Accounting Lead

Culdesac•Tempe, AZ

14h•Remote

About The Position

As the Accounting Lead at Culdesac, you will oversee operations related to accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash management, banking and treasury, and coordinate with third party accounting support at the company. You will be a key part in our daily financial operations.

Requirements

At least 2 years of related real estate industry experience or 3+ years of financial experience.
Accounting or Finance degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain the company expense and finance management platform (Ramp); confirm bills are coded to correct categories and departments, approved through proper channels, and paid on time.
Review and approve invoices across projects and corporate.
Prepare and submit all lender draws for projects under development and in renovation.
Resolve draw-related documentation, reconciliation, and lender follow-ups
Own ongoing lender reporting across the portfolio.
Manage daily cash balances across corporate and project accounts; forecast cash needs; prepare wires.
Maintain banking and financial institution relationships across our multiple operating and project accounts.
Oversee cash deployment of remaining corporate reserves.
Review, reconcile, and maintain corporate books in NetSuite, working with Cordatus through stabilization; assess on an ongoing basis whether to continue the Cordatus engagement once the function is fully healthy.
Review and reconcile TN-1 books; manage the Entrata to Yardi migration.
Manage Proper in connection with ongoing preparation of TN-1 financial statements.
Oversee accounts receivable operations, timely collection of receivables, and tenant refunds; prepare past due tenants for collections.
Prepare quarterly financial statements for corporate and TN-1.
Prepare and distribute PCAPs for TN-1.
Partner with the project management team on investor quarterly reports.
Generate weekly leasing performance reports for external investors and partners.
Compile the monthly asset management presentation for Culdesac Tempe and present progress against budget to property and company leadership.
Work with outside tax accountants on K-1 preparation and distribution to investors.
Ensure timely and accurate tax compliance and filings for OpCo and related entities.
Support internal and external audit and tax processes.
Prepare operating budgets and cash flow forecasts.
Update and analyze financials against budget during month-end close; support budget reporting and management.
Audit expenditures annually, identify cost reduction opportunities, and negotiate with vendors in service of cost leadership.
Analyze available inventory and leverage market rent data, historical lease rates, and property growth objectives to set and maintain accurate unit pricing.
Procure and manage company and property-level insurance policies for current and upcoming projects.
Onboard and manage vendors, ensure vendor and contract compliance, and oversee the procurement process.
Leverage Claude, MCP, and other AI tooling to automate and accelerate finance workflows (reconciliation, draw prep, reporting, variance analysis); partner with leadership to build and refine internal AI-driven accounting infrastructure.