Director of Accounting

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

HostAllies empowers short-term rental property managers by transforming their financial operations. We provide expert trust and financial accounting, financial reporting, and full-cycle bookkeeping tailored for the STR industry. Leveraging innovative technology, proven processes, and deep sector expertise, we help clients achieve clarity, accuracy, and peace of mind. If you’re passionate about delivering excellence and want to shape the future of property management accounting, join us!

POSITION SUMMARY:

As the Director of Accounting, you will lead our remote trust and financial accounting team and manage a portfolio of property management clients nationwide. Your work will ensure trust and corporate accounting standards are met, financial data is accurate, and our clients feel confident in their reporting and workflows. You’ll play a pivotal role in client onboarding, accounting system integrations, and internal process improvement.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Mentor and manage a remote trust and financial accounting team, overseeing daily operations and team performance.

• Lead new client onboarding and implement trust and corporate accounting workflows.

• Oversee all trust and financial accounting activities, including reconciliations, owner statements, expense management, deposits, and refunds.

• Ensure integrity and compliance across multi-entity financial processes.

• Map, integrate, and reconcile data between STR property management platforms (Hostfully, Guesty, Track, Streamline, etc.) and QuickBooks Online.

• Support ongoing reconciliations, financial reports, budgeting, forecasting, and year-end processes.

• Identify and resolve discrepancies, and drive process improvements.

• Stay current with STR accounting standards, software tools, and industry best practices.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of accounting or bookkeeping experience with property management companies (required).

• Proven experience leading or supervising accounting staff—remote team experience is a plus.

• Advanced understanding of trust and financial accounting regulations for short-term rental management. (required)

• Power user of STR trust accounting software (Clearing, VRPlatform, Track, Guesty, Streamline) (required).

• QuickBooks Experience is required (QuickBooks Online experience strongly preferred)

• Experience with STR property management software (Hostfully, Guesty, Track, Streamline, etc.) is a plus

• Exceptional organizational, communication, and analytical skills.

• Experience working with global virtual assistants is preferred.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

• Competitive salary: $105,000–$135,000

• Equity participation and performance-based bonus

• Paid time off, including vacation and sick days

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

• Flexible, fully remote work environment

Job Type: Full-Time

Location: Remote, Anywhere in the US

If you excel in trust and financial accounting and want to make a direct impact in the growing STR industry, HostAllies invites you to advance your career with us. Apply today to join a collaborative, innovative team!