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Property Accountant | Housing

EliseAI - New York, NY, USA - In-office - posted 2026-10-14

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Salary: USD 110,000 - 150,000 / annual

EliseAI is a venture-backed AI company ($4B valuation, $350M Series E funding led by a16z and Bessemer) transforming housing and healthcare through agentic AI. The company integrates AI agents into existing workflows to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance user experience. In housing, EliseAI simplifies renter workflows (tours, leases, maintenance, communication). In healthcare, it streamlines appointment scheduling and patient intake. The Future Platforms team is responsible for executing EliseAI's next-generation AI products and business lines, blending go-to-market, product, operations, and strategy to push the frontier of AI and own everything from idea to market leadership. The goal is to evolve EliseAI from agentic AI to truly end-to-end autonomous operations, fundamentally transforming how housing operators run their businesses. As Property Accountant, you will be the in-house authority on multifamily accounting, ensuring accounting integrity across features that touch clients' resident ledgers and accounting workflows. You will help teams deliver products that interact seamlessly with client accounting teams and systems. Key responsibilities include: - Advising on core accounting scenarios: rent treatment, concessions, deposits/refunds, subsidies/HAP, delinquencies, utilities, move-in/out, and month-end close - Translating real-world accounting workflows into clear requirements and acceptance tests; pressure-testing features before release - Reviewing calculations and language to validate prorations, allocations, adjustments, and charge/credit logic for accuracy and explainability - Leading testing and validation: developing representative test cases, running UAT with client accountants, and confirming outputs reconcile to expectations - Defining standards and terminology: establishing consistent event lifecycles, terms, and reference guides for controllers and onsite teams - Capturing best practices from enterprise customers into durable standards and playbooks The role emphasizes moving at rocket speed, building something massive, with full autonomy and no micromanagement. You will own your impact and receive masterclass-level mentorship from a high-performing team. Requirements: - 5+ years in multifamily property accounting or controllership at a PMC, owner-operator, or REIT (ideally multifamily) - Deep knowledge across GL & sub-ledgers, resident ledgers, deposits, and close; strong US GAAP grounding - Comfortable communicating with client accounting, operations, and leasing teams - Crisp stakeholder communications, including writing and presentations - Willingness to work in person at the office 4–5 days per week Preferred qualifications: - 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

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