Accounting Manager; CIV

Own the close. Improve the process. Help drive financial discipline across a growing portfolio.

Civitas Senior Living is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to take ownership of the monthly close process across our community portfolio.

This is a hands‑on accounting role for someone who thrives on accuracy, deadlines, and solving problems. You will be responsible for driving our five‑business‑day monthly close
, maintaining critical balance‑sheet schedules, supporting community and corporate teams, and helping strengthen the processes behind reliable financial reporting.

If you enjoy creating order, improving processes, and being the person others trust to get the numbers right, this role offers the opportunity to make an immediate impact.

You will lead the execution of Civitas' monthly close calendar across the portfolio, with accountability for completing the full close within five business days.

You will:

Manage daily close progress across all communities.

Coordinate journal entries, reconciliations, schedules, and supporting documentation.

Track outstanding items and elevate delays in real time.

Partner directly with community business office teams and regional leaders to keep submissions on schedule.

Research and resolve general ledger discrepancies and miscoded transactions.

Maintain accurate work papers and reconciliations for balance‑sheet accounts.

Our close schedule is intentionally compressed. This position requires additional availability during the monthly close window, with corresponding flexibility during other portions of the month.

You will maintain and reconcile several recurring accounting schedules, including:

Fixed Assets & Depreciation: Maintain additions, disposals, useful lives, monthly depreciation entries, and reconciliations.

Prepaids & Amortization: Maintain prepaid schedules, calculate monthly amortization, and reconcile balances to the general ledger.

Accruals: Establish recurring and one‑time accruals, manage roll‑forwards, and ensure prior‑period accruals are appropriately reversed or adjusted.

Lease Accounting: Maintain ASC 842 lease schedules, including additions, modifications, and terminations, and prepare related monthly journal entries and reconciliations.

You will serve as a go‑to resource for accounting and bookkeeping questions across the organization.

That includes:

Supporting community and corporate teams with general ledger and bookkeeping questions.

Partnering with Accounts Payable and operational teams to identify accrual needs.

Responding to external inquiries from auditors, vendors, lenders, and other partners.

Preparing schedules and work papers for annual audits and interim reviews.

Supporting tax preparers with documentation related to balance‑sheet accounts.

Providing ad hoc financial analysis and reporting support to finance leadership.

We are looking for more than someone who can execute the close exactly as it exists today.

The Accounting Manager should continually look for opportunities to:

Simplify processes.

Improve controls and documentation.

Reduce close‑cycle risk.

Identify recurring accounting issues before they become problems.

Build greater consistency across a multi‑community operating environment.

The ideal candidate brings:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting.

2+ years of accounting experience with direct responsibility for month‑end close.

Demonstrated experience managing deadlines within a compressed close calendar.

Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and reconciliation work papers.

Working knowledge of ASC 842 lease accounting; hands‑on experience maintaining lease schedules is…