Real Estate Accountant

Our mission at Groma is to build and operate a real-estate-backed cryptocurrency for the world. In doing so, we hope to provide an alternative stable global currency, democratize real estate ownership, and help to build better cities. Given our goals, Groma is one part real estate firm, one part technology startup. As a real estate firm, we focus on acquiring, renovating, and developing buildings in the cities in which we operate. As a technology startup, we focus on enabling the efficient operation of the real estate arm of the business, expressing all of our real estate assets on the blockchain, and building the digital currency that represents fractional ownership of our real estate portfolio.

*This position is required to report into the office (located in Boston, MA) 5 days a week. *

We are seeking a sharp, resourceful, and detail-oriented candidate who combines strong technical skills with the mindset of a high-performing teammate. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, takes ownership of their work, and is always looking for ways to improve processes.

You will manage the books for our portfolio of rental properties, investment funds, and corporations — from day-to-day transactions through to the preparation of financial statements — while ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.

We’re looking for someone who is hands-on, engaged, and proactive — someone who brings curiosity, precision, and drive to everything they do.

Essential Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of property-level accounting, from transactions to financial statements.
• Operate and improve accounting procedures and schedules to produce reliable, timely financial information.
• Incorporate new tools and systems to maximize efficiency and reduce errors in transaction processing.
• Collaborate closely within the accounting and finance team to execute monthly, quarterly, and annual close.
• Prepare financial reporting packages for management, investors, lenders, auditors, and tax advisors.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, data analysis, and data visualization efforts for use by other departments, executive leadership, and the board of directors.
• Serve as an active contributor to department initiatives, including long-term planning, process improvement, and systems upgrades.
• Develop deep familiarity with our accounting systems, using them to their full capabilities and recommending enhancements.
• Build a thorough understanding of the company’s accounting policies and controls, helping improve them over time to maintain compliance and ensure the integrity of our financial data.
• Review and maintain the general ledger in line with policies and controls.

Organizational Responsibilities

• Manage deadlines and priorities effectively, especially during high-volume close periods.
• Maintain strict confidentiality and demonstrate professionalism in all interactions.
• Stay current on industry best practices and emerging tools in the real estate and finance space.
• Follow established policies and procedures while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with a drive to improve quality, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to apply logical thinking to solve problems and improve processes.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a track record of effective collaboration across teams.
• Comfort with accounting systems and technology; quick to learn new tools and optimize workflows.
• Working knowledge of accounting principles, practices, and procedures.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Staff Accountant or in a similar role.
• Real estate industry experience is preferred but not required.

At Groma, we’re looking to build something big and are on a very fast growth trajectory. While a healthy work-life balance is important to our team, we want to be upfront that there may be times when we expect commitments outside of the standard 9-5. We strive to respect individuals and their needs, while also acknowledging the reality that we have a small team that is trying to accomplish some very ambitious goals in a short period of time.

We are also focused on maintaining our dynamic in-office culture at Groma’s headquarters in beautiful downtown Boston, Massachusetts. We believe that in-person collaboration and spontaneous interpersonal interaction is critical to the company’s success at this stage. Also, our office is great. We own the whole building and have made it very much our own space. We’ve got a gym, locker rooms, a game room, a rooftop garden, and all the normal stuff to make an office an effective and fun place to be. We understand that everyone will need to work from home or the road occasionally, but want to be transparent with this expectation.

We have an ever-evolving list of values and conventions that guide how we operate as a company, but here’s a high-level overview of how we think about doing what we do:

• We’re committed to building an inclusive, equitable, anti-discriminatory workplace that reflects the diversity of people and cultures that live, work, and play in the communities we seek to serve.
• We approach our work with pragmatic idealism that enables us to focus on our desire to make the world a better place in ways big and small while also being open to intelligent compromises that accelerate us on our path to serve our broader societal goals.
• Our whole team believes strongly in a value we shorthand as Justice League, not Superman. The challenges we are trying to solve require effective teams, not individual heroes. (Note: Yes… we are aware that Superman has been a member of the Justice League for quite some time now, but the analogy here is an easy, yet powerful, one for people to grasp. We don’t need a hero, we need a collaborative team of heroes who each bring something unique to the table to help solve problems that any of us individually would find daunting.)

• Competitive salary for the Boston area
• Early stage equity in a quickly growing startup
• 5% 401k match
• Fully covered high-quality health and dental insurance plans
• Fully covered commuter passes for bus, subway, boat, or commuter rail
• Unlimited PTO
• 13 official company holidays
• 1 floating holiday: We recognize that there are lots of holidays that are meaningful to different people in different ways and we want to celebrate that by enabling team members to have the time/space to commemorate those days however is appropriate, and using it as an opportunity - if they’d like to - to share the meaning of that day with the broader tea
• A beautiful office in downtown Boston with a gym, locker rooms, game room, rooftop garden, and several catered lunches a week