Staff Accountant

Join a team that’s redefining property management.
We are looking for a dedicated and resourceful Staff Accountant (on-site at our San Carlos office) who embodies 2B Living’s core values. You tackle challenges head-on and thrive on solving complex financial problems with innovative and effective solutions. You’re not afraid to step out of your comfort zone to grow courageously, continuously improving and adapting in a dynamic environment. A true team player, you believe in rowing together, fostering collaboration and strong relationships to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and excellence in financial reporting. Your commitment to building it better drives you to maintain the highest standards in accounting and financial management, delivering exceptional results for our properties, clients, and team members. If this sounds like you, we’d love to have you join our mission to build it better and run properties right!
The Staff Accountant performs key functions for the Property Accounting Department at 2B Living, including Accounts Receivable, Property-level Compliance, Managing the dedicated accounting department email, and taking on various utility account projects. Developing and maintaining organized and well documented processes will be essential to success in this role. This is a new role at 2BL, which will require interaction with many members of the Property Accounting team to ensure all property needs are met for a rapidly growing management portfolio. The ideal candidate will not be afraid to pick up the phone to call local governments we operate in to get the answers we need!

Accounts Receivable

• Enter receipts of tenant rent checks.
• Enter receipts of other checks received.
• Deposit all checks received into the correct operating bank account for the property.
• Set up and maintain check scanners for all banks we work with.
• Create and maintain a system of organization to ensure all checks received are deposited on time and errors rates are low.

Compliance (Property level filings and payments to various local governments)

• Complete all required compliance filings and payments for properties under management. Examples of compliance filings are business licenses, rent board fees, rent registry filings, etc.
• Research required filings for existing jurisdictions that we currently operate in, and for jurisdictions we plan to expand to.
• Resolve any delinquent filings/payments or penalty assessments.
• Take ownership of the entire property level compliance process for all properties under management.
  • Document all compliance requirements for the jurisdictions we operate in.
  • Create a compliance calendar.
  • Create a system of processes to ensure filings and payments are made on time and in full.

Other Responsibilities

• Daily management of accounting email - Assign emails to the correct recipient within the accounting department.
• Utility account projects – Including, but not limited to:
  • Ensuring we have online access to all utility accounts for all properties under management.
  • Documenting utility login information to store securely and share with other team members.
  • Confirm method of delivery on utility bills that are missing.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.
• Minimum of two years of accounting experience, preferably in real estate accounting.
• Knowledge of GAAP and real estate accounting principles.
• Appfolio experience preferred.
• Accrual-based institutional financial reporting experience preferred.
• Exceptional attention to detail and analytical skills.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Salary range: $32-$37/hr.
• Eligible for annual performance bonuses.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits.
• Participation in Company 401K upon hire date.
• Career Training and Development program.

2B LIVING - WHO WE ARE:

2B Living is a best-in-class third party Property Management Firm that currently manages traditional family apartments, luxury new construction, commercial and affordable housing properties numbering over 5,500 units and ~550 properties located throughout the Bay Area. We’ve experienced significant growth over the last 5 years and have been named one of fastest growing private companies in the Bay Area 2019-2025 and ranked Best Place to Work by multiple local and national organizations, including the San Francisco Business Times, the National Apartment Association, and the Best & Brightest (2019-2026).

2B Living has endeavored to build the best-in-class property management service for property owners while providing an unparalleled rental experience for tenants. We embrace technology, employ talented people, care about tenants and the communities we operate in and drive value for our clients. And maybe we reshape the industry while we are at it. We build it better and run properties right.

When you join 2B Living, you won’t be treated as simply another employee — you will be considered a team member in our shared success. As such, we are committed to investing in your personal success through a benefits program that supports our employees by taking compensation well beyond a paycheck.

We recognize that everyone has different needs outside of work. That’s why, in addition to a competitive benefits package (medical, dental, vision and paid time off), we offer many unique benefits options to employees, like a 401K plan, education reimbursement program, and career and professional development training.

For more information about 2B Living, visit www.twobliving.com. 2B Living Property Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your property management career, we’d love to meet you. Apply today and help us build it better.