Senior Corporate Accountant

Senior Corporate Accountant

BRIDGE Housing Corporation

Base pay range: $92,000.00/yr - $/yr

The Finance & Accounting Team at BRIDGE has 40 staff members split across three teams:
Corporate, Property Management, and Development. Reporting to an Accounting Manager, this position is responsible for independently owning and producing the monthly financial statements of BRIDGE Housing Corporation. The Senior Corporate Accountant will possess a strong understanding of BRIDGE Housing Corporation including its affiliated entities focusing on corporate, development and asset management business lines. This position will manage internal lending with multiple funding sources including $100 million bond issuance, complete complex journal entries affecting multiple operating property entities, possess a strong understanding of multi‑entity environments, and understand consolidation rules.

This position also reviews and supervises the work of other team members, including cash journal entries, cash reconciliation, recurring journal entries, and other projects. This role is responsible for communicating financial results to all levels in the organization and is able to work with a variety of team members in other departments including development, fundraising, asset management and corporate departments.

This individual is responsible for leading cross‑departmental initiatives and special projects for the team. This position requires advanced technical accounting skills, with a desire to continually show interest in learning and applying changes in the industry to their work. Just as important is the ability to collaborate and communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

• Full‑cycle Trial Balance reconciliation and bank reconciliations
• Record complex journal entries including intercompany transactions and allocations that affect multiple entities at the corporate, development, and property level

• Work independently to analyze, investigate and explain budget variances
• Research issues independently by consulting appropriate departments or permanent file documents to make recommendations on how to properly record an accounting entry for new projects (including development revenue and fees from affiliated entities)
• Research the legal entity structure of new entities to correctly record affiliate entries, with high comprehension of consolidation elimination rules
• Record entries related to internal lending and track use of appropriate sources for pre‑development, construction, and portfolio loans
• Produce quality, accurate and timely monthly financial statements by preparing GAAP monthly journal entries and account reconciliations

• Prepare and submit detailed audit packages for audited corporate entities
• Assist in responding to open items during annual audits

• Possess strong understanding of consolidation rules and elimination entries
• Assist in new process formation and documentation
• Effective trainer of new staff; answer questions and train staff accountants
• Document training programs for onboarding positions
• Demonstrate ability to learn new accounting standards and share with the team
• Engage team members in projects and demonstrate leadership

• Act as backup for manager or individual contributor
• Understand the big picture within the industry and BRIDGE
• Develop and submit ad hoc reporting as needed
• Perform projects and analysis as required
• Prepare new reporting documents for VP of Finance, CFO, and other departments with supervision

• Correspond with internal departments (development, fundraising, asset management, property management, HR, and other support departments) requiring strong communication skills
• Continuously look for ways to streamline the monthly close process while ensuring quality and accuracy of the financial statements
• Take initiative and lead new process changes
• Provide suggestions for changes
• Provide level of technical or procedural expertise
• Engage team members in projects and demonstrate leadership
• Actively participate in meetings
• Lead…