Associate Director, Property Accounting serves as a key leader within the Finance & Accounting organization, overseeing all aspects of property accounting, financial reporting, and team development. This individual will lead a growing team of accounting professionals while driving process improvements, strengthening internal controls, leveraging technology, and partnering cross-functionally to support BKM's continued growth.
This is a highly visible leadership role with the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the Company's operational excellence, scalability, and long-term success.
This role is 100% in-office due to the collaborative nature of our business.
The Job Essentials:Leadership & Team Development- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Property Accounting professionals, including supervisors, senior accountants, staff accountants, and support personnel.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and professional development.
- Establish clear performance expectations, conduct regular performance reviews, and provide coaching to support employee growth and career progression.
- Develop future leaders through mentoring, succession planning, and ongoing training initiatives.
- Partner with senior leadership on organizational planning, staffing, and resource allocation as the Company continues to grow.
Accounting & Financial Reporting - Oversee the full-cycle accounting for a portfolio of commercial real estate assets.
- Review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, general ledgers, account reconciliations, job cost reports, and supporting schedules.
- Ensure accurate and timely preparation of financial reporting packages for internal stakeholders, joint venture partners, and lenders.
- Coordinate the timely delivery of property-level financial information to the Fund and Joint Venture Accounting teams for investor reporting.
- Review property-level contribution and distribution calculations while ensuring appropriate property liquidity is maintained.
Controls, Processes & Technical Accounting - Serve as the department's technical accounting resource for complex real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, capital projects, debt transactions, lease accounting, and joint venture structures.
- Oversee accounting for property acquisitions and dispositions, including purchase accounting, prorations, journal entries, and transaction close-outs.
- Ensure compliance with relevant accounting principles, Company accounting policies, and internal control procedures.
- Develop, document, and maintain strong internal controls and standardized accounting processes across the property accounting function.
- Review transaction documentation to ensure accounting treatment appropriately reflects contractual terms.
Technology & Process Improvement - Champion the use of technology, automation, and AI tools to improve accounting efficiency, reporting accuracy, and scalability.
- Partner with Finance, Property Management, and Technology teams to optimize Yardi and other accounting systems.
- Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and streamline accounting workflows.
- Support implementation of new accounting systems, software enhancements, and reporting solutions.
- Continuously evaluate departmental processes and implement best practices to improve operational efficiency.
Cross-Functional Collaboration - Partner closely with Property Management, Asset Management, Fund Accounting, Tax, Treasury, and Finance teams to support Company objectives.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on audits, tax reporting, lender requests, property valuations, and other strategic initiatives.
- Provide accounting support for acquisitions, dispositions, refinancing activities, and capital projects.
- Serve as a trusted business partner by providing financial guidance and operational support across the organization.
The Qualifiers: - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance or related degree
- CPA license strongly preferred
- 10+ years of commercial property accounting experience
- 5-7+ years of management experience
- Strong technical accounting knowledge, including U.S. GAAP, commercial real estate accounting, acquisitions, dispositions, debt transactions, and joint venture structures.
- Demonstrated experience improving accounting processes, implementing technology solutions, and driving operational efficiencies.
- Advanced proficiency in Yardi Voyager and Microsoft Excel.
- Experience working with business intelligence, automation, AI, or reporting technologies is a plus.
- Strong analytical, organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate across all levels of the organization.
- High degree of integrity, professionalism, sound judgment, and attention to detail.
- Champion the use of AI and emerging technologies to improve process efficiency.
The Perks: - Competitive Pay + Bonus Incentive
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, Pet and Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- 401k Plan + Match
- Professional Development Resources
- Fun Work Environment (including creative office space, Team-building events, Company training opportunities, and more.)
