Amherst is revolutionizing the way U.S. real estate is priced, managed and financed in order to unlock opportunities for all market participants. Driven by data, analytics, and technology, Amherst has a 20-year history of anticipating where the next risks and opportunities are likely to emerge and designing actionable strategies for investors to capitalize on opportunities across residential real estate, commercial real estate and public securities. Amherst, along with its affiliates and subsidiaries, has more than 900 employees, $5 billion under management and approximately $15 billion under advisement and oversight. www.amherst.com.

The Senior Construction Accountant supports the accounting department of Amherst Homes focusing on Build-To-Rent and Studio Build assets. Day-to-day responsibilities include processing, reconciliation, and reporting of financial transactions, including inter-departmental and inter-company transaction reconciliation. This position will report to the Construction Accounting Manager.

• Reporting of financial activity related to department responsibilities
• Review and process financial transactions and record the activity via journal entries
• Reconcile general ledger and subsidiary accounts, as well as monthly bank statements
• Complete the month-end close and generate the financial statements and reporting packages for a group of entities.
• Assists in annual audit providing supporting documentation
• Ad hoc reporting and process documentation
• Other duties as assigned

What you’ll need to have:

• BS in Accounting, CPA preferred
• 4+ years of accounting experience
• A mix of Public and Private Experience preferred
• Experience in real estate, or construction preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite of products
• Proficiency with Yardi preferred
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills

Our full-time employee benefits include:

• A competitive compensation package, annual bonus, 401k match
• Flexible PTO including 7 paid holidays, 1 floating holiday, and 1 volunteer day
• Employer-paid benefits (medical, dental, vision, health savings account)
• Professional career development and reimbursement
• Up to 16 weeks paid maternity leave; up to 4 weeks of paid parental leave
• Backup childcare offered through Bright Horizons

​Amherst is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or veteran status, and encourage all applicants to apply.