TN Visa Real Estate Operations Jobs
Real Estate Operations roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA when structured around specialty occupations like management consultants or engineers. Canadian citizens can enter without a cap; Mexican citizens face a 5,500-annual-allocation limit. For Canadians, your employer prepares a support letter that you present at the U.S. port of entry; for Mexicans, your employer prepares a support letter that you submit with your application at a U.S. consulate.
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Our client is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Senior Property Accountant to manage the accounting operations for a portfolio of commercial real estate properties. This role will serve as a key financial partner to property management, finance, operations, and ownership teams. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience with commercial property accounting, is comfortable owning the full accounting cycle, and can effectively translate financial information into clear insights for internal stakeholders and ownership. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced property accountant who enjoys working independently, solving problems, and taking ownership of financial reporting and accounting processes.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities
Property Accounting & Financial Reporting:
- Manage the day-to-day accounting for an assigned portfolio of commercial properties.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and variance analysis.
- Manage the monthly close process, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, depreciation, allocations, and reclassifications.
- Record and reconcile property-level transactions and tenant activity.
- Research and resolve discrepancies and non-standard accounting transactions.
- Prepare cash flow reports and ownership/distribution reporting.
- Record accounting activity related to property acquisitions and other significant transactions.
- Ensure financial records are accurate, complete, and maintained in accordance with accounting policies.
Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable:
- Manage tenant billings, rent rolls, and accounts receivable activity.
- Prepare and review CAM (Common Area Maintenance) reconciliations.
- Monitor tenant receivables and coordinate with property management on collections and delinquencies.
- Review and approve vendor invoice coding and ensure expenses are properly allocated.
- Partner with property managers and construction teams to ensure accurate coding of operating, capital, legal, and project-related expenses.
- Oversee vendor payments and other accounts payable processes.
Budgeting & Lease Accounting:
- Support the preparation of annual operating budgets for assigned properties.
- Prepare and maintain CAM, tax, insurance, and other tenant recovery estimates.
- Review lease abstracts and ensure tenant billings are consistent with lease terms, escalations, and reimbursement provisions.
- Track capital expenditures and reconcile actual spending against budgets.
- Assist with financial analysis related to property operations, acquisitions, and capital projects.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Partner closely with Property Managers, Finance, Operations, and other internal teams to ensure financial information accurately reflects property activity.
- Respond to ownership and management inquiries with clear, well-supported financial analysis.
- Identify discrepancies and proactively investigate and resolve issues.
- Recommend and implement improvements to accounting procedures and processes.
- Support external audits, tax preparation, lender reporting, investor reporting, and other financial requests as needed.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of experience in property accounting, commercial real estate accounting, or a related field.
- Strong experience with commercial real estate properties; office, industrial, retail, or mixed-use experience preferred.
- Hands-on experience with AppFolio or Yardi is required.
- Experience with QuickBooks is required.
- Strong understanding of CAM reconciliations, tenant billing, lease accounting, and property-level financial reporting.
- Experience managing monthly close, journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations.
- Strong Excel and Microsoft Office/365 skills.
- Comfortable leveraging AI tools to improve accounting, reporting, analysis, and administrative workflows.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple properties and competing deadlines.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate is a self-starter who can independently manage a portfolio of properties while partnering effectively with property management and finance teams. You are highly analytical, comfortable investigating discrepancies, and able to communicate financial information to both accounting and non-accounting stakeholders. You should be someone who takes ownership, looks for ways to improve processes, and is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where accuracy and responsiveness are critical.
INTRODUCTION
Our client is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Senior Property Accountant to manage the accounting operations for a portfolio of commercial real estate properties. This role will serve as a key financial partner to property management, finance, operations, and ownership teams. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience with commercial property accounting, is comfortable owning the full accounting cycle, and can effectively translate financial information into clear insights for internal stakeholders and ownership. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced property accountant who enjoys working independently, solving problems, and taking ownership of financial reporting and accounting processes.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Key Responsibilities
Property Accounting & Financial Reporting:
- Manage the day-to-day accounting for an assigned portfolio of commercial properties.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and variance analysis.
- Manage the monthly close process, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, depreciation, allocations, and reclassifications.
- Record and reconcile property-level transactions and tenant activity.
- Research and resolve discrepancies and non-standard accounting transactions.
- Prepare cash flow reports and ownership/distribution reporting.
- Record accounting activity related to property acquisitions and other significant transactions.
- Ensure financial records are accurate, complete, and maintained in accordance with accounting policies.
Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable:
- Manage tenant billings, rent rolls, and accounts receivable activity.
- Prepare and review CAM (Common Area Maintenance) reconciliations.
- Monitor tenant receivables and coordinate with property management on collections and delinquencies.
- Review and approve vendor invoice coding and ensure expenses are properly allocated.
- Partner with property managers and construction teams to ensure accurate coding of operating, capital, legal, and project-related expenses.
- Oversee vendor payments and other accounts payable processes.
Budgeting & Lease Accounting:
- Support the preparation of annual operating budgets for assigned properties.
- Prepare and maintain CAM, tax, insurance, and other tenant recovery estimates.
- Review lease abstracts and ensure tenant billings are consistent with lease terms, escalations, and reimbursement provisions.
- Track capital expenditures and reconcile actual spending against budgets.
- Assist with financial analysis related to property operations, acquisitions, and capital projects.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Partner closely with Property Managers, Finance, Operations, and other internal teams to ensure financial information accurately reflects property activity.
- Respond to ownership and management inquiries with clear, well-supported financial analysis.
- Identify discrepancies and proactively investigate and resolve issues.
- Recommend and implement improvements to accounting procedures and processes.
- Support external audits, tax preparation, lender reporting, investor reporting, and other financial requests as needed.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of experience in property accounting, commercial real estate accounting, or a related field.
- Strong experience with commercial real estate properties; office, industrial, retail, or mixed-use experience preferred.
- Hands-on experience with AppFolio or Yardi is required.
- Experience with QuickBooks is required.
- Strong understanding of CAM reconciliations, tenant billing, lease accounting, and property-level financial reporting.
- Experience managing monthly close, journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations.
- Strong Excel and Microsoft Office/365 skills.
- Comfortable leveraging AI tools to improve accounting, reporting, analysis, and administrative workflows.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple properties and competing deadlines.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate is a self-starter who can independently manage a portfolio of properties while partnering effectively with property management and finance teams. You are highly analytical, comfortable investigating discrepancies, and able to communicate financial information to both accounting and non-accounting stakeholders. You should be someone who takes ownership, looks for ways to improve processes, and is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where accuracy and responsiveness are critical.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship in Real Estate Operations
Frame your credentials around specialty occupation
Real Estate Operations covers a broad range of duties, so your resume and credential package need to map your degree and experience to a recognized TN visa category like management consultant or engineer, not a generic property title.
Identify employers with recent visa filing history
Search Migrate Mate for real estate firms with recent visa filings to find employers experienced with sponsorship processes. Employers already familiar with visa sponsorship move faster and are more likely to understand the requirements for TN status qualification.
Use Migrate Mate to target sponsoring employers
Searching broadly wastes time when most real estate employers haven't sponsored TN visas. Migrate Mate filters roles by verified sponsorship history, so you're applying only where the infrastructure already exists.
Clarify your job offer letter covers TN requirements
Your offer letter must specify your professional category, duties, duration, and that a baccalaureate degree is required for the role. Vague language like 'property management' without linking duties to a TN-eligible profession triggers CBP scrutiny.
Understand Mexican nationals face an annual allocation
The TN visa for Mexican citizens is capped at 5,500 per year across all professions. Time your application early in the fiscal year and confirm your employer is prepared to file through a U.S. consulate rather than at the Canadian land border.
Prepare for CBP to question operational versus professional duties
Officers sometimes push back when Real Estate Operations roles look like supervisory or administrative work rather than professional specialty occupation work. Bring documentation showing your degree is a standard requirement for the specific role, not just a preference.
Real Estate Operations TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does Real Estate Operations qualify for TN visa sponsorship?
It depends on how the role is structured. The TN visa doesn't have a category called real estate operations, so your employer must frame the position under an eligible profession such as management consultant, economist, or engineer. The duties in your offer letter need to align with that profession's definition, not just reflect general property or portfolio oversight work.
How does TN compare to H-1B for Real Estate Operations professionals?
TN has no lottery and no annual cap for Canadians, which makes it far more predictable than H-1B visa for roles that qualify. H-1B requires a petition filed months in advance with a roughly one-in-four selection chance. TN can be adjudicated at a Canadian land border the same day. The tradeoff is that TN requires you to hold Canadian or Mexican citizenship and the role must fit a defined TN category.
What documents does my employer need to prepare for my TN petition?
Your employer needs to provide a detailed support letter specifying your TN professional category, a description of duties that maps to that category, the employment duration, and confirmation that a baccalaureate degree in a relevant field is required. For Canadian citizens, you'll present this letter directly at the U.S. border or port of entry; for Mexican citizens, your employer submits it to support your application at a U.S. consulate. You'll bring your own degree credentials and any professional licenses to your border or consulate appointment.
How can I find Real Estate Operations employers that already sponsor TN visas?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. It surfaces employers with recent visa filings in real estate and adjacent fields, so you're not cold-applying to companies unfamiliar with visa sponsorship. Employers experienced with work visa processes move significantly faster through the offer and onboarding stages.
Can Mexican nationals apply for TN the same way Canadians can?
No. Canadian citizens can present their TN application directly at a land border port of entry and receive same-day adjudication. Mexican nationals must apply through a U.S. consulate in Mexico and are subject to the 5,500-per-year allocation cap across all TN professions. Processing through a consulate takes longer, so Mexican applicants should build extra lead time into their job offer timeline.