Project Accountant

CFS

Indianapolis, IN

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$60,000–$75,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounting Policies, Budgeting, Cash Flow, Cost Control, Financial Analysis, Forecasting, Intuit Quickbooks, Leadership, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), Multitasking, Project/Program Management, Real Estate, Real Estate Development, Reconciliation, Team Player, Variance Analysis
LOCATION
Indianapolis, IN
POSTED
4 days ago


Project Accountant
Indianapolis, IN
Comp: $60–75K base


This is a hands-on accounting role with a growing real estate development and management firm focused heavily on LIHTC and multi-entity projects. You’ll work closely with leadership in a lean, two-person accounting team, owning your projects end-to-end and having real visibility into the business.
If you’re someone who likes pace, autonomy, and variety, this role gives you all three.


What You’ll Do

  • Lead project accounting for multiple LIHTC properties

  • Manage job costing and complex multi-entity accounting processes

  • Perform and review account reconciliations

  • Prepare monthly financial statements and variance analyses for stakeholders

  • Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow across active projects


What We’re Looking For


  • 3+ years of accounting experience

  • Job costing or project accounting experience

  • Experience managing multiple projects at once


Nice to Have

  • LIHTC experience

  • QuickBooks Online experience


Who Thrives Here

  • Easy-going, motivated, and fast-paced

  • Comfortable working independently in a small team

  • Takes ownership and follows things through

  • Enjoys a family-owned environment with strong tenure and room to grow


Why This Role

  • High-impact position in a stable, growing real estate firm

  • Direct access to leadership and decision-making

  • Long-term growth opportunity as the company expands

  • Collaborative, close-knit accounting team


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About the Company

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CFS

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.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Financial Services
FOUNDED
1994
WEBSITE
http://www.cfstaffing.com/