24 Aug
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Springbord
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Chennai
24 Aug
Springbord
Chennai
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We are hiring an experienced Senior Manager/General Manager – Property Accounting with 12+ years of expertise in leading large-scale residential and/or commercial property accounting operations. This leadership role is based in Chennai (Hybrid) and is ideal for a professional who can drive delivery excellence, client satisfaction, financial accuracy, and strategic growth across multi-portfolio environments.
Location – Chennai
Work Mode – Hybrid
Experience – 12+ Years
Key Responsibilities
- Operations Management
- Lead end-to-end property accounting operations across multiple portfolios.
- Oversee month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Establish and monitor KPIs, SLAs, and performance dashboards.
- Ensure timely preparation and review of:
A. Financial statements B. Bank & balance sheet reconciliations
C. Rent rolls & lease audits
D. Accruals & prepaid schedules
E. Cash flow statements
- Drive budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis processes.
- Implement strong internal controls, audit readiness processes, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Standardize SOPs across teams and ensure documentation compliance.
- Optimize team structure, resource allocation, and workload balancing.
- Drive automation initiatives and system improvements (Yardi, AppFolio, MRI, RealPage, etc.).
- Monitor quality assurance reviews and implement corrective action plans.
- Manage profitability, cost control, and productivity metrics.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration with AP, AR, Treasury, and Reporting teams.
- Client Management
- Serve as primary escalation and relationship owner for key clients.
- Conduct regular business review meetings (MBRs/QBRs) with clients.
- Present financial reports, KPIs, and performance insights.
- Proactively identify improvement opportunities and value-added services.
- Ensure SLA adherence and service excellence.
- Manage client expectations and resolve operational challenges.
- Handle complex accounting issues, audit queries, and compliance matters.
- Drive client retention and expansion strategies.
- Support RFP responses, proposals, and pricing discussions.
- Maintain strong stakeholder communication across asset managers, property managers, and ownership groups.
3. Transition & Onboarding Management
- Lead end-to-end transition of recent clients and property portfolios.
- Conduct due diligence and risk assessment during migration.
- Develop detailed transition plans, timelines, and resource strategies.
- Oversee knowledge transfer sessions and documentation review.
- Ensure smooth system setup, chart of accounts alignment, and data migration.
- Monitor parallel runs and stabilization phases post-go-live.
- Identify gaps in legacy processes and implement improvements.
- Coordinate with IT and system teams for configuration and integrations.
- Ensure zero disruption to financial reporting timelines during transitions.
- Drive post-transition review and stabilization reporting.
- Team Leadership & Development
- Lead and mentor Accounting Managers and Team Leads.
- Develop succession planning and leadership pipelines.
- Conduct performance evaluations and coaching sessions.
- Drive employee engagement and retention strategies.
- Promote a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s/Master's degree in Accounting or Finance
- 12+ years of accounting experience with 3–5 years in senior leadership roles.
- Strong expertise in US Residential and/or Commercial Property Accounting.
- Experience managing large teams
- Strong knowledge of property management systems (Yardi, AppFolio, MRI, RealPage).
- Proven experience handling transitions and multi-client environments.
- Robust financial acumen and operational leadership skills.
📌 Manager/Senior Manager – Property Accounting (Chennai)
🏢 Springbord
📍 Chennai