Senior Accountant – Real Estate Investments

Help build the finance organization of a rapidly growing real estate investment platform backed by a $300M institutional investment. Work directly with executive leadership, gain exposure across financial reporting, treasury, and investments, and fast-trac

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Salary: $95,000 - $105,000 per year

A bit about us:

Our client is a privately held real estate investment manager specializing in acquiring, operating, and growing institutional-quality industrial real estate throughout the Midwest. Since its founding in 2011, the firm has built an impressive portfolio of approximately $500 million in assets under management, encompassing more than 20 industrial properties totaling over 2.8 million square feet.

Following a recent $300 million institutional capital commitment, the company is entering an exciting new phase of growth. As the finance organization expands to support increased reporting requirements and continued acquisitions, they're seeking a talented accounting professional to join the team and work directly alongside the Senior Vice President of Finance & Financial Reporting.

This is an opportunity to join a company where your work will be highly visible, your ideas will be valued, and your career can grow alongside the business.

Why join us?

This is much more than a traditional accounting role.

You'll partner directly with executive leadership while helping oversee the financial reporting of a rapidly growing real estate investment platform. Rather than spending your days focused solely on transactional accounting, you'll review, analyze, and improve financial reporting while collaborating with best-in-class accounting partners, auditors, lenders, investors, and internal stakeholders.

What Makes This Opportunity Special
Join a company backed by a recent $300M institutional investment that's fueling significant growth
Work directly with an experienced Senior Vice President of Finance & Financial Reporting
Broad exposure to financial reporting, consolidations, treasury, budgeting, forecasting, debt compliance, investor reporting, and business planning
High visibility within a lean, collaborative executive team
Outstanding opportunity for advancement into a higher-level leadership role over the next 2–3 years
Entrepreneurial environment where you'll make an immediate impact
Family-oriented culture with approachable leadership and excellent employee retention
Dog-friendly office—bring your dog to work!

Exceptional Benefits
Competitive salary plus a strong annual bonus
100% employer-paid medical coverage for employees
75% employer-paid medical coverage for dependents
3% company 401(k) match
$150 monthly cell phone reimbursement
Generous PTO and paid holidays
Five-day onsite environment that promotes collaboration and mentorship

Job Details

Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President of Finance & Financial Reporting, this newly created role will play a critical part in ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial reporting across a growing portfolio of commercial real estate investments.

You'll work closely with outsourced accounting providers, property management teams, lenders, auditors, investors, and executive leadership to review financial information, oversee reporting quality, and ensure financial statements are accurate, timely, and fully supported.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys understanding the story behind the numbers, identifying issues before they become problems, and helping build scalable finance processes within a growing investment platform.

Key Responsibilities
Review monthly financial statements, trial balances, balance sheets, income statements, and supporting schedules for a portfolio of commercial real estate assets and ownership entities
Coordinate with outsourced accounting partners to prepare and review consolidated financial reporting
Perform detailed reviews of general ledger activity, account reconciliations, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, debt activity, intercompany transactions, and key balance sheet accounts
Execute month-end and quarter-end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, variance analyses, and financial reporting
Analyze financial results, identify discrepancies, investigate variances, and coordinate timely resolution with internal and external stakeholders
Prepare and review monthly and quarterly reporting packages, budget-to-actual analyses, and executive reporting
Support treasury activities, including cash flow reporting, liquidity analysis, banking relationships, and financing activities
Assist with lender reporting, covenant compliance, debt schedules, and financing documentation
Coordinate audit support, tax reporting schedules, investor requests, and due diligence activities
Assist in developing and strengthening internal controls, accounting policies, close procedures, and reporting processes
Support budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, valuation support, and strategic planning initiatives
Serve as a key liaison between executive leadership and outsourced accounting providers to ensure timely, accurate, GAAP-compliant financial reporting

Qualifications
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting
2–5 years of professional accounting experience
Strong understanding of GAAP, financial statements, month-end close, and financial reporting
Exceptional analytical, organizational, and communication skills
Highly detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Preferred
Commercial real estate accounting experience
Experience with a real estate investment company, REIT, private equity real estate firm, commercial real estate owner/operator, or institutional investment platform
Public accounting experience, particularly audit with commercial real estate or investment clients
CPA or CPA track
Experience reviewing consolidated financial statements
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Who Should Apply?
This opportunity is ideal for:

A Senior Accountant at a commercial real estate investment company looking for greater visibility and long-term growth.
An Accounting Manager seeking a more entrepreneurial environment with direct exposure to executive leadership.
An Audit Senior from a Big Four or large regional public accounting firm with significant commercial real estate or investment management clients who is ready to transition into industry.

If you're looking for an opportunity where you'll work alongside senior leadership, influence financial reporting, and help build the finance function of a rapidly growing investment platform, we'd love to speak with you.

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