Finance & Accounting Leader — Build the Function (West LA)

Career Group Search; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Group Search is seeking a Head of Finance & Accounting for a growing real estate private equity client. This is the first dedicated in-house finance leader, responsible for building the accounting infrastructure and owning the close.

You’ll lead month-end, manage multi-entity reporting, design the chart of accounts, and push automation/AI to speed up the close, with an onsite presence in West Los Angeles.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of accounting leadership in real estate (multi-family preferred)
• Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred
• Fund accounting skills including multi-entity portfolios for external reporting
• Hands-on experience with property platforms (Yardi, MRI, AppFolio) and fund administration tools

Responsibilities

• Lead an accurate month-end close across the portfolio and review outsourced packages
• Consolidate property-level data into owner-level reporting for tax advisors and lenders
• Review NAV, fees, waterfalls, and investor allocations and returns
• Design chart of accounts, entity structure, and integrations; introduce automation and AI to speed up close
• Drive liquidity planning, treasury controls, wire approvals, and cash-flow forecasting
• Coordinate with fund administrator on distributions and investor reporting
• Oversee AP and vendors across corporate and fund levels; maintain GL integrity
• Support new entities, deals, lenders, tax and audit teams

Skills

Accounting leadership

Real estate experience

Fund accounting

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance

CPA preferred

Tools

Yardi

MRI

AppFolio

Job description

Career Group Search is seeking a Head of Finance & Accounting for a growing real estate private equity client. This is the first dedicated in-house finance leader, responsible for building the accounting infrastructure and owning the close.

You’ll lead month-end, manage multi-entity reporting, design the chart of accounts, and push automation/AI to speed up the close, with an onsite presence in West Los Angeles.