Director of Accounting

Investment Real Estate • York, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, the Director of Accounting will serve as a key financial and operational leader within a fast-growing, vertically integrated real estate platform. This individual will oversee all corporate and property-level accounting functions, lead a multi-person accounting team, and drive the timely and accurate financial reporting of a large multi-entity real estate portfolio. The ideal candidate is a highly technical accounting professional with significant multi-property real estate experience, strong leadership capabilities, and a proven ability to operate within a high-volume, deadline-driven environment. This role requires a hands-on leader capable of managing approximately 75–100 monthly entity/property closes within a 5-business-day close cycle while simultaneously overseeing treasury management, lender reporting, process improvement initiatives, and team development. This position plays a critical role in supporting executive leadership, operational decision-making, lender relationships, and the continued scalability of the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 8–10 years of progressive accounting leadership experience within a multi-entity real estate environment.
• Required experience within self-storage, multifamily, hospitality, commercial real estate, REITs, or other multi-property platforms.
• Proven experience managing high-volume monthly closes across numerous entities/properties.
• Demonstrated success managing and developing accounting teams of 6 or more employees.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and deep understanding of US GAAP.
• Extensive experience with lender reporting, banking relationships, treasury management, and financial compliance reporting.
• Advanced financial statement analysis and P&L review capabilities.
• Experience creating and implementing SOPs, internal controls, and scalable accounting processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required.
• Experience with multi-entity accounting systems and ERP platforms strongly preferred.
• Strong organizational, communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and deadline-driven environment.

Nice To Haves

• CPA strongly preferred.
• Experience with multi-entity accounting systems and ERP platforms strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all corporate and property-level accounting operations across a large multi-entity real estate portfolio.
• Direct and manage the monthly financial close process for approximately 75–100 entities/properties, ensuring completion within a 5-business-day close cycle.
• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of all financial reporting in accordance with US GAAP.
• Review monthly financial statements, general ledgers, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Perform detailed P&L review and variance analysis, identifying trends, anomalies, operational risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Deliver timely and meaningful financial reporting and analysis to executive leadership to support strategic decision-making.
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
• Oversee weekly cash flow forecasting and entity liquidity management across the portfolio.
• Manage vendor disbursements, bill payment processes, debt service coordination, and cash prioritization.
• Monitor bank accounts, lender reserves, and operating cash requirements.
• Partner with executive leadership regarding liquidity planning and cash management strategy.
• Prepare and review monthly and quarterly lender reporting packages, compliance reporting, borrowing base support, and covenant deliverables.
• Serve as a primary accounting contact for banks, lenders, auditors, and external financial partners.
• Support refinancing activities, acquisitions, dispositions, and due diligence efforts.
• Coordinate and support annual audits, tax preparation, and external financial reviews.
• Lead, mentor, develop, and manage a team of accounting professionals in a high-accountability environment.
• Establish clear performance expectations, accountability measures, and professional development initiatives.
• Delegate responsibilities appropriately while maintaining oversight of departmental deliverables and deadlines.
• Foster a collaborative, positive, and solutions-oriented accounting culture.
• Lead accounting onboarding and integration of newly acquired properties, entities, and financing structures.
• Drive accounting technology initiatives, automation opportunities, and system integrations to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Develop, implement, and maintain accounting policies, internal controls, SOPs, and workflow documentation.
• Partner cross-functionally with operations, acquisitions, asset management, HR, and executive leadership to improve reporting and workflows.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director