Director of Accounting

Chesapeake Search Partners; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Chesapeake Search Partners is seeking a Director of Accounting to provide enterprise-wide leadership for the general accounting function within a complex operating environment. You will support annual audits, drive process improvements, and enable scalable growth across multiple communities.

Ideal candidates have a CPA (preferred) with at least 10 years in the field and 5+ years in management, plus experience in real estate or hospitality sectors.

Qualifications

• Active CPA required or strongly preferred.
• MBA is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Owns monthly, quarterly, and annual close for home office and community entities.
• Oversees general ledger integrity, finalize journal entries, reconciliations, balance sheets, variance analysis.
• Maintains core general accounting disciplines: accruals, prepaid costs, intercompany, equity, debt, cash accounts.
• Partners with Internal Controls to improve accounting policies and documentation.
• Leads accounting transformation initiatives: process redesign, system optimization, automation.
• Directs accounting strategy for new communities, system implementations, and enterprise projects.

Education

Active CPA

MBA (preferred)

Job description

Chesapeake Search Partners is seeking a Director of Accounting for a reputable growing organization. In this important leadership role, you’ll provide enterprise-wide leadership for the general accounting function within a complex, multi-community operating environment. The Director of Accounting plays a key role in supporting annual audits and continuous improvement that protect the company’s financial integrity, scalability, and long-term growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Has ultimate ownership and accountability for the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for home office and community-level entities.
• Provides director-level oversight of general ledger integrity, including final review authority over journal entries, account reconciliations, balance sheets, and fluctuation and variance analysis.
• Maintains stewardship over core general accounting disciplines, including accruals and reserves, prepaid and deferred costs, intercompany transactions and eliminations, and equity, debt, investments, and cash accounts.
• Partners strategically with the Internal Controls team to interpret, enhance and formalize accounting policies, procedures, and documentation.
• Sponsors, prioritizes, and leads accounting transformation initiatives, including process redesign, system optimization and automation.
• Leads accounting strategy for special initiatives, including new community openings, system implementations, and enterprise-wide projects.

Qualifications:

• Active CPA is strongly preferred. MBA a plus.
• Minimum of 10 years in related/similar industry with at least the last 5+ years in management role over accounting professionals.
• Experience at an audit/CPA firm a plus.
• Knowledge of fixed asset accounting, depreciation, capital projects, and construction-in-progress accounting.
• Familiarity with accounting considerations for real estate, senior living, healthcare, or hospitality operations.