Posted August 09, 2026
Fund Accountant - Real Estate
Ascend
San Francisco, CA, US
Full Time
Job Description
Job Description
The Real Estate Fund Accountant will work closely with the Accounting Manager and Controller to perform fund accounting for a variety of real estate funds for commercial real estate investments. The Fund Accountant's responsibilities will include:
Responsibilities:
- Analyzing cash for each investment portfolio
- Approving expenses for the fund
- Responding to investor questions
- Consolidating and reconciling investment accounts for funds, joint ventures, and co-investments
- Recording month end journal entries
- Reconciling the balance sheet and general ledger
- Leading quarterly closing processing - preparing financial statements and footnotes in accordance with NCREIF and GAAP standards
- Preparing investor reporting packages
- Performing REIT testing and managing distributions
- Maintaining capital accounts
- Preparing financial packages for auditors and support year-end audits
- Preparing financial packages for tax accountants and review tax partnership tax returns
- Assist with analysis on acquisitions and dispositions
- Review and interpret LP Agreements, LLC Agreements, and Loan Agreements
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting
- 2-4 years accounting experience in real estate or private equity
- Advanced Excel experience
- MRI and Juniper Square experience - highly preferred
- Strong working knowledge of partnership and fund accounting concepts
- Self starter and highly motivated; ability to work independently and proactively communicate
- Extremely organized with strong follow
- Strong professional written and verbal communication skills
Compensation:
- $85,000.00/year - $105,000.00/year- depending on experience
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- PTO
- 401-k
