Accounting Manager

Vaco by Highspring; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking an Accounting Manager to join its finance leadership team for a growing real estate investment company in Irvine, CA. The role blends corporate, property, and fund accounting with supervisory responsibilities.

You will manage the monthly close, oversee a small accounting team, ensure GAAP compliance, and lead process improvements across multiple entities. Strong Excel skills and experience with real estate accounting are required to drive accurate reporting and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA designation strongly preferred.
• 2+ years of public accounting plus 1-3+ years of progressive accounting experience in private industry.
• Experience supervising accounting staff.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, financial reporting, and month-end close processes.
• Advanced Excel skills with complex formulas, pivot tables, and modeling.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of ~3 accounting personnel for corporate, property, and fund accounting.
• Manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes with timely reporting.
• Review and approve journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and schedules.
• Provide accounting guidance related to real estate investments and fund structures.
• Ensure GAAP compliance, internal controls, and policy adherence.
• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations, flux analyses, and budget-to-actual reports.
• Partner with executives to provide financial insights and strategic decisions.
• Oversee cash management, forecasting, and investment reconciliations.

Skills

CPA

Real Estate

Managerial Experience

Corporate Accounting

Fund Accounting

GAAP

Advanced Excel

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Job description

Position Overview

Our client, a growing real estate investment company, is seeking an Accounting Manager (CPA preferred) to join its finance leadership team. This position offers a unique blend of corporate accounting, real estate property accounting, and fund accounting responsibilities while providing direct supervisory responsibility and exposure to executive leadership.

The Accounting Manager will serve as a key leader within the accounting function, overseeing the monthly close process, managing a team of accounting professionals, ensuring compliance with accounting policies, and driving process improvements across multiple real estate investment entities and funds.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of approximately three accounting professionals responsible for corporate, property, and fund accounting activities.
• Manage the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and supporting schedules prepared by the accounting staff.
• Provide technical accounting guidance related to real estate investments, property operations, and investment fund structures.
• Oversee general ledger activities and ensure compliance with GAAP, internal controls, and company accounting policies.
• Perform and review detailed balance sheet reconciliations, account analyses, flux analysis, and budget-to-actual variance reporting.
• Partner with executive management and operational leaders to provide financial insights, identify trends, and support strategic decision-making.
• Manage cash management activities, including cash flow forecasting, investment reconciliations, and liquidity analysis.
• Ensure accurate recording and reporting of revenues, expenses, capital expenditures, and investment activity across multiple entities.
• Assist with the preparation of financial statements, investor reporting packages, audit schedules, and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Act as a key liaison with external auditors, tax advisors, and other professional service providers.
• Evaluate and improve accounting processes, internal controls, and reporting efficiencies through automation and technology enhancements.
• Leverage ERP systems and advanced Excel functionality to streamline workflows, improve reporting capabilities, and support data-driven decision making.
• Participate in system implementations, upgrades, and special projects related to financial reporting and accounting operations.
• Communicate financial results and operational performance metrics to management through clear and effective presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA designation strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 2+ years of public accounting experience plus 1-3+ years of progressive accounting experience within private industry.
• Previous experience supervising or mentoring accounting staff preferred.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, financial reporting, and month-end close processes.
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, and financial modeling.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership abilities with the ability to interact effectively across all levels of the organization.

Desired Skills and Experience

• CPA
• Real Estate
• Managerial experience
• Corporate accounting
• fund accounting

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail].

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations; and
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).