Real Estate Accountant Job Description, Duties and Requirements

Real estate accounting, also known as real estate property accounting, involves managing and reporting financial transactions across properties, entities, and portfolios. Unlike general business accounting, real estate accounting often requires careful handling of rental income, operating expenses, property acquisitions, financing, capital improvements, depreciation, and revenue recognition.

As portfolios grow, accounting becomes more complex due to multiple properties, bank accounts, ownership structures, leases, vendors, and reporting requirements. A qualified real estate accountant helps maintain accurate books, reconcile accounts, monitor property-level financial performance, and prepare reliable financial reports for owners, investors, and management teams.

This guide covers the real estate accountant job description, key duties, responsibilities, skills, and requirements, along with the role an accountant plays in maintaining accurate and compliant real estate financial records.

Real Estate Accountant Job Description

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OHI is a 20+ year-old real estate services company working with 50+ commercial and residential real estate developers, funds, and property management companies across the USA. Our expertise in real estate accounting, financial analysis, lease administration, and asset management helps clients streamline financial operations, improve reporting accuracy, and reduce accounting costs.

Today, we support a portfolio of more than 75,000 units across our clients, providing scalable finance and accounting solutions tailored to the needs of growing real estate businesses.

We invite you to experience the benefits of finance and accounting outsourcing with OHI.