Director of Accounting
About the role
The Director of Accounting is responsible for overseeing all accounting operations, financial reporting, and internal controls across the real estate portfolio. Reporting to the Controller, this role leads, mentors, and develops accounting professionals, fosters a culture of accountability and growth, optimizes and maintains accounting systems and software, identifies and implements process improvements to increase efficiency and scalability, oversees the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes to ensure timely and accurate financial statements, prepares and reviews consolidated financial reports across multiple self-storage properties and entities, maintains compliance with GAAP and applicable real estate accounting standards, manages and reviews balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, and intercompany transactions, monitors tenant billing, collections, and delinquency processes, reviews and approves vendor payments, property-level expenses, and capital expenditures, assists with the budgeting process in collaboration with Operations, Acquisitions, and Property Management teams, assists with variance analyses, and KPI reporting for portfolio performance, designs, implements, and monitors internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure financial integrity, and performs other related duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Leads, mentors, and develops accounting professionals, fostering a culture of accountability and growth
- Optimizes and maintains accounting systems and software
- Identifies and implements process improvements to increase efficiency and scalability
- Oversees the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes to ensure timely and accurate financial statements
- Prepares and reviews consolidated financial reports across multiple self-storage properties and entities
- Maintains compliance with GAAP and applicable real estate accounting standards
- Manages and reviews balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, and intercompany transactions
- Monitors tenant billing, collections, and delinquency processes
- Reviews and approves vendor payments, property-level expenses, and capital expenditures
- Assists with the budgeting process in collaboration with Operations, Acquisitions, and Property Management teams
- Assists with variance analyses, and KPI reporting for portfolio performance
- Designs, implements, and monitors internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure financial integrity
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field required
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role
- Experience in real estate/REIT, self-storage, or property management accounting strongly preferred
- Proficiency in property management or accounting software
- Advanced Excel skills; ability to build and maintain complex financial models
- In-depth knowledge of accounting principles and standards, corporate taxation, internal controls and cash management
- Exceptional math and analytical skills
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to discuss accounting concepts to all levels within the organization
- Attentiveness to details
- Excellent leadership skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- High level of integrity and professional ethics
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Health insurance including medical, dental and vision
- Life and Disability Insurances
- Paid Time Off
- Generous Holiday Schedule
- 401(k) matching with no waiting period
- Employee assistance program
- Referral program
- Great growth potential
Benefits
- Diversity
- SmartStop® Self Storage, is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe in fostering an environment of inclusion and seek contributors from all backgrounds to join our dynamic team.
Pay
Starting at $140,000 depending on experience + annual discretionary bonus
Schedule
100% on-site at our Ladera Ranch, CA headquarters.