Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AVAIO Digital is hiring a Senior Development Accountant to own financial tracking and reporting for development and construction projects. The role monitors budgets, commitments, actuals and forecasts; manages lender draw packages and project cash flow; and supports accounting close, reconciliations, audits and Yardi workflows.
Responsibilities
- Own budget, commitment, actual and forecast tracking for assigned development and construction projects, including coding of development costs and operating capital expenditures in Yardi or a similar project management solution
- Own the monthly progress draw cycle: review pay applications with Project Managers and Project Controls, confirm backup is complete, and prepare and submit monthly draw packages to lenders
- Maintain subcontractor contracts, change orders, retainage and lien waivers, and track vendor insurance compliance
- Investigate and explain variances between budget, commitments, actuals and forecast, and communicate findings to Project Managers and the VP Construction Accounting
- Prepare cash flow analyses, monitor project liquidity, and process funding requests
- Support monthly accruals, bank reconciliations, the periodic reporting cycle and annual audits
- Reconcile quarterly intercompany transactions, including development fees, and outstanding commitments
- Sustain Yardi data quality through regular review of inputs, outputs and workflows
- Support the contracting process in partnership with the Project Managers
- Grow into a Yardi Subject Matter Expert (SME), supporting internal and external Yardi users and coordinating between them
Skills
- Self-directed and accountable: manages a full workload and meets close and draw deadlines independently in a remote setting
- Exceptional attention to detail and strong analytical skills, with accurate, well-documented deliverables
- Clear written and verbal communication; able to work credibly with Project Managers, lenders and vendors
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in development, construction or real estate accounting
- Working knowledge of construction accounting: job cost accounting, committed costs, retainage, change orders, AIA pay applications, lender draw packages and lien waivers
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Yardi and/or Procore experience (Sage, Viewpoint, Foundation or similar ERP experience also valued)
- CPA, and experience with data center, large-scale development or construction lending
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- Fully remote role with about three days of travel per month
- Clear path to deepen your expertise in Yardi and Procore as the platform scales
- Collaborative team that values financial discipline, rigor and cross-functional coordination
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