Director, Real Estate Accounting

Legacy Search Advisors; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Legacy Search Advisors has partnered with a highly successful real estate organization in the Baltimore area for a newly created Director of Real Estate Accounting role. This leadership position oversees a key portion of the real estate accounting function, directing an experienced team and partnering across Accounting, Financial Reporting, FP&A, Treasury and other areas.

The role blends hands-on technical accounting with team leadership, process improvements and broader business partnership,

Qualifications

• Strong real estate or property accounting experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, ideally managing accounting professionals.
• Solid understanding of lease accounting and related real estate concepts.
• Public company, REIT and/or large corporate accounting experience preferred.
• CPA preferred.
• Strong communication with senior leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Track record of improving processes and owning complex accounting responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead accounting and reporting for a significant real estate portfolio.
• Oversee and develop an experienced accounting team.
• Review complex lease and property-level accounting activity.
• Partner with Financial Reporting, FP&A, Treasury and other internal stakeholders.
• Support acquisitions, portfolio activity and other transactions impacting accounting.
• Drive improvements to processes, controls and reporting.
• Serve as a key resource to senior leadership on portfolio accounting matters.

Skills

Real estate accounting

Leadership

Lease accounting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

CPA preferred

Job description

Legacy Search Advisors has partnered with a highly successful real estate organization in the Baltimore area on a newly created Director of Real Estate Accounting opportunity.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an accomplished real estate accounting professional to step into a visible leadership role with a sophisticated, well-established organization known for operating with an exceptionally lean and high-performing team.

Reporting directly to senior accounting leadership, this individual will oversee a key portion of the company’s real estate accounting function while leading an experienced team and partnering across Accounting, Financial Reporting, FP&A, Treasury and other areas of the organization.

The position offers an opportunity to combine hands‑on technical accounting knowledge with team leadership, process improvement and broader business partnership.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead accounting and reporting for a significant real estate portfolio


• Oversee and develop an experienced accounting team


• Review complex lease and property‑level accounting activity


• Partner with Financial Reporting, FP&A, Treasury and other internal stakeholders


• Support acquisitions, portfolio activity and other transactions impacting the accounting function


• Drive improvements to processes, controls and reporting


• Serve as a key resource to senior leadership on accounting matters related to the portfolio


• Help ensure accuracy, consistency and scalability across a growing and sophisticated real estate platform

What We’re Looking For

• Strong real estate and/or property accounting experience


• Demonstrated leadership experience, ideally managing experienced accounting professionals


• Solid understanding of lease accounting and related real estate accounting concepts


• Public company, REIT and/or large corporate accounting experience strongly preferred


• CPA preferred


• Strong communication skills with the ability to operate effectively with senior leadership and cross‑functional partners


• A track record of improving processes, developing teams and taking ownership of complex accounting responsibilities

Compensation

$160K – $200K base salary + 30% target bonus + Equity

The overall package is exceptionally competitive and provides meaningful upside for the right individual.