About Portal Warehousing
- Portal Warehousing (“Portal”) is a micro-bay industrial real estate platform providing flexible, small-scale warehouse suites for modern businesses and e-commerce operators. We acquire infill industrial properties and convert them into turnkey spaces (100–2,500 SF) equipped with dock-high loading, industrial zoning, and shared logistics infrastructure.
Portal is seeking a hands-on Accounting Manager to own day-to-day accounting operations and financial reporting. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building systems, improving processes, and operating in a fast-growth entrepreneurial environment.
- You will oversee monthly close, reporting, budgeting, treasury, and AP/AR functions while partnering closely with leadership and operations teams. This position reports directly to senior leadership.
Accounting Operations & Monthly Close
- Manage day-to-day bookkeeping and general ledger accounting.
- Lead timely month-end close and preparation of financial statements.
- Perform bank, credit card, and intercompany reconciliations.
- Manage day-to-day bookkeeping and general ledger accounting.
- Lead timely month-end close and preparation of financial statements.
- Perform bank, credit card, and intercompany reconciliations.
Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packages with variance analysis vs. budget and forecast.
- Track KPIs related to property performance and operating margins.
- Support management and investor decision-making through ad hoc analysis.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packages with variance analysis vs. budget and forecast.
- Track KPIs related to property performance and operating margins.
- Support management and investor decision-making through ad hoc analysis.
Budgeting & Forecasting
- Assist with annual budgeting and rolling forecasts.
- Model cash flow projections and capital requirements with leadership.
- Assist with annual budgeting and rolling forecasts.
- Model cash flow projections and capital requirements with leadership.
AP/AR & Treasury
- Oversee accounts payable and receivable processes.
- Manage vendor payments, tenant billing, and collections.
- Monitor cash balances and support liquidity planning.
- Oversee accounts payable and receivable processes.
- Manage vendor payments, tenant billing, and collections.
- Monitor cash balances and support liquidity planning.
Systems & Process Development
- Implement scalable accounting systems, processes, and internal controls.
- Prepare the company for audits, financing activities, and investor reporting.
- Recommend best practices to support operational discipline during growth.
- Implement scalable accounting systems, processes, and internal controls.
- Prepare the company for audits, financing activities, and investor reporting.
- Recommend best practices to support operational discipline during growth.
Asset Management Support
- Maintain property-level financial models and operating statements.
- Track leasing performance, occupancy, renewals, and churn metrics.
- Partner with operations to evaluate property performance and identify value opportunities.
- Maintain property-level financial models and operating statements.
- Track leasing performance, occupancy, renewals, and churn metrics.
- Partner with operations to evaluate property performance and identify value opportunities.
Lender & Investor Reporting
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting packages for lenders and investors.
- Track loan covenants, reserve accounts, and compliance requirements.
- Coordinate draw requests, financial certifications, and lender audits or reviews.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting packages for lenders and investors.
- Track loan covenants, reserve accounts, and compliance requirements.
- Coordinate draw requests, financial certifications, and lender audits or reviews.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA or CPA-track preferred).
- 4–7 years of progressive accounting experience; real estate or property management experience strongly preferred.
- Strong knowledge and experience of US GAAP, accrual accounting, and month-end close processes.
- Experience managing AP/AR, budgeting, and financial reporting.
- Proficiency with accounting software such as QuickBooks, Yardi, AppFolio, or similar.
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to operate independently.
- Comfortable working in a startup or high-growth environment and building processes from scratch.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA or CPA-track preferred).
- 4–7 years of progressive accounting experience; real estate or property management experience strongly preferred.
- Strong knowledge and experience of US GAAP, accrual accounting, and month-end close processes.
- Experience managing AP/AR, budgeting, and financial reporting.
- Proficiency with accounting software such as QuickBooks, Yardi, AppFolio, or similar.
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to operate independently.
- Comfortable working in a startup or high-growth environment and building processes from scratch.
