Financial Consulting Supervisor – Real Estate Accounting
Job in
Joliet, Will County, Illinois, 60432, USA
Listed on 2026-09-17
Listing for:
Jobtailor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-17
Job specializations:
-
Accounting
Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager, Accounting & Finance
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Serve as a key point of contact for clients' Purchase to Pay, Order to Cash, and Month End Close cycles
- Work in client technology environments and within the FaaS technology stack
- Lead, manage, and coach client services representatives, associates, and senior associates
- Support clients' month-end close processes, including reviewing journal entries and account reconciliations
- Prepare and review monthly financial statements, including month-over-month variance analysis and budget-versus-actual analysis
- Analyze and interpret financial information for client management and provide actionable insight and decision support
- Identify opportunities to enhance clients' monthly operations and suggest process improvements
- Understand the technology stack and identify add-on processes, systems, modules, and integrations to improve month-end close efficiency
- Define and document repeatable methodologies with tools and templates for future projects
- Establish engagement budgets and manage engagement economics
- Direct initial assessments, implementations, and onboarding of new FaaS clients
- Participate in meetings with new client prospects and the proposal process
- Oversee and manage billings and collections of client services invoices
- Work to deadlines across month-end close, financial reporting, year-end audit support, budgeting, and forecasting activities
- Maintain client contact with CEOs, COOs, CFOs, VPs of Finance, Controllers, tax providers, and professional service providers
- A minimum of a Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance is required
- Experience performing and reviewing property-level accounting and finance functions
- Experience working with property managers to resolve accounting issues, address concerns, and explain variances
- Expertise in real estate technology systems such as Yardi and MRI
- Excellent communication skills across all levels of an organization and functional areas
- Ability to balance multiple responsibilities simultaneously
- Excellent analytical and decision-making skills
- Progressive experience in accounting and financial management in a real estate accounting environment
- Experience in roles such as accounting supervisor, assistant controller, controller, director of finance, or CFO
- Experience in real estate development projects and construction accounting processes, including job costing and draw package submissions
- Strong technical financial accounting knowledge, including GAAP, NCREIF, and FMV
- Strong management accounting and operational finance knowledge
- Experience in FP&A, including financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Strong time-management and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently in a growing, dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Experience with automated accounting systems such as Yardi, MRI, Black Line, Flo Qast, and Basis
- CPA preferred but not required
- RSM does not intend to hire entry-level candidates who require sponsorship now or in the future
Demonstrates expertise in financial management and accounting within the real estate sector, including proficiency in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting. Capable of leading client services teams and enhancing operational efficiencies through technology integration and process improvements.
Highest-signal resume keywords- Bachelor's In Accounting Or Finance
- Real Estate Technology Systems Expertise
- Financial Analysis And Modeling
- GAAP Knowledge
- Management Accounting
- Financial Reporting
- Month-End Close Processes
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Journal Entry Review
- Account Reconciliation
- Variance Analysis
- Job Costing
- Draw Package Submissions
- FP&A
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Decision-Making Skills
- Time-Management Skills
- Organizational Skills
- CPA Preferred
- Purchase To Pay
- Order To Cash
- Real Estate Accounting
- Client Services
- Engagement Budgets
- Yardi
- MRI
- Black Line
- Flo Qast
- Basis
- Microsoft Office
To View & Apply for jobs on this site that accept applications from your location or country, tap the button below to make a Search.
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).
Search for further Jobs Here:
×