Job Description
Job Title: Bilingual Mandarin Financial Accountant
Location: New York, NY 10005 (5 days onsite)
Position Type: Full-time
Location: New York, NY 10005 (5 days onsite)
Position Type: Full-time
Industry: Real Estate
Salary: $100,000 base
Position Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented, self-driven Accountant with 3 5 years of institutional real estate accounting experience to join our Finance & Accounting team in New York. In this role, you will play a critical part in financial reporting, asset-level accounting, internal controls, and corporate cash management. The ideal candidate brings strong technical US GAAP proficiency, hands-on exposure to institutional real estate assets, and the ability to communicate seamlessly in both English and Mandarin.
We are seeking a detail-oriented, self-driven Accountant with 3 5 years of institutional real estate accounting experience to join our Finance & Accounting team in New York. In this role, you will play a critical part in financial reporting, asset-level accounting, internal controls, and corporate cash management. The ideal candidate brings strong technical US GAAP proficiency, hands-on exposure to institutional real estate assets, and the ability to communicate seamlessly in both English and Mandarin.
Key Responsibilities
- Asset-Level & Platform Accounting
- Manage full-cycle month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes for commercial real estate assets and holding entities.
- Prepare and review general ledger entries, bank reconciliations, tenant recovery adjustments, and debt compliance schedules.
- Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, vendor payments, and cash flow forecasting across assigned portfolios.
Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Draft and deliver accurate financial statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow) under US GAAP.
- Partner with Asset Management to review budget vs. actual variances and provide operational variance analyses.
- Assist in preparing quarterly investor packages, lender reporting requirements, and board presentation decks.
- Audit, Tax & Compliance Support
- Coordinate with external auditors during annual audits and tax preparers for K-1 and tax return preparations.
- Maintain internal control protocols and ensure compliance with joint venture (JV) agreements and lender covenants.
- Cross-Border Communication & Special Projects
- Serve as a key bilingual liaison bridging headquarters, onshore asset teams, and offshore investment partners.
- Support ad-hoc financial analysis, treasury management, and real estate transaction closing support as needed.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Experience: 3 5 years of professional accounting experience, with direct exposure to institutional real estate (commercial, office, retail, or mixed-use assets required).
- Public accounting (Big 4 / regional) combined with real estate industry experience is a plus.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline. CPA or CPA candidate preferred.
Technical Skills:
Strong proficiency in US GAAP. Hands-on experience with real estate software (Yardi Voyager, MRI, or RealPage) and advanced Excel functionality (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, financial modeling).
Language Skills: Business-level fluency in English and Mandarin (both written and spoken) is required due to ongoing collaboration with global stakeholders.
Soft Skills: Exceptional organizational skills, high attention to detail, strong business acumen, and the ability to prioritize multi-task deliverables in a fast-paced environment.
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | New York, NY |
| Job Type | Full-time, Employee |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $0–$100,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | New York, NY, US |
| Website | https://www.comrise.com/en |
Benefits
401K, Life Insurance
About Company
Headquartered in New Jersey since 1984, Comrise is a staffing, consulting and enhanced search technology company. For over 38 years, we have delighted our clients and consultants by focusing on customer satisfaction, innovation, and flexible workforce solutions!
Our team partners with top-performing companies across the Medical Device, Financial Services, Information Technology and Engineering industries. Our Cross Border Division connects professionals in North America and Asia with employers both locally and internationally.
Comrise has been awarded "Best of Staffing Client Satisfaction” for the last nine years.
Specialties: Managed IT Solutions, Big Data Solutions (Training, Staffing, Consulting, BDaaS), and Workforce Solutions (Staff Augmentation, Recruiting, RPO, Payrolling)
Skills
- Accountingunmatched
- Accounting Closeunmatched
- Accounts Payableunmatched
- Accounts Receivableunmatched
- Ad Hoc Financial Modelingunmatched
- Asset Managementunmatched
- Budgetingunmatched
- Business Skillsunmatched
- Cash Flowunmatched
- Cash Managementunmatched
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
- Commercial Real Estateunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Credit and Collectionsunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- English Languageunmatched
- Establish Prioritiesunmatched
- External Auditunmatched
- Financeunmatched
- Financial Accountingunmatched
- Financial Analysisunmatched
- Financial Controlunmatched
- Financial Modelingunmatched
- Financial Reportingunmatched
- Forecastingunmatched
- General Ledger Accountingunmatched
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
- Loansunmatched
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)unmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Mandarin Chinese Languageunmatched
- Multilingualunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Offshoringunmatched
- Operational Auditunmatched
- Organizational Skillsunmatched
- Pivot Tablesunmatched
- Public Accountingunmatched
- Real Estateunmatched
- Real Estate Softwareunmatched
- Reconciliationunmatched
- Retailunmatched
- Tax Regulationsunmatched
- Tax Returnsunmatched
- Treasury Managementunmatched
- Variance Analysisunmatched
- Vlookupsunmatched
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