Senior Accountant

Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 47,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee is seeking a Senior Accountant to support complex accounting, financial reporting, consolidation, intercompany reconciliations, and HUD funding activities for public housing and related programs in Milwaukee.

The role focuses on LIHTC/mixed-finance accounting, development activity, close processes, and audit support, with lead responsibility for month-end closes and disclosure workpapers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Five years of professional accounting experience with financial statements and reconciliations.
• Experience in governmental/public-sector/nonprofit or housing accounting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and schedules for the organization and related entities.
• Prepare consolidation workbooks, intercompany reconciliations, elimination entries, and disclosures.
• Perform complex reconciliations involving cash, reserves, development activity, debt, grants, and related-party transactions.
• Support LIHTC and mixed-finance accounting, including partnership activity, development costs, reserves, and project reporting.
• Perform accounting and reporting for public housing, Capital Fund programs, and related HUD funding sources.
• Lead month-end and year-end close activities including journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Prepare audit schedules, workpapers, and respond to auditor requests.
• Assist with HUD financial reporting, FDS submissions, grant reconciliations, and compliance requirements.
• Provide technical guidance to accounting staff and recommend improvements to controls and reporting.

Skills

Excel

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field

Job description

Senior Accountant – Affordable Housing, Grants & Consolidation

Schedule

Full-Time

Start

Immediate

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to support complex accounting, financial reporting, reconciliation, and compliance activities for a public-sector housing organization in Milwaukee. The role supports public housing, Capital Fund, LIHTC, mixed-finance, and related-entity operations, with a strong focus on consolidation, intercompany accounting, HUD reporting, and audit support.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and supporting schedules for the organization and related entities.
• Prepare consolidation workbooks, intercompany reconciliations, elimination entries, and supporting disclosures.
• Perform complex reconciliations involving cash, reserves, development activity, debt, grants, and related-party transactions.
• Support LIHTC and mixed-finance accounting, including partnership activity, development costs, reserves, and project reporting.
• Perform accounting and reporting for public housing, Capital Fund programs, and related HUD funding sources.
• Lead assigned month-end and year-end close activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Prepare audit schedules, workpapers, and supporting documentation and respond to auditor requests.
• Assist with HUD financial reporting, FDS submissions, grant reconciliations, and compliance requirements.
• Provide technical guidance to accounting staff and recommend improvements to controls, processes, and reporting accuracy.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
• Five years of progressively responsible professional accounting experience, including financial statement preparation and complex reconciliations.
• Experience with governmental, public-sector, nonprofit, affordable-housing, real-estate, or property-management accounting.
• Demonstrated experience in at least two of the following: LIHTC or mixed-finance accounting; public housing or HUD grant accounting; component-unit reporting; consolidation; Capital Fund accounting; external audit support; FDS reporting.
• Strong Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, reconciliations, and financial-analysis workbooks.
• Strong communication, organization, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CGFM, or comparable professional credential.
• Experience with HUD public housing, HCV, Capital Fund, RAD, LIHTC, HOME, or other federally funded housing programs.
• Knowledge of GASB reporting, HUD FDS reporting, 2 CFR Part 200, and Single Audit requirements.
• Experience with limited-partnership or LLC accounting, construction accounting, project reserves, and related-party transactions.

Compensation will be between $34-48/hr