Property Accountant — Full-Time Contractor (Remote, Philippines)
About the position Arboreal Management is seeking a detail-oriented Property Accountant for its offshore finance team. This internal, behind-the-scenes role handles day-to-day and month-end accounting for an assigned portfolio of residential and commercial properties using AppFolio. The accountant prepares reconciliations, journal entries, and financial reports for review by the Accounting Manager. The role involves no client calls or customer-facing work. This is a full-time, long-term independent contractor engagement for someone working remotely from the Philippines. The schedule is 40 hours per week, with at least six hours overlapping Pacific Time business hours; the specific schedule is coordinated with the manager. Compensation is \$7–\$8.50 USD per hour, depending on experience. The company offers consistent full-time hours and a long-term role with room to grow as its portfolio expands.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaid amortization, and recurring entries.
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for operating, security deposit, and reserve accounts, and follow up on outstanding items.
- Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations, including cash, prepaids, security deposits, accrued liabilities, and loan balances.
- Prepare monthly financial reporting packages, including trial balance, income statement, and balance sheet schedules, with notes on significant variances.
- Prepare draft owner statements and supporting schedules for manager review.
- Reconcile interproperty and intercompany balances and flag mismatches for review.
- Review accounts payable coding to ensure bills are assigned to the correct property, general ledger account, and period.
- Review tenant ledgers, receivables aging, security deposit accounting, and move-out settlements.
- Monitor property cash balances and prepare shortfall calculations to support funding processes.
- Pull documentation to support audits, tax preparation, and lender requests.
- Follow and help improve Standard Operating Procedures, and keep task trackers current.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of accounting experience.
- Experience with property management accounting software; AppFolio is preferred, and Yardi, Buildium, or similar software is considered.
- Solid understanding of bank reconciliations, journal entries, and accrual-basis accounting.
- Strong Excel skills, including the ability to build clear, formula-driven schedules that others can follow and review.
- Good written English and the ability to document work clearly.
- Self-directed and dependable when working from home, with strong attention to detail and follow-through on deadlines.
- Reliable computer, stable internet connection, and a quiet workspace.
Nice-to-haves
- Property management, real estate, or multi-entity accounting experience.
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