Senior Accountant, Construction & Real Estate Orion Placement - 5.0 Kansas City, MO Job Details Full-time $90,000 - $110,000 a year 21 hours ago Benefits Paid holidays Disability insurance Health insurance Unlimited paid time off Dental insurance Paid time off Parental leave Vision insurance 401(k) matching Life insurance Retirement plan Qualifications Accounting experience within construction industry Cost accounting analysis Financial close processing Teamwork Financial data reconciliation CPA Spreadsheets Bachelor's degree GAAP Closing the books Bachelor's degree in accounting Fixed asset management Excel data analysis Full Job Description Why This Is a Great Opportunity Join a growing organization supporting major data center and infrastructure development projects. Own accounting for complex, capital-intensive development projects from construction through capitalization. Work closely with the Controller, Finance, Development, Construction, and executive leadership. Build valuable expertise across construction accounting, project accounting, real estate development, and capital assets. Help improve and scale accounting processes within NetSuite as the organization continues to grow. Enjoy a hybrid work environment plus strong benefits including unlimited
PTO, 401
(k) matching, comprehensive insurance, and generous family-friendly benefits.
Location:
Kansas City, MO. This is a hybrid opportunity combining valuable in-person collaboration with the flexibility to work remotely part of the week.
Note:
Candidates must have 3+ years of directly relevant commercial real estate development, construction, or infrastructure accounting experience. Hands-on project accounting experience involving construction costs, CIP, capital expenditures, monthly close, and financial reporting is essential. About Us We are a growing technology infrastructure company developing and operating sophisticated data center and computing environments. Our team brings together technology, real estate development, construction, accounting, and finance to support complex infrastructure projects. We value ownership, collaboration, accuracy, and people who enjoy improving processes while helping a growing organization scale. Confidential Employer. Job Description Manage accounting records for multiple active development and construction projects. Record and review project costs in accordance with U.S. GAAP and capitalization policies. Maintain detailed accounting schedules for land, hard costs, soft costs, capital expenditures, and construction-in-progress. Review project invoices for accurate coding, capitalization, and cost allocation. Account for construction loan draws, advances, interest, and capitalized interest. Maintain and reconcile CIP balances and coordinate construction draw activity. Prepare monthly financial statements and reporting packages for development entities. Perform budget-to-actual and forecast-to-actual variance analysis. Complete month-end close activities including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and financial statement analysis. Maintain fixed asset records, depreciation schedules, and transfers from CIP when projects are placed into service. Partner with Development, Construction, Accounts Payable, Finance, and Procurement on project costs and reporting. Support the implementation and optimization of NetSuite project accounting, reporting, dashboards, and workflows. Help establish scalable accounting procedures, financial controls, and audit-ready documentation. Qualifications 3+ years of commercial real estate development, construction, infrastructure, or capital project accounting experience. Bachelor's degree in Accounting. Strong knowledge of project accounting, construction accounting, CIP, fixed assets, and capitalization. Experience preparing financial statements, journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills. Experience with ground-up development projects strongly preferred. NetSuite experience preferred. Construction lending and draw accounting experience preferred. CPA or active pursuit of CPA certification preferred. Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills. Why You Will Love Working Here Your work will directly support major development and infrastructure investments. You will have meaningful ownership over project accounting rather than being limited to routine transactional work. You will work closely with experienced finance and development leaders. You will help shape accounting processes and systems as the organization scales. You will gain exposure to complex construction, real estate, and capital asset accounting. Benefits include unlimited PTO, a 401(k) match, health, dental and vision coverage, disability and life insurance, generous parental leave, and paid holidays.
JPC-2258
Pay:
$90,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Dental insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Vision insurance Application Question(s): Briefly explain which role on your resume best aligns with this position and why. If you have any resume gaps, please briefly explain. This role is hybrid at the Kansas, City, MO, location. Confirm you are okay with this: Y/N In what city/state do you currently reside? What base salary range would you need to make a move? Pls keep it aligned with your directly relevant experience, as candidates seeking compensation above their experience level may not be considered.
Yes/No:
Do you have hands-on experience with construction-in-progress accounting, capitalization, and month-end close?
Experience:
construction or real estate accounting : 3 years (Required)