Staff Property Accountant | Housing
At a glance
Senior Accounting role at EliseAI. New York · full-time · $70,000–$110,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Guide how rent, concessions, deposits, refunds, subsidies, delinquencies, utilities, move events and close should be recorded
- Turn real accounting situations into product requirements and acceptance checks, then test features before release
- Check prorations, allocations, adjustments and charge or credit calculations for accuracy and explainable results
- Create practical test cases, run user acceptance testing with client accountants and confirm results reconcile
- Set consistent accounting terms and event standards, capturing customer edge cases in reference guides and playbooks
What you bring
- You have two to four years handling multifamily property accounting or controllership for a property manager, owner-operator or REIT
- You know general and resident ledgers, sub-ledgers, deposits and close, and have a strong command of US GAAP
- You communicate clearly with client accounting, operations and leasing teams through writing and presentations
Who this fits
This role suits a property accountant who can turn multifamily accounting knowledge into product requirements, tests and shared standards. You’ll work in person at the New York office four to five days each week.
From the employer
About EliseAI
At EliseAI, we're improving the industries that matter most: housing and healthcare. Everyone needs a place to live and access to quality healthcare, yet both are often harder to secure than they should be.
By integrating AI agents deeply into existing workflows, we make them more efficient, reduce costs, and improve the experience for everyone.
Housing: We simplify how renters tour apartments, sign leases, submit maintenance requests, and stay connected with their property team—bringing everything they need for their home into one place.
Healthcare: We make it easy to schedule appointments, complete intake forms, and we help patients communicate with providers, so everyone can focus on health instead of paperwork.
With EliseAI, organizations reduce manual work, improve accessibility, and deliver a seamless experience across essential services. We recently raised a $350 million funding round at a $4 billion valuation led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Bessemer Venture Partners to accelerate this mission.
The Future Platforms Team - Executing on EliseAI’s Future Products
The Future Platforms team is responsible for executing on the next generation of AI products and business lines. This team will blend go-to-market, product, operations, and strategy with a mandate to push the frontier of AI and own everything required to take them from idea to market leadership.
Our goal is to take Elise from agentic AI to truly end-to-end autonomous operations, fundamentally transforming how housing operators run their businesses and how residents experience their homes.
About The Role
We are looking for a Property Accountant to ensure accounting integrity across features that touch our clients’ resident ledgers and accounting workflows. You will be the in-house authority on multifamily accounting, helping teams deliver products that interact seamlessly with our client accounting teams and systems.
Key Responsibilities
Advise on core scenarios - Guide treatment of rent, concessions, deposits/refunds, subsidies/HAP, delinquencies, utilities, move-in/out, and month-end close
Translate workflows into requirements - Turn real-world accounting cases into clear requirements and acceptance tests; pressure-test features before release
Review calculations and language - Validate prorations, allocations, adjustments, and charge/credit logic for accuracy and explainability
Lead testing and validation - Develop representative test cases, run UAT with client accountants, and confirm outputs reconcile to expectations
Define standards and terminology - Establish consistent event lifecycles, terms, and concise reference guides for controllers and onsite teams
Capture best practices - Distill patterns and edge cases from enterprise customers into durable standards and playbooks
Move at rocket speed, build something massive.
We’re scaling fast, solving real client problems with precision and ambition. Here, you own your impact; full autonomy, no micromanagement, no fluff.
We hire the best, expect the best, and give you the masterclass of your career. It’s hard, it’s intense, and it’s the most rewarding work you’ll ever do. If you’re hungry, driven, and ready to build something massive, climb aboard.
Requirements
2-4 years in multifamily property accounting or controllership at a PMC/owner-operator/REIT (ideally multifamily)
Deep knowledge across GL & sub-ledgers, resident ledgers, deposits, and close; strong US GAAP grounding
Comfortable communicating with client accounting/operations/leasing teams
Crisp stakeholder communications, including writing & presentations
Willingness to work in person at our office 4-5 days a week
Preferred
Experience working in a software / SaaS environment
Familiarity with leading multifamily systems and data handoffs
Familiarity with AI and/or automation as they relate to accounting workflows
Why Join
Growth and impact. It’s not often that you can get in on the ground floor of a funded (unicorn!) startup that’s scaling so fast. That means that instead of following a playbook, you’ll be writing it. Every single day you will be challenged to identify how we can scale and execute on it. You’ll learn what works when you succeed and what doesn’t when you fail. Either way, the rest of the team will be here to support you.
Benefits
In addition to the growth and impact you’ll have at EliseAI, we offer competitive salaries along with the following benefits:
Equity in the company
Medical, Dental and Vision premiums covered at 100%
Fully paid parental leave
Commuter benefits
401k benefits
Fitness & home services stipend to cover part of your expenses so you can focus on what matters
A collaborative in-office environment with an open floor plan, fully stocked kitchen, and all meals covered in the office
Unlimited vacation and paid holidays
We'll cover relocation packages and make the move exciting, not painful!
Job Compensation Range
The salary range for this role is $70,000 - $110,000. EliseAI offers a competitive total rewards package which includes base salary, equity, and a comprehensive benefits & perks package. Exact compensation is determined based on a number of factors including experience, skill level, location and qualifications which are assessed during the interview process. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided by our Recruiting Team during the hiring process.
EliseAI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Employment with EliseAI is on an “at-will” basis, meaning that either the employee or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice, subject to applicable law.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We will also consider qualified applicants in accordance with the Austin Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance.
If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at interview.accommodations@meetelise.com.