Senior Real Estate Development Accountant

EqualAccess; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

EqualAccess is seeking an experienced Real Estate Development Accountant for a hands-on role embedded in a live development operation in Queens, NY. You will own project-level financial tracking, reporting, and compliance, working closely with owners and project management rather than a large, handoff-driven finance team.

This role requires familiarity with construction draws, lender reporting, and cost tracking against budgets, plus strong general ledger and job costing in a development

Qualifications

• Solid background in real estate development accounting at the project level.
• Familiarity with construction loan draws, lender reporting, and cost tracking against project budgets.
• Comfort working with ownership and project management directly, without a large finance team around you.
• Strong command of general ledger, job costing, and period-end close in a development context.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously without losing precision on any of them.
• A degree is standard for this role, but direct experience in real estate development accounting matters more than where you went to school.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate project-level books across the development portfolio, tracking costs against approved budgets.
• Process and reconcile construction draws, flagging discrepancies early and keeping lender documentation complete.
• Prepare internal financial reports for ownership and project stakeholders, presenting a clear picture of where each project stands.
• Support preparation of financial statements and schedules required by lenders, investors, or partners.
• Maintain documentation and records in line with lender, investor, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with external auditors and tax preparers, providing clean workpapers and timely responses.
• Assist in building and updating project pro formas and cash flow projections as development timelines evolve.
• Flag budget variances and work with the development team to understand and address the root cause.
• Work within existing accounting systems and, where appropriate, recommend improvements to how costs and reporting are tracked across the portfolio.

Skills

Real estate development accounting

Construction draws

Lender reporting

General ledger

Job costing

Multi-project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Job description

EqualAccess is seeking an experienced Real Estate Development Accountant for a hands-on role embedded in a live development operation in Queens, NY. You will own project-level financial tracking, reporting, and compliance, working closely with owners and project management rather than a large, handoff-driven finance team.

This role requires familiarity with construction draws, lender reporting, and cost tracking against budgets, plus strong general ledger and job costing in a development