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:

Oversee job cost accounting and accounts payable for development projects in coordination with HRED
Maintain general ledgers for development entities, including journal entries and cost capitalization
Reconcile intercompany accounts across enterprise and development projects
Prepare and review project-level trial balance reconciliations
Monitor and analyze development project cash balances
Support construction draws, funding requests, and disbursements
Perform treasury functions for development projects, including cash management activities
Lead year-end close and support audits for development entities
Coordinate with auditors on cost certifications, eliminating entries, and Form 8609 documentation
Review and guide Project Accountants to ensure accuracy and compliance in reporting

Education and Experience:

Requires Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited college or related field of study with a minimum of five years accounting experience or equivalent.
Construction accounting experience is required.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Must be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of the construction lifecycle and the entity structures typical of affordable housing developments.
Experience with Yardi and MIP/Abila preferred.
Experience in Affordable Housing industry and/or Real Estate industry a plus.

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:

Medical, Dental and Vision Plan
401(K) with company matching contributions
Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability
FSA (Flexible Spending Account)
Responsible Time Off (RTO)
12 Paid holidays
Hybrid Workplace
Wellness and Work Life Balance
Opportunities for Professional Development
EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
Free Gym Access
Paid Time Volunteer Opportunity
Company-Wide Events

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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