Location: Hybrid
Compensation: $105,000–$110,300 + Comprehensive Benefits
If you're a construction or project accountant looking for a role where you can take ownership of complex development projects while working in a collaborative, mission-driven environment, we'd love to connect.
Our client is seeking a Senior Project Accountant to support a growing real estate development portfolio. This highly visible role partners closely with development teams, leadership, auditors, lenders, and contractors to oversee project accounting from construction through completion. You'll play a key role in job cost accounting, construction draws, financial reporting, and strengthening accounting processes and internal controls.
What You'll Do
- Manage job cost accounting and accounts payable for active development projects.
- Maintain general ledgers, prepare journal entries, and capitalize construction costs.
- Reconcile intercompany accounts across multiple project entities.
- Prepare and review project trial balances and financial reconciliations.
- Monitor project cash balances and support treasury activities.
- Coordinate construction draws, funding requests, and project disbursements.
- Lead year-end close activities and support external audits.
- Partner with auditors on cost certifications, compliance reporting, and required documentation.
- Review the work of Project Accountants and help ensure accurate, timely financial reporting.
- Assist with developing accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field.
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
- Strong construction accounting and job cost accounting experience.
- Solid understanding of the construction lifecycle and multi-entity project accounting.
- Experience with Yardi, MIP/Abila, or similar accounting software is preferred.
- Affordable housing or commercial real estate experience is a plus.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
- Competitive salary of $105,000–$110,300.
- Hybrid work environment offering flexibility.
- Opportunity to work on complex, high-impact real estate development projects.
- High visibility with leadership and cross-functional teams.
- Stable organization with a collaborative, team-oriented culture.
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, generous paid time off, paid holidays, wellness programs, professional development opportunities, and more.
If you're looking to leverage your construction accounting expertise in a role that offers ownership, career growth, and meaningful projects, we'd love to tell you more.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
- Strong construction accounting and job cost accounting experience
- Understanding of the construction lifecycle and multi-entity project accounting
- Experience with Yardi, MIP/Abila, or similar accounting software
- Affordable housing or commercial real estate experience
- Excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills
What We Do
GHJ is an accounting and advisory firm that specializes in nonprofit, food and beverage, entertainment and media and health and wellness companies. Previous recipient of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Employee Champion For Life Work Harmony Award and named a “Best Places to Work” by the Los Angeles Business Journal eight times since 2008, GHJ is passionate about helping clients and its people #BeMore by focusing on building thriving businesses and creating a better future. GHJ works as a business advocate for its clients — providing personalized service and building long-term relationships to help position our clients for growth. Through its affiliation with HLB International, a global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers, GHJ is able to partner with other top firms across major cities throughout the U.S. and the world. GHJ’s audit, tax and advisory teams leverage the HLB network to better serve its clients and give clients access to member firms in over 158 countries across the globe and over 775 offices worldwide. Also ranked as a top-20 largest accounting firm on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Book of Lists, GHJ has 15 partners and more than 160 staff members that serve over 3,000 clients. GHJ is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC), the California Society of CPAs and the California Association of Nonprofits (CalNonprofit).
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