Lead Accountant - Real Estate Development
Core
Lead accountant and financial-controls lead for large-scale construction and development programs, including new headquarters campus.
Role type
Senior individual contributor construction accountant
Builds
Construction draw accounting, project cost verification, reconciliations, close, and capitalization support for a university's development projects
Domain
Higher education construction and development
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
U.S. GAAP, construction-in-progress accounting, fixed-asset accounting, month-end close, reconciliations, internal controls, construction contracts, schedules of values, change orders, retainage, lien waivers, payment documentation, advanced Excel, ERP systems, project accounting systems
Preferred skills
Owner-side accounting for large commercial/mixed-use/institutional/corporate headquarters, AIA G702/G703 payment documents, construction lender/bond-draw requirements, Workday, Procore, Kahua, e-Builder
Responsibilities
Design and operate project accounting procedures and controls; Review contractor pay applications against contracts and approved schedules of values; Confirm required lien waivers or releases and investigate exceptions; Record and reconcile project costs, commitments, accruals, accounts payable, and funding activity; Maintain construction-in-progress records and support capitalization and asset transfers; Reconcile accounting actuals and commitments to project-controls records and finance forecasts; Support debt or bond draws, incentive and grant documentation, covenant reporting, and audits
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC