Senior Retail Portfolio Accountant

OSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Commercial Portfolio Accountant owns full-cycle accounting for an assigned group of Billingsley's commercial assets - office, industrial, and retail. This is a hands-on role: preparing and reviewing financial statements, reconciling CAM and operating expense recoveries, supporting budgets and reforecasts, and making sure every number that reaches ownership or a lender is right the first time. The properties in this portfolio are held long-term and often financed with institutional debt, so the accuracy and defensibility of this reporting carries real weight.

WHAT YOU'LL OWN

● Full-cycle accounting for an assigned commercial portfolio, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close.

● Preparation of monthly financial statement packages - income statement, balance sheet, general ledger, and cash flow - for ownership review.

● CAM and operating expense reconciliations, including annual true-ups and tenant billing accuracy.

● Lease abstraction and interpretation to ensure correct revenue recognition, including straight-line rent, escalations, and percentage rent where applicable.

● Partnering with property management on annual operating budgets and periodic reforecasts.

● Variance analysis comparing actual performance to budget, with clear explanations for ownership and lenders.

● Supporting year-end audits, tax return preparation, and lender/debt compliance reporting.

● Maintaining accurate records for any joint venture or partnership-held assets in the portfolio, including distribution calculations.

● Identifying and recommending improvements to accounting processes and controls as the commercial portfolio grows.

WHAT YOU BRING

● Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

● 5+ years of progressive accounting experience in commercial real estate and property accounting, with direct exposure to CAM reconciliations, lease accounting, and property-level financial reporting.

● Solid working knowledge of GAAP as applied to real estate.

● Experience with a real estate accounting platform (Yardi, MRI, or similar) and advanced Excel skills.

● A track record of hitting close deadlines without sacrificing accuracy.

● Comfort working directly with property management, ownership, auditors, and lenders - this role isn't back-office only.

● CPA is a plus, not a requirement.

WHY THIS ROLE

Billingsley is family-founded and still owner-operated, which means the accountant on this portfolio has a direct line to the people who actually own the buildings - not a layer of asset managers standing between the numbers and the decision-makers. The commercial portfolio is growing, and this role has room to grow with it.