Senior Accounting Manager

Job Title: Senior Accounting Manager

Location: Lynnwood, WA

Reports to: CFO

FLSA status: Exempt

Travel: <10%

Salary: $130,000-$170,000

Summary:

We are seeking a Senior Accounting Manager to lead the accounting function for our established land development and homebuilding company. This role oversees a team responsible for payroll, accounts payable, and general ledger operations, while partnering with colleagues across the organization to enhance the quality of our financial data, reporting, and processes.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who can effectively manage, coach, and develop team members while actively contributing to day-to-day accounting operations. This exempt position reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer.

The ideal candidate for this position is committed to stellar customer service and producing an outstanding product. With our client, you’ll work and collaborate with an experienced and passionate leadership team committed to growth, innovation, and excellence. Join us and be part of a purpose-driven company known for delivering quality, building trust, and treating people right.

Essential Functions and Duties

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Lead, mentor, and develop Accounts Payable team members, providing guidance, training, and support to ensure accurate and timely processing of invoices, payments, and vendor communications.

2. Partner with departments across the organization to facilitate the accurate and efficient flow of financial information, ensuring accounting requirements are understood and met while providing responsive support to internal stakeholders.

3. Establish, maintain, and continuously improve internal controls, accounting policies, and procedures to safeguard company assets, ensure compliance, and support accurate financial reporting.

4. Coordinate the annual reviewed financial statement process, including preparing and reviewing client-prepared schedules, supporting documentation, and responding to external accountant requests.

5. Manage all business licensing requirements, including applications, renewals, compliance tracking, and maintaining records for multiple entities and jurisdictions.

6. Conduct annual performance evaluations and compensation reviews for direct reports, providing ongoing coaching, goal setting, and professional development opportunities.

7. Oversee cash management activities, including monitoring cash flow, processing deposits, managing banking relationships, and reviewing monthly bank reconciliations.

8. Manage property tax and excise tax filings, payments, and reporting requirements, while ensuring the timely preparation and distribution of annual Form 1099s.

9. Monitor and track Homeowners Association (HOA) expenses, ensuring accurate accounting, budgeting, and reporting for applicable projects and communities.

10. Lead the month-end close process, including the preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting to ensure timely and accurate financial statements.

11. Oversee fixed asset accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, disposals, reconciliations, and maintenance of fixed asset records.

12. Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, increase efficiency, and enhance the quality and accuracy of financial data and reporting.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Minimum of five years of progressive accounting or finance experience.

• Three or more years of leadership or people management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation.

• Four or more years of accounting experience within the construction, land development, homebuilding industry, or similar experience.

• Knowledge of construction accounting concepts, including work-in-progress (WIP) reporting and job cost accounting.

• Experience with Sage 100 Contractor software or similar construction accounting systems.

Competencies

1. Expertise with generally accepted accounting principles.

2. Strong technical and financial working knowledge of payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger accounting functions.

3. Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

4. Experience preparing, analyzing, and interpreting financial statements.

5. Ability to communicate effectively with Company leadership, employees, customers, vendors and compliance authorities fostering consensus and cooperation.

6. Proven strong analytical/problem solving, judgment, time management, critical thinking and organizational skills.

7. Possess a friendly, professional attitude toward internal and external stakeholders.

8. Ethical conduct and personal effectiveness/credibility.

9. Experience in a construction or similar industry.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position is responsible for overseeing the accounting department and will provide mentorship to enhance job growth, efficiencies, and performance. This position will conduct the annual performance evaluations.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

The role is based at Company headquarters in Lynnwood, Washington, and is fully in-office. The office is open from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., offering flexibility in daily work schedules based on individual needs, team priorities, and business requirements.

This position operates in a clerical office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as phones, computers, printers, photocopiers/scanners, filing cabinets, etc.

This is a largely sedentary role; however, some filing or similar tasks are required. This would require the ability to lift files, open cabinets and bend or stand as necessary. Position requires sitting for long periods; manual dexterity to be able to write, type and use a keyboard or 10-key proficiently; ability to lift items up to 25 pounds; ability to clearly communicate by telephone, email and in person; ability to use a computer and other electronic equipment.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

This position requires authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. No security clearance is required.

Other Duties

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits

Employee Benefit Program

Our client cares deeply about the health and wellness of their team members and their families and is proud to offer a robust total rewards package.

• Health Insurance coverage includes: 100% Employer Paid Medical premium for employee. Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance coverage for eligible dependents is available for additional cost. Eligible first of month after hire date.

• 401(k) and Roth(k) retirement plans with up to 3.5% company matching contribution.

• Paid Time Off that includes 15 days’ vacation plus sick time per Washington State law; plus 10 Paid Holidays.

• Employer Paid Life and AD&D Insurance for employees.

• Health Savings Account allowing pre-tax earnings to be used for unreimbursed medical expenses.

• Voluntary supplemental other coverages (Cancer Care, Accident, Life, etc.) available at additional cost to employee.

Other benefits include:

• Cell Phone Reimbursement.

Please see Employee Handbook for details on eligibility and waiting periods.

Compensation

Base Salary Range: $130,000-$170,000 annually

In addition, employee will be eligible for an annual Company profit bonus.

This job posting is a general description of the essential functions of this role. It is not intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform. All employees of our client are expected to perform tasks as assigned by supervisors or management, regardless of job title or routine job duties.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. Our client is a non‐smoking facility and a drug and alcohol-free workplace. All new hires are subject to a post-offer, pre-employment background check, in accordance with company.