Accounting Manager

High Country: Private Equity Search; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

High Country: Private Equity Search is seeking an Accounting Manager / Controller to lead the financial accounting operations for a diversified real estate investment platform. The role offers remote flexibility, exposure to senior leadership, and ownership of corporate and property-level accounting across multiple entities.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of accounting experience, solid GAAP expertise, and proven ability to manage multi-entity structures, intercompany transactions, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years accounting experience with hands-on transactional accounting.
• Real estate investment accounting experience preferred; multi-entity reporting.
• Strong GAAP, GL, reconciliations, and month-end close knowledge.
• Experience managing intercompany transactions and external CPA relationships.
• Budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day accounting across corporate, investment, advisory, and affiliated entities with external accountants.
• Maintain general ledger, prepare journal entries, and reconcile bank, balance sheet, and intercompany accounts.
• Oversee accounts payable, vendor payments, reimbursements, corporate credit card activity, and recurring fees.
• Lead month-end and year-end close with accurate financial statements and schedules.
• Prepare annual budgets, forecasts, cash-flow projections, and variances.
• Manage banking relationships, treasury activities, cash balances, and disbursement controls.
• Coordinate with property/asset teams on reporting, escrows, reserves, and covenants.
• Manage quarterly investor distributions, waterfall schedules, and investor statements.
• Establish accounting policies, internal controls, and workflows to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Coordinate with external CPAs on tax returns, K-1s, 1099s, and procedures.
• Review payroll, retirement plan contributions, and support insurance renewals and entity filings.
• Manage accounting for principals’ personal and affiliated entities and confidential projects.

Skills

Accounting

GAAP knowledge

Multi-entity accounting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cash management

Intercompany transactions

ERP systems

Yardi/RealPage

Excel skills

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Yardi

RealPage

Microsoft Excel

Property accounting software

Job description

Join a well-established real estate investment firm with more than two decades of experience investing across the Western U.S. The firm focuses on opportunistic real estate investments, including value-add repositioning and development across multifamily, industrial, and retail assets.

We are seeking a talented Accounting Manager / Controller to join a collaborative, entrepreneurial team and lead the financial accounting operations of a diversified real estate investment platform. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced accounting professional to take ownership of multi-entity accounting, oversee external accounting relationships, and serve as a trusted partner to leadership.

The position offers the flexibility of a fully remote work environment, direct exposure to senior decision-makers, and meaningful responsibility across corporate, property, and investor accounting. The firm values individuals who take initiative, enjoy wearing multiple hats, and combine hands-on execution with the ability to strengthen processes and support the platform’s growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day accounting across corporate, investment, advisory, and affiliated entities, including oversight of external accountants and property-level accounting operations.
• Maintain general ledger accounts, prepare journal entries, and complete monthly bank, balance sheet, and intercompany reconciliations.
• Oversee and execute accounts payable, vendor payments, employee reimbursements, corporate credit card activity, and recurring fee billing.
• Lead month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accurate and timely financial statements and supporting schedules.
• Prepare annual corporate budgets, periodic forecasts, cash-flow projections, and budget-to-actual analyses.
• Manage banking relationships, treasury activities, cash balances, and controls over accounts and disbursements.
• Coordinate with property management and asset management teams to review financial reporting and monitor loan escrows, reserves, and covenants.
• Manage quarterly investor distributions, including distribution calculations, waterfall schedules, capital account reconciliations, and investor statements.
• Establish and maintain accounting policies, internal controls, and workflows that improve accuracy, accountability, and efficiency.
• Coordinate with external CPA firms on tax returns, K-1s, 1099s, and agreed-upon procedures engagements.
• Review payroll, coordinate retirement plan contributions, and support insurance renewals, entity filings, and related compliance requirements.
• Manage accounting for principals’ personal and affiliated entities and support confidential financial projects as needed.

Qualifications

• At least five years of accounting experience, with strong hands-on transactional accounting capabilities.
• Real estate investment accounting experience strongly preferred, with experience overseeing property-level financial reporting.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related business discipline.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, general ledger accounting, financial statements, reconciliations, and month-end close procedures.
• Direct experience managing multi-entity accounting structures, intercompany transactions, and external CPA relationships.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and internal controls.
• Familiarity with real estate accounting software, with Yardi or RealPage experience preferred.
• Strong Excel skills and proficiency with modern financial and AI-enabled productivity tools.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities and recurring deadlines independently.
• Strong communication skills, sound judgment, and discretion when handling confidential financial, employee, and investor information.