What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Bridger Communities?
About Bridger Land Group
Bridger Land Group is a Bozeman-based real estate operator with three businesses under one roof: Bridger Communities (multifamily — Blackwood Groves, Penrose, and Victoria Flats coming online), Bridger Builders Group (construction — for-sale homes, amenity buildings, and community projects), and BLG corporate. We design, build, and operate places we'd want to live, with a quiet excellence we're proud of and a deep care for the residents, homeowners, and community we serve.
Behind every well-run project is a finance function that holds the discipline. That's the seat we're hiring for.
The Opportunity
The scope spans AP/AR processing across every entity, the COI/W-9 compliance discipline that keeps every dollar moving cleanly, project budget reconciliation, vendor onboarding, entity compliance filings, and close support. It's substantive work in a real multi-entity environment, with a real growth path on the other side of it.
Key Responsibilities
Own the AP and AR across every entity
- Review and verify the accuracy and completeness of vendor invoices and supporting documentation.
- Verify appropriate authorization and coding for all invoices.
- Match invoices with purchase orders and receiving documents.
- Enter invoices into the accounting system for payment processing.
- Maintain the master COI/W-9 tracker across every active sub and vendor —expiration dates, additional-insured language, W-9 on file.
- Vendor file management in Yardi — audit-ready before invoicing starts.
- Annual 1099 preparation
- Onboard new vendors in Yardi with W-9, tax classification, and payment terms — the basis for clean year-end 1099s.
- Run AP and AR aging review on a regular cadence; flag aging items, coding errors, and double-billings to the Controller before they become issues.
- Manage inter-company AR and distributions receivable across BLG entities.
- Record recurring inter-company transactions.
Job Cost Accounting
- Compile construction draw packages for each active project after initial approval, and hand to the Controller for review and lender submission.
- Reconcile project budgets between our accounting system and construction management software.
Cash and 1099
- Bank reconciliations every month, no exceptions; surface anomalies the day they appear.
- Daily cash visibility support — pull balances across entities for the weekly cash report to the principals.
- 30/60/90-day cash forecasting prep — pull the components (AR aging, AP aging, scheduled distributions, expected draws, known capex), and hand to the Controller for strategic narrative.
Execute entity compliance and recurring filings
- Maintain the entity compliance filing calendar across every entity — what's due, when, and where.
- Execute annual report and registered-agent renewals in every state where each entity is registered, on time.
Support the close and surface what's slowing the function down
- Assist with month end and year end closing procedures
- Prepare monthly general ledger account reconciliations
What You Bring
- 3 years of accounting experience, with hands-on ownership of AP/AR and reconciliations. We care more about substance than a specific résumé shape.
- Precision and process discipline
- Comfort working across multiple entities and chart-of-accounts complexity, even if you've only done two or three before this.
- Yardi experience, or strong general-ledger experience plus genuine willingness to ramp on Yardi P2P and Construction Manager quickly.
- Strong written and verbal communication. You'll be coordinating with field operators, the Controller, an outside CPA, and the principals — clarity matters.
- Lives in Bozeman or genuinely excited to move here. This is a corporate-office seat with month- and quarter-end heavier days; in-person matters.
What Sets You Apart
- Real estate or multifamily accounting background — property-level books, lender reporting, distribution waterfalls.
- Construction accounting exposure — job costing, GC pay-app review, construction draw prep, BuilderTrend or similar.
- Hands-on with Yardi P2P, Yardi Construction Manager, or comparable real estate accounting systems.
- Multi-state entity compliance experience — registered agents, franchise tax, foreign qualification, BOI filings.
The Practical Details
Title. Staff Accountant — Bridger Land Group
Reports to. Controller
Base. Corporate office in Bozeman, with month- and quarter-end heavier days.
Schedule. Monday–Friday, with longer days at month- and quarter-end as needed.
Benefits. Health, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance. 401(k) with employer match. Paid holidays and PTO. Parental leave.
Start. As soon as the right person can begin
Pay: From $60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $60,000