Job Description & Details
This is a solid mid-senior accounting role based in Brambleton, VA, focusing heavily on the real estate and construction sectors within a diverse portfolio of businesses. If you enjoy diving deep into Work-in-Progress tracking, month-end closes, and complex job costing instead of just pushing papers in a basic QuickBooks setup, this gig will keep you on your toes.
What You'll Actually Be Doing
Expect to spend a good chunk of your time handling balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and preparing journal entries for general ledger accounts. You'll be knee-deep in month-end close activities, running variance analyses, and coordinating directly with external auditors when audit season rolls around. The day-to-day also involves tracking project costs, dealing with revenue recognition, and fixing any inconsistencies in financial entries across multiple corporate entities.
The Core Tech Stack
You absolutely need to bring advanced Excel skills to the table—we're talking heavy data tools, complex lookups, and dynamic modeling, not just basic spreadsheets. Familiarity with heavy-hitting enterprise systems like Yardi or JD Edwards is non-negotiable, alongside a solid grasp of GAAP and manual, enterprise-level accounting workflows. Real estate accounting background, particularly with commercial or residential properties and job costing, will make or break your ability to keep up with their portfolio.
Interview Expectations
They will likely grill you on how you handle complex variance analysis during a tight month-end close, so be ready to walk them through a time you found a major discrepancy in a general ledger and how you fixed it. The hiring manager is secretly looking for proof that you can work independently in a non-QuickBooks environment without hand-holding, so share concrete examples of managing WIP tracking and job costing for construction or real estate projects.
Application Advice
Make sure your resume screams enterprise-level experience by explicitly highlighting keywords like 'Job Costing', 'GAAP', 'Yardi', 'JD Edwards', and 'Advanced Excel'. Don't just list your past tasks; emphasize your track record with audit preparation, month-end closes, and managing real estate portfolios to easily get past the initial ATS filters.