Senior Corporate Accountant (Hybrid/Seattle)

About the role

Arboreal Management is a rapidly growing real estate owner, developer, and property manager focused on affordable and workforce housing throughout the Pacific Northwest. Our mission is to deliver below-market rents for residents while generating above-market returns for investors. We combine disciplined real estate investing, exceptional property management, and technology-enabled operations to build a different kind of housing company.

Responsibilities

• Own key components of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process
• Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations
• Maintain accurate and well-supported general ledger balances
• Analyze financial results and explain material balance sheet and income statement fluctuations
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting across multiple entities
• Assist in preparation of financial reporting packages for owners, investors, lenders, and institutional partners
• Support reporting across complex ownership structures, funds, and legal entities
• Cook up responses to investor, lender, and audit requests
• Help improve the quality, consistency, and timeliness of financial reporting as the business scales
• Research accounting treatment for non-routine transactions and document conclusions
• Assist with development and maintenance of accounting policies and procedures
• Support internal control initiatives and audit readiness efforts
• Participate in accounting and reporting for acquisitions, refinancings, dispositions, and other strategic transactions
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows and reduce manual effort
• Develop and maintain accounting process documentation and SOPs
• Partner with operations and technology teams to improve systems integrations and reporting capabilities
• Help drive adoption of technology and automation throughout the accounting organization
• Mentor junior accountants and offshore accounting staff
• Review workpapers and provide coaching and feedback
• Collaborate across accounting, operations, asset management, and technology teams
• Contribute to special projects and strategic initiatives as the company grows

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 4+ years of accounting experience
• Strong understanding of GAAP and financial reporting principles
• Experience with month-end close, reconciliations, and financial statement preparation
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and organizational abilities
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

PREFERRED:

• CPA license or active pursuit of CPA certification
• Public accounting experience (Big Four or regional firms strongly preferred)
• Experience with real estate, private equity, fund accounting, REITs, or institutional investment reporting
• Experience supporting external audits and preparing audited financial statements
• Experience working within complex multi-entity organizations
• Experience improving accounting processes within a rapidly growing company

Why Join Arboreal?

• Build systems instead of simply operating them
• Work with sophisticated investors, lenders, and ownership groups
• Gain exposure to acquisitions, development, and asset management
• Help modernize accounting through technology and automation
• Make a meaningful impact on affordable housing in the Pacific Northwest