Director of Corporate Accounting

Steiner + Associates; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Steiner + Associates in Columbus, OH seeks a Director of Corporate Accounting to oversee consolidated financial reporting, tax coordination, and internal controls across multiple entities, while partnering with Property Accounting to ensure consistency and efficiency. The role directly manages the Corporate Accountant and coordinates audits and compliance activities.

The ideal candidate will have strong GAAP expertise, 5–10 years in complex multi‑entity accounting, CPA preferred, and proven

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA certification strongly preferred.
• Minimum 5-10 years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in commercial real estate or related industries.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP, multi-entity accounting, and internal controls.
• Experience with MRI, Yardi, QuickBooks or similar ERP systems.
• Advanced Excel and financial reporting skills.
• High degree of professionalism, accountability, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review consolidated financial statements and supporting schedules.
• Coordinate annual tax return preparation for multiple entities and filings with external agencies.
• Ensure financial reporting is prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Oversee intercompany accounting, eliminations, and consolidated reporting across all entities.
• Assist in overseeing treasury operations, liquidity management, and cash flow planning.
• Coordinate external audits and liaise with auditors and tax advisors.
• Lead process improvements and strengthening of internal controls.
• Collaborate with Property Accounting to support overall operations.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Multi-entity accounting

Financial reporting

Excel advanced

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA certification

Tools

MRI

Yardi

QuickBooks

Job description

Position:Director of Corporate Accounting

Location: Columbus, OH

Job Id:316-1

# of Openings:1

Director of Corporate Accounting

Finance&Accounting Department

Department:Finance& Accounting

ReportsTo:VicePresident–Finance& Operations

Position Summary

The Director of Corporate Accounting is responsible for overseeing the company’s corporate accounting, tax coordination, consolidated financial reporting, treasury coordination, internal controls, corporate audit activities, and enterprise-levelfinancialcompliancefunctions.ThisrolepartnerscloselywiththeDirectorof Property Accounting to ensure consistency, accuracy, and operational efficiency across the organization’s accounting and financial reporting processes. This role will also directly manage the Corporate Accountant. The Director of Corporate Accounting will focus primarily on corporate financial management, accounting policies, treasury activities, audit/review/compilation coordination, insurance administration, retirement plan compliance, and organizational accounting processes, while supporting operational and property accounting initiatives as needed. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical accounting expertise, supervisory skills, and experience managing complex multi-entity accounting environments within commercial real estate, development, property management, construction or related industries.

• Prepareandreviewconsolidatedfinancialstatementsandsupporting schedules.
• Coordinateannualtaxreturnpreparation for many entities andfilingwithoutside agencies.
• Ensurefinancialreportingispreparedinaccordancewithgenerallyacceptedaccounting principles.
• Overseeintercompanyaccounting,eliminations,andconsolidatedreportingacrossall entities.

Treasury&CorporateFinancial Operations

• Assistinoverseeingtreasuryoperations,liquiditymanagement,andcashflow planning.
• Reviewandapprovetreasurytransactions,fundingrequests,andwire activity.
• Coordinateannualfinancialaudits, reviews or compilationsandserveasprimaryliaisonwithexternal auditors.
• Coordinatewithexternaltaxadvisorsregardingfederalandstatetaxfilings,partnership reporting, and entity compliance matters.

Corporate Compliance, Insurance & Retirement Plan

• Overseeadministrationandcoordinationofcorporateinsurancepolicies,includingrenewals, claims coordination, policy tracking, and broker relationships.
• Assistwithorganizationalriskmanagementinitiativesandinsurancecompliance requirements.
• Oversee administration and compliance activities related to the company’s 401(k) plan, includingcoordinationwiththird-partyadministrators,annualtesting,reportingrequirements, and audit support as applicable.
• Supportcompliancewithapplicableretirementplanregulationsandinternalgovernance procedures.
• PartnercollaborativelywiththeDirectorof PropertyAccountingtosupportoverallaccounting department operations and organizational objectives.
• Providetechnicalaccountingexpertiseandsupportacrosstheaccountingandfinance functions.
• Collaborateonprocessimprovements,reportingconsistency,workloadbalancing,and accounting best practices.
• Assistwithpropertyaccountingandthird-partyaccountinginitiativesas needed.
• Supportimplementationandmaintenanceofscalableaccountingproceduresandinternal controls across the organization.
• Workcloselywithexecutiveleadershipandoperationalteamstoensurealignmentbetween accounting processes and business objectives.

ProcessImprovement&Systems Management

• Assistinimplementation,enhancement,andoptimizationofaccountingsystemsand workflows.
• Supportdevelopmentofstandardizedreportingandaccountingproceduresacrossthe organization.

Budgeting&FinancialAnalysis Support

• Assistwithfinancialanalysis,variancereporting,andexecutive reporting.

Qualifications& Experience

• Bachelor’sdegreeinAccounting,Finance,orrelatedfield required.
• CPAcertificationstrongly preferred.

Minimum5-10yearsofprogressiveaccountingexperience,preferablywithincommercial real estate, development, property management, or related industries.

• StrongknowledgeofGAAP,multi-entityaccounting,financialreporting,internalcontrols, and real estate accounting practices.
• ExperiencewithMRI,Yardi, Quickbooks orsimilaraccounting/ERPsystems preferred.
• AdvancedMicrosoftExcelandfinancialreporting skills.
• Highdegreeofprofessionalism,accountability,andattentionto detail.

Location

• ThispositionisbasedinColumbus, Ohio.

Travel

• Minimaltravelmayoccasionallybe required.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and qualifications required of the position.