Sr. Manager Housing-Real Estate-FD563602

ICL•New York, NY

About The Position

The Senior Manager of Housing & Real Estate Finance provides strategic and operational leadership across ICL’s housing portfolio, ensuring strong financial stewardship, regulatory compliance, and alignment between finance, facilities, and program operations. This role integrates controller-level oversight, asset and property accounting, affiliate financial management, and capital planning support, helping to drive informed decision-making across development, operations, and long-term portfolio strategy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required
7–10 years of progressive accounting/finance experience, including 3+ years in a leadership role
Demonstrated experience managing audits, consolidations, and multi-entity financial reporting
Strong knowledge of GAAP, internal controls, and nonprofit/real estate compliance frameworks
Understanding of real estate finance, housing regulations, and funding structures
Advanced Excel skills
Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to present to executive leadership
Proven ability to manage competing priorities and operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Nice To Haves

CPA strongly preferred
Experience with nonprofit and affordable housing structures (e.g., LIHTC, LP, LLC, joint ventures) strongly preferred
experience with systems such as Sage Intacct, MIP, or similar platforms preferred

Responsibilities

Lead accounting, financial reporting, and compliance across ICL’s housing and real estate entities (including nonprofit and affiliated structures such as LPs, LLCs, and joint ventures)
Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, consolidations, and executive-level management reporting
Ensure accuracy and completeness of journal entries, account reconciliations, lease schedules, loan amortizations, and intercompany activity
Lead preparation and coordination of audits, tax filings, and reporting to lenders, syndicators, and government agencies
Ensure compliance with regulatory, contractual, and financing requirements across development, construction, and stabilized operations
Maintain oversight of partnership agreements, regulatory documents, and entity compliance requirements
Serve as a key financial advisor to the CFO and senior leadership on real estate development and project structuring, acquisitions, refinancing, and portfolio optimization, financial modeling and long-term sustainability planning
Support evaluation of new housing opportunities and capital investments
Oversee financial asset management functions, including operating budgets and forecasts, reserve tracking and compliance, insurance and risk management, variance analysis and performance monitoring
Partner with Facilities and program leadership to align financial performance with operational realities
Act as the primary financial liaison to third-party property management firms; monitor performance, reporting quality, and cost efficiency
Partner with Procurement and Facilities leadership to improve vendor oversight and cost controls, and support capital planning and long-term infrastructure investment strategies
Strengthen financial visibility across OPEX and CAPEX spend
Supervise, mentor, and develop finance staff supporting housing and affiliate entities
Lead process improvements, internal control enhancements, and financial system optimization
Drive standardization of reporting, workflows, and documentation across the portfolio
Support enterprise capital planning efforts, including multi-year investment strategies and infrastructure planning
Participate in cross-department initiatives, system implementations, and strategic finance projects
This role requires active collaboration across Finance, Facilities, Procurement, Development, and external stakeholders.
The Senior Manager must be comfortable managing complex entity structures and regulatory environments, engaging with auditors, lenders, syndicators, and government agencies, balancing strategic leadership with detailed financial oversight, and operating in a cross-functional environment with evolving processes and priorities.
Committed to active promotion of ICL values and goals.
Knowledge of property management & maintenance and operational planning.
Detailed knowledge of computer systems and programs related to and necessary for the performance of the job.
Knowledge or inventory management.
Knowledge of safety related matters.
Ability to work and collaborate as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Ability to interact well with others and be culturally sensitive to both staff and consumers.
Ability to react appropriately in emergency situations.
Ability to lead and supervise and evaluate subordinates.
Ability to communicate at the highest levels.
May spend upwards of fifty percent of the workweek in the field traveling within the Greater New York area.