Joblaze summary

The Staff Property Accountant at EliseAI plays a crucial role in maintaining accounting integrity for multifamily properties, focusing on various financial scenarios such as rent and utilities. This position requires a solid understanding of US GAAP and multifamily accounting practices, along with strong communication skills to collaborate with client accounting teams. Ideal candidates will have 2-4 years of relevant experience and a background in property management or real estate investment trusts. The role is part of a fast-scaling startup that emphasizes autonomy and impact.

Joblaze insights

Listed 4 days ago — first seen on Joblaze November 10, 2026. Last confirmed on EliseAI's careers page November 14, 2026.
This exact title is also open at 1 other location at EliseAI: New York City, United States.
Salary band is below the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$130,000).
Starts at or below all 88 comparable staff other roles in United States we track (median $171,000 across 37 companies).

Quick facts

Is the Staff Property Accountant | Housing role remote?: No — this is an on-site role in New York City.
What's the salary range?: EliseAI lists $70,000–$110,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?: 2–4 years of relevant experience for this Staff Property Accountant | Housing role.
Where is the role based?: EliseAI is hiring for this position in New York City.
What seniority level is this role?: EliseAI targets staff-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Staff Property Accountant | Housing role at EliseAI.

From the original posting

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.

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

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.

Equity in the company
Fully paid parental leave
Commuter benefits
401k benefits
Unlimited vacation and paid holidays

Job Compensation Range

The salary range for this role is $70,000 - $110,000 USD/CAD. 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.

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Staff Property Accountant | Housing

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