Senior Real Estate Development Bookkeeper, Real Estate Development & Investment Firm Part-Time | In-Office Tuesday – Thursday | 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM Location: Manhattan
Compensation
$60– PLUS an hour depending on experience We are an active real estate development and investment firm seeking a highly experienced Senior Bookkeeper with a strong background in real estate development, construction accounting, and accounting automation. This is not a basic bookkeeping role. We are looking for someone who understands how to build efficient systems, maintain clean financials across multiple entities and projects, and help streamline accounting operations and able to assist in complicated real estate closings. Only candidates who have worked in real estate firms /legal, or related fields will be considered. Responsibilities
- Manage full-cycle bookkeeping across multiple real estate entities
- Oversee construction accounting, job costing, and project budget tracking
- Work on audits from insurance carriers
- Handle lender draw submissions and reporting
- Maintain accurate AP/AR, reconciliations, and monthly closes
- Track development budgets, soft costs, hard costs, retainage, and vendor payments
- Maintain debt schedules, intercompany accounting, and cash flow reporting and veresed in real estate closings/ and refiancing .
- Work directly with ownership, lenders, vendors, and outside CPAs- invovled in some HR and clerical matters
- Implement and improve accounting systems, workflows, and automation tools
- Help streamline reporting, approvals, bill pay, and financial processes Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in real estate development/ lending or construction accounting. We are seeking candidates well versed in technology.
- Must be versed in the use of AI to automate-and be a critical thinker- fast paced environment.
- Strong understanding of development accounting / lending and job costing
- Experience with multi-entity accounting structures
- Advanced QuickBooks and Excel skills required
- Experience with accounting automation systems and workflow tools strongly preferred
- Highly organized, proactive, and detail-oriented
- Able to operate independently in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment Important Candidates without direct real estate development and construction accounting experience will not be considered. To Apply Please submit:
- Resume
- Brief summary of relevant real estate development accounting experience
- Compensation expectations
Pay
From $60.00 per hour Work Location: In person