Senior Project Accountant

Community HousingWorks • San Diego, California • Contractor • $105,000–$110,300 / year

Posted on Thu, Sep 3, 2026

The Senior Project Accountant provides accounting support to CHW’s Housing Real Estate Development, with a focus on job cost and construction accounting for development projects, including accounts payable, construction draws, and cost tracking. This role requires collaboration across internal teams and shared ownership of departmental financial statements to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
The position requires close collaboration with external stakeholders, including auditors, property management, lenders, and general contractors, and supports compliance with reporting requirements. Additionally, the role is responsible for documenting Real Estate Accounting policies and procedures to strengthen internal controls and standardize practices.   Role & Responsibilities:  Education and Experience:  Physical Abilities: The physical abilities to perform tasks may require prolonged sitting, standing and/or moving. Moves throughout the office spaces, outdoor spaces and building to access areas of resident services. Moves equipment weighing between 20-35 pounds without assistance. Moves more than 35 pounds with assistance. Moves through outdoor spaces of varying levels and textures including uneven ground. May have to move around active construction sites and follow the site-specific safety protocol.   Work Environment: The noise and climate level in the work environment varies depending on the work site, including outdoor work environments. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with different abilities to perform the roles and responsibilities of this position.    This role requires working at different sites and in areas varying degrees of distance.   Compensation: It may vary based on skills, experience and qualifications: Annual Salary: $105,000 - $110,300   Benefits: CHW offers employees generous benefits, including:   Community HousingWorks is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive company culture, CHW does not discriminate against candidate and employees because of their disability, sex, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status under the law.

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