Real Estate Development Sr Project Accountant

What You'll Do

• Financial Reporting
• Prepare quarterly book to GAAP financial reporting files for CFO approval
• Prepare quarterly financial statements and accounting reports for periodic partnership meetings
• Maintain loan and equity schedules, including the cash flow waterfall for distributions
• Audit Support (the largest component of this role)
• Coordinate with external auditors and pull together requested supporting documentation for interim and year end audits
• Support third party engineers on audit confirmations of development reimbursables
• Lot and Commercial Sales
• Review lot closing instructions and HUDs for accuracy, then transmit to the appropriate parties
• Maintain lot sales, lot inventory, and land inventory schedules
• Verify tax proration on commercial sales
• Loan Draws and MUD Reimbursements
• Prepare monthly loan draws for CFO approval and transmit supporting documentation to expedite funding
• Prepare, maintain, and reconcile MUD reimbursement schedules against the G/L monthly
• Coordinate with MUD auditors on documentation requests
• Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Property Taxes
• Review vendor invoices and pay estimates for AP processing, and prepare control sheets for multiple payment items
• Work with project teams to keep AP moving at month end, quarter end, and year end
• Prepare incoming check payments for deposit with accurate coding
• Maintain annual property tax schedules and prepare rollback taxes as they come due

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance. CPA or an advanced degree is a plus but not required
• 5+ years of GAAP accounting experience, with public accounting exposure preferred
• Real estate development accounting experience is essential, specifically horizontal or residential land development
• This role is not a fit for candidates whose background is primarily property management, leasing, or vertical multifamily
• Construction or project accounting experience, with MUD or similar infrastructure entity exposure preferred
• Advanced Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and SUMIFs. Macro exposure is a plus
• Experience with a real estate development or job costing system such as Timberline. AvidPay exposure is helpful
• Self starter who works well with minimal supervision and collaborates comfortably with a technically strong finance team

Additional Details

• Compensation: $85,000 to $105,000 depending on experience, plus a discretionary bonus tied to company performance
• Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
• Work model: Primarily onsite
• Workload: Typically one to three projects per accountant, distributed to keep the team balanced