Accounting Manager - Real Estate (Greater Chicago Area)

Key Responsibilities

Close and financial reporting

• Manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual close for real estate funds/JVs, co-investment vehicles, and managed properties
• Prepare and post journal entries; review property management financial statements
• Coordinate with third-party fund administrators, prepare review packages, and resolve open items ahead of CFO sign-off
• Prepare quarterly financial analysis and performance return calculations for CFO review
• Contribute to the effort to consolidate reporting models into a single standard across all verticals

Cash and treasury operations

• Run daily cash operations: review and approve transfers, ensure transactions are booked timely, and execute subscriptions, distributions, invoices, and fee payments
• Own monthly cash reconciliations and operate the treasury process

Compliance and external reporting

• Administer multi-state entity registration and annual renewals, and ensure timely property tax filing and payment
• Prepare and submit all debt, lender, and loan servicer reporting on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
• Coordinate quarterly and annual investor reporting and tax deliverables
• Support the annual audit and tax compliance process as day-to-day contact for external auditors and tax preparers

Team and cross-functional

• Supervise and develop junior accounting staff
• Respond to investor, lender, and internal inquiries
• Support CFO-led initiatives in insurance and property tax standardization, property-level budgeting, cash forecasting, and vendor cost management

Requirements

• 6+ years of accounting experience with a strong real estate background
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• CPA, or actively pursuing
• Fund accounting experience, including working alongside third-party fund administrators
• Hands-on experience with Sage Intacct or a comparable multi-entity ERP, in an environment with more than 20 legal entities
• Working knowledge of multi-state entity registration and property tax administration
• Exposure to cash controls and lender or debt reporting
• Self-starter with strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and a strong team player

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience configuring Sage Intacct dimensions or entity structure, not only operating in it
• Construction accounting: work in progress, draw schedules, capitalized interest
• Experience with warehoused assets held ahead of fund contribution
• Self-storage, RV storage, or other operating real estate asset classes
• Vena for planning and reporting; ADP for payroll
• Prior experience supervising or mentoring junior accounting staff

Compensation and Growth Path

Base salary: $120,000 – $140,000 , depending on experience, CPA status, and depth of fund and multi-entity ERP background.

Annual bonus: Eligible for 10–15% of base

• Benefits: medical, dental, vision and 401(k), remote with periodic commute to Chicago office.