Job Description

About Howard Financial

Howard Financial is a full-service back-office solution for companies and entities with bookkeeping, payroll, and bespoke reporting needs that require accuracy, timeliness, and institutional-quality reporting without the burden of full-time staff.

We are an experienced team of bookkeepers and administrators with multiple decades of combined experience across industries allowing companies to focus on their core business while we handle the rest.

Founded in 2023, our team of 60 professionals supports ~40 clients across a diverse range of industries. We recently reached $5M of contracted ARR and are growing rapidly (over 150% MRR growth YTD).

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Accountant with strong real estate accounting expertise to support a growing portfolio of property and development entities. This role requires a hands-on accountant who can own the month-end close, manage multiple entities, and operate independently with minimal oversight.

The ideal candidate has deep experience in real estate accounting, is comfortable working in cloud-based accounting systems, and understands the nuances of intercompany transactions, job costing, and property-level financial reporting

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage the monthly close process for multiple real estate entities
• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations
• Maintain accurate general ledger records across property and holding entities
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Manage accounting for multiple properties and legal entities
• Handle intercompany transactions and eliminations
• Support job costing, project accounting, and development activities
• Assist with investor reporting, lender reporting, and draw requests as needed
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies, internal controls, and deadlines
• Collaborate with external CPAs, auditors, and internal stakeholders

Required Technical Skills

• Strong experience with QuickBooks Online or other cloud-based accounting systems
• Proven ability to manage month-end close independently
• Experience preparing financials for multiple entities
• Solid understanding of:
• • Real estate accounting fundamentals
  • Job costing or project accounting
  • Intercompany transactions

Required Experience

• 4–6 years of overall accounting experience
• Minimum 2 years of direct real estate accounting experience
• Prior experience at a Senior Accountant or Junior Controller level
• Demonstrated ability to manage responsibilities with minimal training or supervision

Industry Background

• Required: Real estate accounting experience
• • Residential, commercial, and/or development
• Strong Plus:
• • Construction accounting
  • Job cost tracking and project-based accounting

Must-Have Qualifications

• Hands-on, practical real estate accounting experience
• Ability to own the month-end close process end-to-end
• Comfortable juggling multiple property and legal entities
• Strong organizational skills with a track record of meeting deadlines
• Ability to work independently and proactively

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Construction or development accounting experience
• Experience working in a remote or distributed team environment
• Exposure to:
• • Investor reporting
  • Development or construction draw requests
  • Lender reporting
  • Fund accounting

Why This Role?

• High-impact position with ownership and visibility
• Opportunity to work with a growing real estate portfolio
• Autonomy and trust in your accounting expertise
• Long-term growth potential within the organization