Senior Project Accountant
Listed on 2026-03-10
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Accounting
Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting -
Finance & Banking
Financial Reporting
Senior Project Accountant
Salary: $115,000 – $120,000 + Performance Bonus
Location: McLean, VA
If you are a technically strong real estate development accountant who wants stability, influence, and long‑term runway, this is the one. We’re partnering with a well‑established, privately held real estate development firm with decades of success in residential land development and community building.
Why This Opportunity Stands Out- High‑level technical accounting role, become the go‑to expert in development accounting
- Direct visibility to ownership and executive leadership
- Long‑tenured team, extremely low turnover
- Financially strong organization with consistent revenue and backlog
- Systems modernization underway
- Free, high‑quality health insurance, fully paid for individual AND family coverage
- Generous PTO to start and summer schedule perk – every other Friday off
- 401(k) with match
- Professional, stable, drama‑free environment
The Senior Project Accountant will own full‑cycle project accounting for multiple real estate development projects, including:
- Job cost accounting and capitalization
- Preparing and reviewing detailed work papers
- Construction loan draw preparation and reconciliation
- Lot settlement accounting (HUDs, purchase agreements, sales journals)
- Contract review and revenue treatment analysis
- General ledger entries and account reconciliations
- Month‑end and year‑end close support
- Supporting tax work papers and GAAP/tax basis financial reporting
- Cash management and banking activity
This Senior Project Accountant must be comfortable operating independently and serving as the technical resource within development accounting.
Qualifications- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (Finance must have strong debits/credits experience)
- 6+ years of real‑estate development, construction, or project accounting experience
- Strong understanding of development cost accounting and capitalization
- Experience preparing detailed work papers
- Experience with lot settlements and contract interpretation
- Strong Excel skills
- Experience working within accounting systems
If you’re a Senior Project Accountant who wants long‑term stability, real technical ownership, and upward runway, apply now.
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