Accounting Director
Full-time
Finlink Group
Accounting Director
Our client is seeking a hands-on and strategic Director of Accounting to lead accounting and finance functions across a diverse real estate development portfolio. This role is ideal for a CPA-designated finance leader who brings strong technical accounting expertise, proven leadership experience, and the ability to translate financial information into meaningful business insights.
This is an opportunity for a collaborative and forward-thinking leader who enjoys being hands-on, improving processes, leveraging automation, and embracing new technology to enhance financial operations. Working closely with the President, CFO, and CEO, this individual will play a key role in supporting informed decision-making, project performance, and long-term financial planning.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting & Accounting Leadership
- Lead the preparation and delivery of accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
- Oversee month-end and year-end close processes to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and compliance.
- Prepare year-end audit documentation, coordinate audit activities, and support external auditors.
- Ensure financial reporting aligns with GAAP, internal policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Establish and maintain effective internal controls, accounting procedures, and financial reporting standards.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements, automation, and technology adoption within accounting operations.
- Establish accounting structures, financial records, and banking requirements for new development projects.
Project Accounting & Development Finance
- Oversee project accounting activities across the real estate development portfolio, ensuring accurate financial tracking and reporting.
- Partner with internal teams to develop and maintain project proformas, including:
- Land acquisition and development costs
- Construction and marketing budgets
- Direct and indirect project expenses
- Equity requirements, financing structures, and cash flow projections
- Manage Letters of Credit and related financial requirements.
- Regularly review and update project proformas to reflect current project performance and forecasts.
- Oversee job cost reporting and reconcile project costs with lender draw schedules.
- Work closely with operations teams to review job cost reports, address budget variances, and maintain accurate cost-to-complete reporting.
- Review purchase and sale agreements against project proformas, including extras, lot premiums, and financial variances.
Business Planning & Financial Forecasting
- Lead the development of annual business plans and financial forecasts, including:
- Project cash flow projections
- Equity planning and distribution strategies
- Consolidated reporting for joint ventures and partner projects
- Sales and closing projections
- Provide financial analysis, modeling, and insights to support strategic planning and business decisions.
Banking, Lender & Partner Relations
- Maintain strong banking relationships and support ongoing lender requirements.
- Ensure compliance with lender covenants, reporting obligations, and financing requirements.
- Prepare financial reporting and analysis for partners, lenders, and other key stakeholders.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- CPA designation required.
- 5–6+ years of progressive accounting and finance leadership experience.
- Proven experience leading, mentoring, and developing accounting teams.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting standards.
- Experience in construction, real estate development, or homebuilding environments preferred.
- Strong understanding of project accounting, proformas, cash flow forecasting, and development finance.
- Experience with Newstar, Jonas, or comparable accounting platforms is an asset.
- A proactive, detail-oriented leader who is comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with executive leadership, operational teams, lenders, and external partners.
About the Opportunity
This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by strengthening financial operations, improving processes, and providing critical insight into project performance and business growth. The successful candidate will bring a combination of technical expertise, leadership capability, and a continuous improvement mindset to support a growing and dynamic real estate development environment.
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