Senior Accountant

About the role

The Senior Accountant is responsible for handling complex accounting tasks including multi-entity consolidations, technical GAAP research, lease accounting, audit lead work, and judgment calls. The role also involves a significant transactional workload, managing complex journal entries, reconciliations, and close deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual corporate consolidation, including eliminations, intercompany reconciliations, and stand-alone and consolidated GAAP financial statements for board, lender, and management reporting.
• Draft accounting memos that hold up to audit and coordinate with external tax advisors on corporate filings, extensions, quarterly estimates, workpapers, and book-to-tax reconciliations.
• Partner with the Corporate Controller on accounting guidance for new deal structures, joint ventures, refinancings, and unusual transactions.
• Coordinate with external auditors and support state, local, and other tax filings.
• Own a portfolio of complex monthly entries and reconciliations, support the corporate close end-to-end, and identify control gaps and process pain points.
• Review complex work and contribute to training on new standards and systems.
• Communicate effectively with auditors, senior leaders, and cross-functional partners.

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 2 years actively performing senior-level technical work.
• Experience with multi-entity consolidations, including intercompany eliminations and stand-alone vs consolidated reporting.
• Public accounting experience (Big 4 or national firm) preferred, with audit or transaction services background.
• Industry experience in real estate, real estate funds, REITs, affordable housing, or LIHTC partnerships preferred.
• Experience with NetSuite, Yardi Voyager, MRI, or comparable ERPs and property management systems preferred.
• Experience implementing a new accounting standard or supporting an ERP implementation from the technical accounting side preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, including ASC 842 (leases) and ASC 606 (revenue recognition).
• Excellent technical writing and strong Excel skills.
• Clear, direct communication with auditors, senior leaders, and cross-functional partners.
• Familiarity with partnership accounting concepts and how partnership reporting interacts with corporate-level books.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required (Master's in Accounting or Taxation preferred).
• CPA strongly preferred; non-CPA candidates with strong technical chops and a clear path to license also considered.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience.
• Excellent benefits including ongoing training and development, 13 holidays, 15 days paid time off, 401K with company match, medical, HSA, dependent care Flex account, dental, vision.
• Company-paid life, short and long-term disability insurances.
• A wellness program.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $95,000.00 - $105,000.00. The actual compensation may vary depending on a wide range of factors, including experience, skills, qualifications, certifications, location, etc.