Senior Director of Accounting

AIR Communities • Denver, CO

5d • Onsite

About The Position

AIR Communities is seeking an ascending accounting leader with strong technical depth, public-company discipline, and the leadership presence to help scale a complex, high-performing finance organization. This is a highly visible opportunity for a CPA-level accounting professional who has progressed through increasing leadership scope and wants to lead teams, strengthen controls, modernize accounting operations, and influence business decisions in a large, fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership of complex accounting, close, reporting, controls, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong U.S. GAAP technical accounting foundation with the ability to research, document, and communicate conclusions clearly.
• Experience in a large public company, REIT, real estate, property management, financial services, or similarly complex environment.
• Demonstrated executive presence, business partnership, team leadership, and ability to influence finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Track record of stable, progressive career growth with increasing scope, leadership responsibility, and measurable impact.

Nice To Haves

• Big 4 public accounting experience, preferably including audit, technical accounting, SEC reporting, public company clients, or real estate/REIT exposure.
• SEC reporting, external reporting, disclosure support, earnings materials, audit committee materials, or public company reporting calendar experience.
• Experience modernizing accounting operations through automation, workflow redesign, system optimization, data quality improvements, or AI-enabled process enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and scale a high-performing accounting team, including leaders and technical accounting professionals.
• Oversee critical close, reporting, accounting operations, reconciliations, financial analysis, controls, and audit-readiness activities.
• Apply U.S. GAAP expertise to complex transactions, estimates, judgments, contracts, and reporting conclusions.
• Support SOX compliance, internal controls, accounting policy documentation, and consistent financial governance.
• Partner with FP&A, Property Operations, Tax, Investor Relations, Internal Audit, Legal, Treasury, and executive leadership to align accounting outcomes with business priorities.
• Lead process improvement, automation, system enhancement, and transformation initiatives that improve quality, speed, consistency, and scalability.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options available
• HSA with company-sponsored contributions
• FSA options, including traditional and dependent care FSA
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability
• 401(k) plus company contributions
• Paid vacation
• 14 paid holidays
• Paid sick time
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Commuter benefits
• Pet insurance
• Consumer discounts
• Community give-back time
• Career development programs
• Up to 100% reimbursement on job-related professional certification or licensing
• Paid parental leave of up to 16 weeks following the birth or adoption of a child
• 25% rent discount available

What This Job Offers

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