Fund Accountant
Listed on 2026-01-12
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Finance & Banking
Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst, Accounting Manager, Tax Accountant -
Accounting
Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst, Accounting Manager, Tax Accountant
Overview
A Chicago-based real estate investment firm, backed by institutional capital and operating across both single-family rental (SFR) and multifamily portfolios, is seeking a Fund Accountant to join its growing finance team. The firm combines entrepreneurial energy with disciplined, data-driven execution and is currently expanding its fund platform and accounting infrastructure.
The OpportunityThe Fund Accountant will oversee the day-to-day accounting, reporting, and analysis for the firm’s real estate investment funds — with a focus on SFR assets. This role ensures accuracy and integrity at the fund level
, turning property-level activity into investor-ready financial statements. It’s a hands‑on, technical position ideal for someone who enjoys both precision and process improvement.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for investment funds.
- Calculate and reconcile Net Asset Value (NAV) and investor capital balances.
- Record journal entries, accruals, and allocations of fund income and expenses.
- Reconcile cash, intercompany, and investment balances.
- Prepare investor capital statements and support quarterly investor reporting.
- Collaborate with Investments on valuation inputs and performance analysis.
- Review and reconcile data flows between Yardi and internal systems (Excel-based).
- Support annual audits — prepare work papers and liaise with auditors.
- Participate in process automation, data integrity, and system improvement initiatives.
- Not responsible for property-level accounting (AP, AR, rent rolls, etc.).
- Not an investor relations or fundraising role — supports these teams through data.
- Not a management role — this is an individual contributor position.
- 2–5 years of experience in fund or real estate accounting.
- Real estate fund background preferred (SFR or multifamily).
- Experience from fund administration (SS&C, Alter Domus, JTC), public accounting (real estate/fund audit clients), or in‑house fund accounting.
- Strong understanding of GAAP and experience preparing audited financials.
- Advanced Excel skills (lookups, pivots, reconciliations).
- Familiarity with Yardi or Real Page is a plus.
- Comfortable working across multiple entities and large datasets.
- Clear, concise communicator who can partner with non-accounting teams.
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