Real Estate Development Accountant — Build Affordable Housing

Harborlight Community Partners; Beverly (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Harborlight Community Partners in Beverly, MA, seeks a Development Accountant to support affordable housing projects from predevelopment through construction and stabilization. The role focuses on maintaining accurate financial records, tracking funding, and ensuring strong internal controls to advance community impact.

The role collaborates with development, property, and corporate accounting teams, supporting audits, cost certifications, and quarterly reporting while contributing to a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field.
• 3+ years of accounting experience; real estate development or property accounting preferred.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and month-end/ year-end close.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with RealPage or similar software is a plus.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills with ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting for assigned predevelopment and construction projects.
• Track project costs, contracts, requisitions, draws, and financing activity.
• Maintain sources and uses schedules and reconcile project activity to the general ledger.
• Support audits, cost certifications, annual reviews, and financial reporting.
• Assist with property accounting, account reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end/year-end close.
• Help improve accounting workflows, documentation, and internal controls.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to meet deadlines and support project success.

Skills

Accounting

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Excel

RealPage

Job description

Harborlight Community Partners in Beverly, MA, seeks a Development Accountant to support affordable housing projects from predevelopment through construction and stabilization. The role focuses on maintaining accurate financial records, tracking funding, and ensuring strong internal controls to advance community impact.

The role collaborates with development, property, and corporate accounting teams, supporting audits, cost certifications, and quarterly reporting while contributing to a