Real Estate Corporate Accountant

Position Summary

The Corporate Accountant is responsible for overseeing the organization’s banking relationships, cash management operations, liquidity forecasting, and investment of excess cash. This role ensures optimal cash positioning, strong internal controls, and efficient accounting processes while serving as the primary liaison with banking partners and external stakeholders.

The Corporate Accountant plays a critical role in safeguarding company assets, supporting strategic liquidity planning, and managing partner/member distributions and investment tracking.

Key Responsibilities

Banking Relationship Management

• Serve as primary contact for all banking partners, including:
• Wells Fargo
• Bank of America
• Capital Bank
• Hingham Bank
• Carter Bank
• Maintain strong working relationships to ensure service quality, competitive pricing, and fraud mitigation.
• Lead new account openings and banking service implementations.

Accounting Operations & Controls

• Administer all online banking platforms, including:
• User setup, maintenance, and permissions
• Wire and ACH payment configuration
• Account structure management
• Originate and process all external wire transactions (dual approval environment).
• Execute internal fund transfers and optimize account structures.
• Establish and document accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Investigate and resolve bank-related issues including fraud checks, fees, and account discrepancies.
• Completion of quarterly lender reports. 
• Amortization scheduling
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce risk.
• Accounting projects/ Reporting for ownership, upon request. 

Cash Management & Forecasting

• Prepare and maintain monthly Enterprise Cash Summary and liquidity projections.
• Monitor daily cash positioning across all accounts.
• Develop short- and medium-term cash forecasts to support operational and strategic needs.
• Provide visibility into liquidity trends and funding requirements.
• Estate planning

Investment & Liquidity Strategy

• Recommend investment strategies for excess cash in alignment with company policy.
• Track and report monthly investment performance.
• Support optimization of yield while maintaining appropriate risk controls.

Partner & Capital Administration

• Manage all Partner/Member distributions, including calculation, processing, and reporting.
• Serve as primary contact for outside partners regarding accounting-related matters.
• Maintain partner investment schedules and related-party loan tracking.
• Ensure accuracy of capital account balances and supporting documentation.

Reports To: Chief Financial Officer

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field.

Experience

• 5–10+ years of real estate corporate finance experience.
• Direct experience managing banking relationships and cash forecasting.
• Experience administering banking platforms and wire/ACH systems.
• Investment management or liquidity planning experience preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of accounting controls and fraud prevention.
• Advanced Excel skills and financial modeling capability.
• High attention to detail and process orientation.
• Strong communication skills with external partners and senior leadership.
• Ability to operate independently with high accountability.

Core Competencies

• Liquidity Management
• Banking & Accounting Operations
• Internal Controls & Risk Mitigation
• Cash Forecasting & Reporting
• Stakeholder & Partner Management
• Process Improvement