Milwaukee, WI - Senior Accountant - Affordable Housing, Grants & Consolidation

Senior Accountant – Affordable Housing, Grants & Consolidation Milwaukee, WI | Full-Time | Interim/Temporary Location: Milwaukee, WI Schedule: Full-Time Start: Immediate Position Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to support complex accounting, financial reporting, reconciliation, and compliance activities for a public-sector housing organization in Milwaukee. The role supports public housing, Capital Fund, LIHTC, mixed-finance, and related-entity operations, with a strong focus on consolidation, intercompany accounting, HUD reporting, and audit support. Key Responsibilities Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and supporting schedules for the organization and related entities. Prepare consolidation workbooks, intercompany reconciliations, elimination entries, and supporting disclosures. Perform complex reconciliations involving cash, reserves, development activity, debt, grants, and related-party transactions. Support LIHTC and mixed-finance accounting, including partnership activity, development costs, reserves, and project reporting. Perform accounting and reporting for public housing, Capital Fund programs, and related HUD funding sources. Lead assigned month-end and year-end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis. Prepare audit schedules, workpapers, and supporting documentation and respond to auditor requests. Assist with HUD financial reporting, FDS submissions, grant reconciliations, and compliance requirements. Provide technical guidance to accounting staff and recommend improvements to controls, processes, and reporting accuracy. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a closely related field. Five years of progressively responsible professional accounting experience, including financial statement preparation and complex reconciliations. Experience with governmental, public-sector, nonprofit, affordable-housing, real-estate, or property-management accounting. Demonstrated experience in at least two of the following: LIHTC or mixed-finance accounting; public housing or HUD grant accounting; component-unit reporting; consolidation; Capital Fund accounting; external audit support; FDS reporting. Strong Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, reconciliations, and financial-analysis workbooks. Strong communication, organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Preferred Qualifications CPA, CGFM, or comparable professional credential. Experience with HUD public housing, HCV, Capital Fund, RAD, LIHTC, HOME, or other federally funded housing programs. Knowledge of GASB reporting, HUD FDS reporting, 2 CFR Part 200, and Single Audit requirements. Experience with limited-partnership or LLC accounting, construction accounting, project reserves, and related-party transactions. #J-18808-Ljbffr GovHRUSA