Senior Accountant - Construction & Real Estate

We are seeking a Senior Accountant to manage full-cycle accounting for an active portfolio of construction projects and stabilized properties, including job cost accounting, draw management, and lien waiver administration. This role is a critical liaison between the field, lenders and equity partners, and ownership — ensuring accurate project financial reporting, timely funding, and compliance with contractual obligations. This is an in-office position in a fast-paced and professional work environment.

Candidates for this position should have experience incorporating AI into their daily work and should be open to exploring new AI tools for the role.

• Job cost accounting: maintain job cost ledgers across multiple concurrent projects; prepare journal entries, allocations, and month-end accruals; maintain the general ledger and support monthly close.
• WIP & budget analysis: perform monthly work-in-progress and percentage-of-completion analysis; reconcile budgets to actual costs, report variances, and manage cost-to-complete projections with project management.
• Draw management: prepare and submit monthly owner pay applications (AIA G702/G703 format or equivalent); verify percentage-of-completion and stored materials; track draw schedules and follow up with owners, lenders, and title companies to ensure timely funding.
• Lien waivers & compliance: administer conditional and unconditional lien waivers (preliminary, progress, and final) in accordance with state statutes; assist in resolving liens or intents to lien.
• Accounts payable & subcontracts: review and process subcontractor pay applications against executed subcontracts, approved change orders, and schedules of values; verify insurance, licensing, and lien waiver compliance before releasing payment; resolve billing discrepancies.
• Accounts receivable & cash: produce invoices for work performed, manage AR aging and payment application, reconcile bank accounts monthly, and maintain cash flow projections.
• Payroll & vendor administration: process weekly or bi-weekly payroll for field and office staff, including certified payroll where applicable; maintain vendor and subcontractor files (contracts, COIs, W-9s, licenses) and issue 1099s.
• Reporting & office operations: prepare monthly and quarterly project financial reports for ownership; assist the Controller with annual financial statements and tax work papers; support business and contractor license renewals, office procurement, and vendor/subcontractor inquiries.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Real Estate, or a related field
• 3–5 years of accounting experience in a real estate environment
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with draw preparation (AIA billing or equivalent) and lien waiver processing
• Solid understanding of the percentage-of-completion method and WIP reporting
• Proficiency in widely-used accounting software
• High attention to detail and ability to manage competing deadlines across multiple projects
• Professional, courteous communication skills to work effectively with project management, subcontractors, and ownership
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify cost trends and billing discrepancies proactively
• Discretion in handling sensitive financial and contract information
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of project accounting
• Experience incorporating AI into accounting cycles and processes

• Salary commensurate with experience, range of $90,000 to $110,000
• Benefits package including health, dental, vision, FSA, and 401(k) with match