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Accounting Manager, Housing/Real Estate

CFS
  • New York, NY
  • $110,000–$125,000 Per Year
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Job Description



Accounting Manager, Housing & Real Estate


Salary: $110,000 – $125,000

Why This Opportunity Stands Out:


• Partner directly with executive leadership and serve as a trusted financial advisor on key real estate initiatives.
• Gain exposure to real estate development, acquisitions, refinancing, and portfolio optimization projects.
• Lead financial oversight for a diverse portfolio of housing and real estate entities.
• Play a key role in capital planning, long-term investment strategy, and asset management decisions.
• Work closely with lenders, auditors, syndicators, government agencies, and property management partners.
• Lead and develop finance staff while helping improve systems, reporting, and internal controls.
• Collaborate across Finance, Facilities, Procurement, Development, and Operations for broad organizational impact.
• Influence process improvements and financial transparency across both operating and capital expenditures.
• Combine strategic financial planning with hands-on accounting leadership in a mission-driven environment.
• Opportunity to leverage and expand expertise in affordable housing, nonprofit finance, and real estate accounting.

Key Responsibilities for the Accounting Manager, Housing & Real Estate:


• Lead accounting, financial reporting, consolidations, and compliance across housing and real estate entities.
• Oversee audits, tax filings, lender reporting, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Support financial analysis and advisory activities related to development projects, acquisitions, and refinancing.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, reserve tracking, and portfolio performance reporting.
• Serve as the primary financial liaison to third-party property management firms and external stakeholders.
• Supervise finance staff and drive process improvements, reporting standardization, and internal control enhancements.

Qualifications for the Accounting Manager, Housing & Real Estate:


• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Progressive accounting or finance experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Strong experience with multi-entity financial reporting, audits, consolidations, and GAAP compliance.
• Experience with affordable housing, LIHTC, LPs, LLCs, joint ventures, or nonprofit real estate structures is highly desirable.

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Numbers & Facts

LocationNew York, NY
IndustryFinancial Services
Salary$110,000–$125,000 Per Year
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1994
Websitehttp://www.cfstaffing.com/

About Company

Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.

CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.

Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.

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Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Accounting Consolidationunmatched
  • Affordable Housingunmatched
  • Asset Managementunmatched
  • Budget Managementunmatched
  • Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)unmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Analysisunmatched
  • Financial Auditunmatched
  • Financial Managementunmatched
  • Financial Planningunmatched
  • Financial Reportingunmatched
  • Forecastingunmatched
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
  • Governmentunmatched
  • Investment Strategyunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Loan Regulationsunmatched
  • Loansunmatched
  • Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)unmatched
  • Nonprofitunmatched
  • Operational Expenditure (OPEX)unmatched
  • People Managementunmatched
  • Performance Analysisunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Property Managementunmatched
  • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
  • Real Estateunmatched
  • Real Estate Developmentunmatched
  • Regulatory Complianceunmatched
  • Regulatory Reportsunmatched
  • Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
  • Strategic Planningunmatched

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