Accountant, Financial Reporting

Primary Responsibilities

• Own and manage all internal construction and work order billing
• Set up and maintain construction jobs, budgets, and job codes in Yardi
• Review construction contracts and change orders for accounting accuracy
• Track job costs, commitments, and WIP balances
• Partner with Construction and AP teams on invoice coding and compliance
• Prepare construction billing schedules and proformas
• Ensure proper capitalization and project closeout
• Collaborate with Corporate Accounting and Fund Accounting teams to support general ledger, close, and reporting activities as needed
• Serve as backup coverage for corporate accounting functions to ensure uninterrupted operations during peak periods, absences, or special projects
• Provide backup support for assigned fund accountants, including journal entries, reconciliations, and month-end close tasks
• Flex resources and priorities based on construction activity levels and broader accounting team needs
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries, including accruals, allocations, intercompany activity, debt activity, amortization, and other GAAP adjustments
• Prepare and complete monthly bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, and other supporting schedules timely and accurately
• Review and analyze general ledger detail to ensure accuracy, completeness, and proper classification
• Perform detailed variance analysis and investigate unusual fluctuations, reconciling items, and reporting exceptions
• Cookorate with Accounts Payable, Treasury, Revenue, Asset Management, and Property Management teams to ensure transactions are properly recorded and reporting deadlines are met
• Aid with audit and tax preparation, including preparing workpapers, support schedules, and responding to auditor and tax preparer requests
• Maintain organized and audit-ready accounting support and documentation

Minimum Requirements And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required
• 2+ years of accounting experience required
• Real estate, multifamily, construction and/or property accounting experience strongly preferred
• Experience owning month-end close and financial reporting for a portfolio, fund, or assigned set of entities preferred
• Strong Excel skills required, including filters, sorting, pivot tables, lookup functions, and reconciliations
• Experience with Yardi strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of GAAP required
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment and manage competing deadlines across a high-volume portfolio

Key Skills And Competencies

• Construction accounting and job costing experience
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability over assigned funds and reporting deadlines
• Ability to manage full-cycle accounting responsibilities independently with limited oversight
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to investigate issues, resolve discrepancies, and explain financial results clearly
• Detail-oriented with the ability to work accurately in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple deliverables across month-end, quarter-end, and year-end cycles
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to coordinate across accounting, operations, and leadership teams
• Proactive mindset with the ability to identify issues early and drive them to resolution