Senior Director of Accounting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership of complex accounting, close, reporting, controls, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong U.S. GAAP technical accounting foundation with the ability to research, document, and communicate conclusions clearly.
• Experience in a large public company, REIT, real estate, property management, financial services, or similarly complex environment.
• Demonstrated executive presence, business partnership, team leadership, and ability to influence finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Track record of stable, progressive career growth with increasing scope, leadership responsibility, and measurable impact.
• Preferred Experience:
  • Big 4 public accounting experience, preferably including audit, technical accounting, SEC reporting, public company clients, or real estate/REIT exposure.
  • SEC reporting, external reporting, disclosure support, earnings materials, audit committee materials, or public company reporting calendar experience.
  • Experience modernizing accounting operations through automation, workflow redesign, system optimization, data quality improvements, or AI-enabled process enhancements.

Why Join AIR

AIR offers competitive total rewards and a workplace culture centered on integrity, respect, collaboration, customer focus, and performance. You will lead meaningful work, develop strong teams, influence how processes scale, and help support a national portfolio during a period of growth.

What You Will Own

• Lead, develop, and scale a high-performing accounting team, including leaders and technical accounting professionals.
• Oversee critical close, reporting, accounting operations, reconciliations, financial analysis, controls, and audit-readiness activities.
• Apply U.S. GAAP expertise to complex transactions, estimates, judgments, contracts, and reporting conclusions.
• Support SOX compliance, internal controls, accounting policy documentation, and consistent financial governance.
• Partner with FP&A, Property Operations, Tax, Investor Relations, Internal Audit, Legal, Treasury, and executive leadership to align accounting outcomes with business priorities.
• Lead process improvement, automation, system enhancement, and transformation initiatives that improve quality, speed, consistency, and scalability.