Director of Finance And Accounting

Art Haus Partners creates housing that is both inspiring and attainable. Founded in Oakland, we design, develop, and manage homes for the urban workforce—renters who have too often been priced out of the communities they support. With roots dating back to 1977, our team has grown into a fully integrated company committed to reimagining affordable housing.

Today we hold over $800 million in assets across 160 profitable residential and multifamily projects, with over 3700 units under management and development in over 60 buildings. By adhering to our five core investment principles – cycle resistance, resident experience, efficiency, cash flow and impact – we consistently create value.

We are seeking a seasoned and strategic Director of Finance and Accounting to lead all financial functions across the investment platform and property management operating company. This executive will oversee four accounting verticals—fund accounting, project/development accounting, property-level accounting, and corporate/OpCo accounting—while building the FP&A, treasury, tax, and compliance infrastructure required to support institutional-grade growth. This is a succession-track position with a clear pathway to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) based on demonstrated impact, leadership, and strategic contribution.

Reports to: President, Art Haus Properties with touchpoints to CIO and Sr. VP of Development on Art Haus Partners

• Own the full accounting lifecycle across four verticals:
• Fund Accounting (LP/GP structures, capital calls, distributions, investor allocations, K-1 preparation, NAV calculations, waterfall modeling, and fund-level financial statements);
• Project/Development Accounting (construction draw management, cost basis tracking, development budgets, lender compliance, and project-level P&Ls);
• Property-Level Accounting (rent rolls, AR/AP, monthly close across 50+ properties,); and
• Corporate & OpCo Accounting (intercompany eliminations, management fee calculations, holding company consolidations, and operating company P&Ls).
• Drive monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes to institutional standards, targeting a 10-business-day monthly close cycle.
• Strengthen and maintain internal controls, audit readiness, and GAAP compliance across all entities; supervise all audit-related deliverables.
• Lead the conversion from income tax basis to GAAP/REIS reporting standards as required by institutional capital partners; design and execute the transition roadmap.
• Own the intercompany allocation methodology
• Manage fund-level audit and review engagements with external auditors; coordinate audited financials for fund vehicles and reviewed financials for syndications.
• Lead financial system optimization within Yardi Voyager 8, Quick Books, Data Rails, , and Excel-based models; identify ERP upgrade opportunities.

• Lead annual budgeting forecasting processes across all departments and entities; drive mid-year forecasts triggered by capital events or material milestones.
• Deliver actionable, data-driven financial insights to support investment decisions, asset management strategy, and corporate planning.
• Institutionalize budget variance commentary: enforce materiality thresholds, structured root-cause analysis, and 30/90-day forward outlooks for all property and fund reporting.
• Partner with Investment Team on internal valuations (income approach for operating assets, cost approach for development), NAV updates, and fund performance modeling.
• Support capital project pro formas and development underwriting from a financial structuring perspective.
• Own the investor reporting process: quarterly reports within 60–75 days of quarter-end and annual reports within 75–90 days of year-end, delivered through Juniper Square.

• Manage liquidity across all entities
• Supervise AR, AP, capital call/distribution workflows, and intercompany cash movements across funds, syndications, and operating entities.
• Enforce cash management controls
• Maintain and foster all lender relationships: compliance reporting, loan draws, debt service,…