Development Accountant

Mission Staffing; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mission Staffing seeks a Development Accountant to support its Development Services Accounting team in NYC. This maternity-leave position covers multiple active development projects from job costing through month-end close.

The role involves liaising with lenders, owners, and construction managers, reviewing invoices, contracts, and change orders, and ensuring accurate project costing and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting is preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant accounting experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of AIA billing and payment applications.
• Experience preparing monthly requisitions and/or capital calls.
• Timberline and/or TimberScan experience strongly preferred.
• Strong GL, AP, job-costing, reconciliation, and month-end close skills.
• Ability and willingness to work 100% onsite in NYC.

Responsibilities

• Maintain books and records for multiple development projects.
• Prepare monthly requisitions for lenders and/or owners.
• Review construction invoices and AIA payment applications.
• Attend job-site meetings with lenders and/or construction managers.
• Review construction contracts, change orders, and commitments.
• Track project spending against approved budgets.
• Review and post accounts payable entries.
• Reconcile job-cost subledgers to the general ledger.
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, cash receipts, and month-end closing entries.
• Perform bank and account reconciliations.
• Assist with annual financial statement reviews and audits.
• Communicate regularly with construction managers, lenders, owners, and vendors.

Skills

AIA billing

Job-costing

GL

Accounts payable

Month-end close

Reconciliations

Communication with lenders/owners

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Timberline

TimberScan

Job description

A leading NYC real estate development organization is seeking a Development Accountant to support its Development Services Accounting team. This role covers a maternity leave and offers the strong potential to convert to a permanent position for the right candidate. You'll work directly within development/construction accounting, supporting multiple active development projects from job costing through month-end close.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain books and records for multiple development projects
• Prepare monthly requisitions for lenders and/or owners
• Review construction invoices and AIA payment applications
• Attend job-site meetings with lenders and/or construction managers
• Review construction contracts, change orders, and commitments
• Track project spending against approved budgets
• Review and post accounts payable entries
• Reconcile job-cost subledgers to the general ledger
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, cash receipts, and month-end closing entries
• Perform bank and account reconciliations
• Assist with annual financial statement reviews and audits
• Communicate regularly with construction managers, lenders, owners, and vendors

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting preferred
• 5+ years of relevant accounting experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of AIA billing and payment applications
• Experience preparing monthly requisitions and/or capital calls
• Timberline and/or TimberScan experience strongly preferred (comparable construction accounting software will be considered)
• Strong GL, AP, job-costing, reconciliation, and month-end close skills
• Ability and willingness to work 100% onsite in NYC