Real Estate Portfolio Accountant
Vaco LLC
Brentwood, TN
Real Estate Portfolio Accountant
Location: Hybrid (Nashville, TN area)
Schedule: Full?time | Contract | Start ASAP
About the Opportunity
A rapidly growing real estate investment and development organization is seeking a Real Estate Portfolio Accountant to support full?cycle accounting for a diverse mix of entities. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands?on accounting, thrives in a fast?paced environment, and is motivated by helping build processes and structure within a scaling finance department.
The company operates across multiple real estate asset classes—multifamily, single?family, commercial, and hospitality—and maintains a portfolio of 20+ active entities. You will work closely with the CFO to deliver accurate financial statements, support development projects, and oversee accounting across the portfolio.
This position is hybrid with flexibility but requires candidates to be local to the Nashville area for periodic onsite collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting & Financial Reporting
- Prepare monthly financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow)
- Perform monthly, quarterly, and year?end close processes
- Prepare and post journal entries including accruals, prepaids, and project?related entries
- Complete bank reconciliations, intercompany reconciliations, and balance sheet schedules
- Track and monitor project budgets; prepare P&L variance analyses
- Record and reconcile acquisition and disposition activity
- Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable (invoice processing, payments, revenue posting)
- Maintain reports associated with A/R and A/P
Compliance & Internal Controls
- Assist in audit preparation, including schedules and documentation
- Provide supporting reports to external CPA firm for tax filings
- Ensure accuracy and compliance with GAAP
- Support internal controls, documentation, and process improvements
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field — or equivalent experience
Experience
- 3+ years of real estate accounting experience
- Experience within development, construction, property management, hospitality, multifamily, mixed?use, or resort industries strongly preferred
- Strong understanding of project?based accounting and cost tracking
- Experience supporting development finance and accounting
Technical Skills
- Experience with Yardi (preferred) or similar real estate accounting systems
- Prior use of QuickBooks helpful for historical data
- Strong Excel and general ledger skills
- Comfortable managing multiple entities/LLCs
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact
HR@vaco.com
.Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.