Vice President - Accounting Transformation Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Data Strategy & Analytics Enablement: Build robust financial and operational analytics capabilities. Deliver intuitive reporting tools that enhance decision-making and real-time visibility.
• Accounting Leadership: Act as an ad-hoc technical advisor, partnering with the existing team, to review material accounting decisions such as lease revenue recognition and joint venture structuring to ensure optimal accounting treatment.
• Enterprise Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with various accounting and finance functions, Information Technology, Operations, Property Management, and Internal Audit to identify inefficiencies and co-create scalable solutions.
• Transformation Leadership: Represent Accounting in enterprise transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with operational, technical, and financial requirements.
• Capability Building: Identify and implement tools, systems, and training programs to enhance team agility, performance, and innovation.
• Governance & Controls: Strengthen data ownership, stewardship, and control frameworks to ensure accounting remains a reliable source of truth.
• Strategic Alignment: Ensure all accounting activities and deliverables support broader business goals and long-term strategy.

Initial Focus Areas

• Collaborate with Internal Audit to strengthen business processes and financial system governance structure.
• Leasing & Operational Reporting: Develop comprehensive frameworks for leasing analytics and reporting, collaborating across departments to define data needs and accuracy controls.
• Fixed Asset Accounting: Business process optimization, work with the Construction Accounting and Development teams to modernize our accounting and business management systems to optimize closing cycle.
• Lead the execution of auto cash application in Yardi
• Collaborate with Leasing, Legal, and Construction teams to develop integrated workflow and data management tool to measure the leasing cycle data process.
• Enterprise-Wide Transformation: Serve as the accounting lead on corporate transformation efforts, advocating for integrated, technology-enabled future-state processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA or MBA preferred)
• 8+ years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, or transformation leadership
• Proven success in leading digital transformation and process optimization initiatives
• Strong knowledge of ERP systems (Yardi), analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau), and emerging technologies (AI/RPA)
• Exceptional cross-functional collaboration, communication, and change management skills
• Strategic thinker with a passion for modernizing legacy systems and driving innovation

Considered a Plus

• Active CPA license
• Mix of public accounting and private industry experience