budget-to-actual analysis and performance tracking
• Builds and maintains KPI reports and identify opportunities for reporting and workflow improvements

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Real Estate, or related field
• 4–6+ years of experience in real estate accounting, financial analysis, or asset management
• Experience supporting affordable housing portfolios preferred, exposure to commercial assets a plus.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Experience with RealPage or similar property management/accounting systems (e.g., Yardi)
• Strong understanding of financial statements and accrual accounting
• Ability to analyze rent rolls, lease structures, and operating performance
• Knowledge of affordable housing programs preferred
• Advanced Excel skills with strong analytical and problem-solving ability
• Effective communicator capable of bridging Accounting and Asset Management
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and execution-focused

Salary to be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience of the applicant, as well as the internal equity and alignment with the team.

For Rhode Island this ranges from $105,000.00 - $136,000.00 plus benefits and retirement program.

Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees’ education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.