Senior Project Accountant

Overview

Join a dynamic team as a Senior Project Accountant, where you will play a pivotal role in managing the financial aspects of our wholly owned projects. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to strategic financial decisions while fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. With a focus on innovation and efficiency, you will have the chance to enhance your skills and grow your career in a supportive environment that values teamwork and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage accounting functions for wholly owned projects, ensuring accuracy in cash reconciliations, funding source budgets, and draw preparations.
• Proactively oversee project costs by maintaining accounts payable and collaborating with departments to adjust budgets based on job cost reports.
• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end processes, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and preparation of detailed financial reports with minimal supervision.
• Maintain depreciation and amortization schedules, ensuring timely recording of draws and pay downs on construction loans, along with monthly reconciliations of loan and interest payments.
• Assist in joint venture reporting by collecting and reviewing financials, preparing trial balances for Yardi uploads, and running quarterly capital balance reports.
• Execute quarterly preferred return and waterfall schedules for all projects, ensuring accurate financial tracking.
• Support the accounting team with ad-hoc assignments to adapt to evolving business needs.

Qualifications

• Must-Have:
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of direct property/project accounting experience.
• Strong proficiency in Yardi software.
• Exceptional analytical skills with a keen attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficient in Excel and familiar with accounting automation tools.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
• Nice-to-Have:
• Exposure to fund accounting or private equity funds.
• Strong organizational skills and a self-starter attitude.
• Interest in optimizing and automating accounting processes.