Sr. Accountant

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Accountant to support a high-volume real estate environment in Oak Brook, Illinois. This Long-term Contract position will play a key role in portfolio accounting, financial reporting, and analytical review across multiple real estate holdings. The individual in this role will work closely with business partners to deliver accurate consolidated results, evaluate performance trends, and assist with accounting activities tied to investment transactions. Success in this position requires strong independent judgment, advanced spreadsheet skills, and prior experience working with property and portfolio-level financial data.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee accounting activities for a group of real estate portfolios, ensuring accurate reporting and timely completion of recurring close deliverables.

• Prepare monthly financial packages for assigned portfolios and verify the completeness and accuracy of supporting schedules.

• Analyze financial statements received from individual properties and combine results into portfolio-level consolidated reporting.

• Conduct detailed month-over-month and budget-to-actual variance reviews, identifying drivers behind financial fluctuations and summarizing findings for management.

• Collaborate with Asset Management and other internal stakeholders to support financial analysis, performance evaluation, and business decision-making.

• Assist with accounting and reporting needs related to acquisitions, refinancings, and property sale transactions, including preparation of schedules and transaction support documents.

• Support reporting requirements for entities with trust-related structures and maintain accuracy across complex ownership arrangements.

• Review existing reporting workflows, resolve data or process issues, and recommend improvements in a fast-paced, deadline-driven setting.

The salary range for this position is $33.65 to $55.28/hour, plus bonus. Benefits are available including medical, vision, and dental, and life and disability insurance. Employees hired for our FTEP Program are also eligible to enroll in our company's 401(k) or deferred compensation plan (if eligible). FTEP employees also earn paid time off for vacation, personal needs, and sick time and paid holidays. Learn more at roberthalfbenefits.com/resources. Our specialized recruiting professionals apply their expertise and utilize our proprietary AI to find you great job matches faster.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• At least 7 years of accounting experience, with strong preference for background in real estate, property management, or real estate investment environments.
• Hands-on experience working with property-level financial statements and portfolio or investment reporting.
• Proven ability to prepare consolidated financial reporting across multiple entities or portfolios.
• Strong experience performing variance analysis as part of monthly financial review responsibilities.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including work with pivot tables, lookups, complex formulas, and large data sets.
• Experience with core accounting functions such as month-end close, general ledger activity, journal entries, account reconciliations, and bank reconciliations.
• Familiarity with Yardi and exposure to acquisition, disposition, refinancing, or trust-related accounting activities is strongly preferred.

Compensation

$43.77-$50.68 Hourly

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All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available including medical, vision, dental, life and disability insurance. Employees hired for our FTEP Program are also eligible to enroll in our company’s 401(k) or deferred compensation plan (if eligible). FTEP employees also earn paid time off for vacation, personal needs, and sick time and paid holidays. The amount of Choice Time Off (CTO) received varies based on years of service and is pro-rated based on the hours worked per week. A new FTEP employee earns up to 13 days of CTO and up to 10 paid holidays per calendar year. Learn more at roberthalfbenefits.com/Resources.

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