Corporate Accounting Manager

Hillpointe•Winter Park, FL

About The Position

The Corporate Accounting Manager owns the accuracy of Hillpointe's corporate and entity-level books and leads the annual corporate budget process, from budget development through monthly variance tracking. The role is responsible for monthly close and consolidation for corporate and holding company entities, accounting for aviation entities and corporate-held real estate, and preparing investment-entity distribution and cash projections when requested. The manager reviews monthly packages for affiliated operating companies, leads review meetings with affiliate leadership, tracks open items, and reports on corporate budgets and department expenses. The position also maintains corporate accounting controls and procedures, supports an ERP transition, and directs staff and outsourced resources. The role partners with Tax, Legal, Treasury, Construction Accounting, Draws, and Property Management Accounting to resolve cross-entity questions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
At least 7 years of progressive accounting experience, including multi-entity close and consolidation.
Working knowledge of real estate accounting, including leases, CAM, intercompany structures, capital events, and distributions.
Experience building budgets and departmental expense reporting in collaboration with business leaders.
Strong Excel modeling skills.
Experience directing staff or outsourced teams, with a record of delegating and reviewing work rather than redoing it.
Clear written communication skills, including the ability to turn a workbook into a short summary, decision request, and list of next steps.

Nice To Haves

CPA preferred.
Experience with RealPage, Entrata, Ramp, and Sage Intacct or a comparable ERP.

Responsibilities

Own the monthly close for corporate and holding company entities and their consolidation, including intercompany activity, eliminations, and due-to and due-from balances.
Maintain the books for the company's aviation entities, including internal and external lease revenue, insurance, maintenance, and affiliate cost sharing.
Account for corporate-held real estate, including warehouse, land, and residential holdings; leases, CAM calculations and tenant billing; property tax positions; and book-value schedules.
Prepare distribution and cash projections for investment entities when requested.
Research and document accounting treatment for nonroutine transactions, including land transfers, reclassifications, and new leases, and tie every entry to source documents.
Serve as first-level reviewer for monthly packages from affiliated operating companies before Corporate Controller review.
Lead monthly review meetings with affiliate leadership and send the reviewed workbook and written action items within one business day.
Maintain an Open Items log for each package and close items before the next cycle.
Own the department expense allocation framework, including department and subdepartment structure, employee allocations, GL mapping, and data sources.
Run department reviews with department leads using the Department Review Tracker to schedule, document, and follow through.
Lead the annual corporate budget build with department leads and report monthly budget-to-actual variances with explanations.
Recommend additions and retirements to the general ledger chart of accounts to support budgeting and reporting.
Maintain intercompany billback, service agreement, and check-run support for corporate entities.
Document SOPs for every recurring deliverable owned by the role.
Support the ERP transition, including data mapping, entity and department structure, and history cleanup; use Monday.com and SharePoint as systems of record for tracking and files.
Direct and develop staff and outsourced resources assigned to corporate entity work, including offshore support.
Partner with Tax, Legal, Treasury, Construction Accounting, Draws, and Property Management Accounting to resolve cross-entity questions.