Senior Accountant
About The Position
Capstone Development Partners is seeking a Senior Accountant to support its growing real estate development platform, with a focus on student housing and campus facilities development, construction projects, and property management. This role is designed for a seasoned accounting professional with 4+ years of experience who is eager to take ownership of development accounting and financial planning within a high-impact, entrepreneurial organization — bringing strategic perspective to financial operations and driving cross-functional alignment across the business. The Senior Accountant will work closely with the CFO and accounting, development, and construction teams to support project-level accounting, corporate budgeting and forecasting, cash management, and financial reporting across multiple entities and active developments. The Senior Accountant will report to the CFO.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 4+ years of accounting experience
- Experience with multifamily real estate, development, or construction accounting
- Experience with budgeting and forecasting
- Strong understanding of GAAP and multi-entity accounting
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, and complex formulas)
- High attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- Effective communication skills
Nice To Haves
- CPA license or working toward certification
- Combination of public and private accounting experience
- Experience with construction draws and job cost accounting
- Familiarity with property management systems (e.g., Entrada) and/or QuickBooks
- Exposure to the development lifecycle (pre-development through stabilization)
- Interest in improving systems and processes
- Strong technology aptitude
Responsibilities
- Prepare and manage monthly construction draws
- Collaborate with development and construction teams on project budgets and budget-to-actual (BTA) reporting
- Track job costs, commitments, and development expenditures
- Perform project-level loan tracking and compliance requirements
- Perform accounting across pre-development, construction, and stabilized assets
- Oversee corporate and project bank accounts
- Review vendor payments, wires, and ACH transactions
- Maintain daily/weekly cash tracking across entities and projects
- Prepare monthly cash flow actual and forecast reporting
- Prepare and maintain corporate budgets and monthly forecasts
- Work with management and team members to inform budgets and forecasts
- Track variance analysis and evaluate performance and trends
- Prepare internal and external reporting
- Work with development teams to monitor project performance
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and accuracy
- Assist with implementation of tools and systems (e.g., expense management, reporting tools)
- Support ongoing process documentation and standardization
- Partner with development, construction, and property management teams
- Coordinate with internal accounting team members, third-party accountants, lenders, consultants, and project partners
- Contribute to a team-oriented, accountable culture
Benefits
- Direct exposure to real estate development and deal-level economics
- Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership
- Hands-on experience in a growing, entrepreneurial platform
- Clear path for growth into Controller/Finance leadership roles
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
