Sr. Manager of HOA Accounting

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Lead and develop a high-performing HOA Accounting team of up to four professionals, providing direction, accountability, and coaching while ensuring excellence across all accounting activities under GAAP, including month-end close, financial statement review, variance analysis, and timely, accurate financial reporting to internal leadership and external stakeholders
• Serve as a strategic partner to FP&A and operational leadership by supporting the review and presentation of annual HOA budgets. Provide analytical insight, challenge assumptions, evaluate budget drivers, assess risks, ensure alignment with financial results, operational realities, and sound financial governance.
• Partner with FP&A and senior leadership on cash flow forecasting and financial analysis, delivering clear, actionable insights, key performance metrics, and forward-looking analysis that support HOA decision-making, liquidity planning, and operational business objectives. Proactively communicate financial impacts, trends, and risks to leadership and business partners
• Support customer and owner financial commitments, including annual billing support, provision analysis, and inventory recovery reporting. Ensure these activities are executed accurately, consistently, and in alignment with governing documents, contractual agreements, and the broader HOA governance framework. Provide analytical judgment to assess financial implications and risks
• Act as a primary financial representative to HOA Boards of Directors, presenting financial results, forecasts, and strategic insights with clarity, confidence, and executive presence. Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with Board members through consistent engagement, responsiveness, and active participation in quarterly and budget meetings
• Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and operational efficiency across HOA accounting and reporting processes. Identify opportunities for standardization, automation, and scalability, and lead or support special projects, ad-hoc strategic analysis, and cross-functional initiatives that strengthen financial stewardship and support organizational strategy

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required. MBA or relevant graduate degree a plus
• Minimum of ten (10) to fifteen (15) years progressive experience in accounting or finance with a minimum of six (6) years in a leadership role with demonstrated success in developing teams
• Timeshare/Hospitality industry a plus
• HOA Accounting experience a plus
• Public Accounting and financial planning and analysis experience a plus
• CPA license is preferred
• CAM license is preferred
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate complex financial concepts; highly effective presenter to Boards of Directors, senior leadership, and business partners
• Proven ability to build collaborative relationships and lead cross-functional initiatives from concept through execution, balancing multiple priorities and stakeholders
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills and the ability to interpret detailed financial data and translate results into actionable insight and strategic recommendations
• Demonstrated success managing multiple projects and deliverables within compressed timelines in a dynamic fast-paced environment
• Results-oriented leader with advanced people-management skills, including coaching, mentoring, performance management, and team development
• Ability to elevate processes, identify improvement opportunities and formulate data-driven solutions that drive efficiencies, strengthen controls, and improve outcomes
• Strategic mindset with the ability to partner with senior management to align financial execution with departmental and enterprise-wide goals and objectives
• Demonstrated experience presenting, defending, and discussing financial results, forecasts, and risks with executive leadership, Boards, or governance bodies
• Consistent computer use
• Strong written and oral persuasive communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• 10% Travel