Part Time Accounting Manager - Construction

Location & Compensation

Location: Remote or Hybrid (Seattle)

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer & Head of Development

Salary/

Hours:

$35/hour, 25 hours/week

We are a fast‑growing integrated real‑estate company in the affordable housing space seeking a highly capable Accounting Manager with direct experience in construction and real‑estate development accounting to support our growing platform.

This role owns accounting for:

• Arboreal Construction (job costing + project accounting)
• Great Expectations (development entities and projects)

The right candidate will already be fluent in job cost accounting, construction draws, and development financial workflows and can operate independently from day one.

• Role will be supported by the construction manager, who has ultimate responsibility of the project P&L
• Maintain job cost accounting across multiple active construction projects. Ensure cost properly tracked between project, cost codes and vendors
• Invoice creation, issuance to client, tracking payment of invoices
• Assembly of monthly draw package when the construction project has lender billings. Track retention, sales tax, etc
• Ensure accurate cost coding across jobs and cost categories
• Partner with construction/project manager to maintain real‑time cost visibility
  
  Produce monthly job cost reports and variance analysis

• Role will be supported by head of development, who has ultimate responsibility for project P&L
• Prepare lender draw package, assembling invoices from consultants, updating budget billing sheet, gathering lien releases (when required)
• Maintain development entity books and support investor/lender reporting
• Ensure compliance with financing requirements and reporting timelines

• Construction job costing systems (not just conceptual knowledge)
• Preparing lender draw packages for ground‑up or major rehab projects
• Working across multiple entities and projects simultaneously

• Direct exposure to active development and construction projects
• Opportunity to work across management, construction, and development in one platform
• Build systems and processes in a fast‑growing, mission‑driven company
• Work closely with a high‑caliber CFO and leadership team

We are a fully integrated real‑estate platform focused on the development, ownership, and management of multifamily housing across the Pacific Northwest.

Our platform includes:

• Arboreal Management – a property management company overseeing thousands of apartment homes
• Arboreal Construction – an in‑house construction company delivering renovations and ground‑up projects
• Great Expectations – a development and investment platform focused on expanding housing supply

We operate with a clear mission:

to deliver below‑market rents to residents while achieving above‑market returns for investors.

Our model is built on vertical integration, operational discipline, and a commitment to long‑term ownership. We combine local expertise with a modern, technology‑enabled approach, including internally developed tools that support accounting, reporting, and operations.

We are growing quickly, with a large and expanding pipeline of development projects. As we scale, we are building a finance and accounting team that can support increasingly complex construction and development activity while maintaining accuracy, speed, and transparency.

This is an opportunity to join a high‑performance team working across property management, construction, and development in a single, unified platform.

Arboreal is a drug‑free workplace, and we use E‑Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires.