Senior Director of Accounting
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. At AIR, Accounting is a strategic partner to the business. You will lead meaningful work, develop strong teams, influence how processes scale, and help support a national portfolio during a period of growth. AIR offers competitive total rewards and a workplace culture centered on integrity, respect,, collaboration, customer focus, and performance.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
