Accounting Manager

Job Title: Director of Accounting / Accounting Manager

Location: Chicago, IL - Hybrid

Type: Full-Time, Permanent/Direct Hire

Pay Range: $130,000 - $175,000 base salary plus bonus plus equity

Benefits: Annual incentive and a benefits package to all full-time employees including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, health savings accounts, short and long-term disability insurance, voluntary critical and accident insurance, and pre-tax parking and transportation programs. Aligning employee and organizational interests, all employees receive equity.

Company: Real Estate Investment and Development Company

Position Overview: Manage/oversee/complete all accounting processes for the company and its affiliated commercial real estate development projects and venture partnerships.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare and distribute financial statements and associated reporting internally, to partners, clients, and lenders.
• Gather, track, record construction project cost information.
• Assemble, prepare, and distribute monthly and/or quarterly draw requests and project reports internally, to partners, clients, and lenders.
• Work with management, investment partners and lenders to ensure proper and timely funding of all projects.
• Oversee all accounts receivable and accounts payable: record various project funding sources, issue payments, prepare invoices in accordance with various partnership agreements.
• Reconcile all bank accounts monthly.
• Work with outside property management firms to ensure proper recording of rent and expenses, review annual operating budgets and analyze CAM reconciliations for operating properties.
• Recommend accounting policy, procedures, and controls with the goal of improving quality, clarity, accuracy, and efficiency.

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 5 years of prior experience performing project accounting for real estate development projects required.
• “Big 4” accounting experience highly preferred
• Ability to review, analyze, and extract relevant financial information from leases, loan agreements, joint venture agreements, etc.
• CPA preferred
• Yardi experience preferred