Senior Accountant - CRE Development

SENIOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTANT
GROUND-UP REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT

📍 Location: Dallas, TX
🏢 Department: Accounting
🕒 Employment Type: Full-Time | Hybrid (3 days in-office/2 days remote)


Position Overview:

We are excited to welcome an experienced Project Accountant (CRE Development) to our growing team. This role requires a sharp eye for detail and focuses on supporting active development projects with accurate, timely, full‑cycle accounting—from initial budgets through project completion.

Please note: This position is focused on development accounting. It does not include any property accounting duties.

As Project Accountant, you’ll oversee all financial management and reporting functions tied to active ground-up development projects—ensuring accuracy, transparency, and strategic alignment across every phase of the process. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a well-established, growing company where collaboration, shared success, and integrity aren’t just valued—they’re part of the dress code. We value talent and offer a platform for your professional development.


Key Responsibilities:

📊Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Lead full-cycle accounting for development and operating real estate projects across Texas, ensuring accuracy under Income Tax Basis and/or GAAP.
• Prepare and post monthly journal entries, including accruals, cost of sales, and revenue recognition for assigned assets.
• Conduct monthly general ledger reviews to validate completeness and compliance with applicable accounting standards.

🏗️ Project & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Serve as the primary accounting liaison for project and development managers, providing financial insights and support.
• Partner with third-party property management teams to reconcile monthly operating results and ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with internal teams to align on project-related financial matters and timelines.

📁 Financial Statements & Compliance

• Prepare comprehensive financial statements and reporting packages for lenders, joint venture partners, and internal leadership.
• Ensure timely and accurate compliance with lender reporting requirements, including monthly draw submissions and capital activity tracking.
• Manage monthly capital calls and distributions for joint venture partners, maintaining transparency and audit readiness.

🧮 Asset Management & Budgeting

• Set up and maintain fixed asset schedules; record depreciation and amortization for all operating properties.
• Support the development and refinement of annual budgets and forecasts for both operating and development projects.
• Prepare detailed Project Cost Summaries to track construction progress and budget adherence.

💼 Investment & Transaction Accounting

• Record equity contributions, distributions, and pick-ups for general and limited partners, including minority interest allocations.
• Oversee accounting for property acquisitions and dispositions, including waterfall calculations and journal entry preparation.
• Review and summarize transaction documents to ensure accurate financial treatment under Income Tax Basis and/or GAAP.

🧠 Strategic Support & Special Projects

• Respond to ad hoc requests and lead special projects for senior leadership, including the CFO and Controller, with a focus on strategic financial insights and operational excellence.

Experience Requirements:

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience with ground-up real estate development.
• Real Estate software experience: Yardi, Excel required.

Core Capabilities:

• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset; thrives in dynamic environments and pivots seamlessly across projects and priorities.
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills, with a results-driven approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present effectively to owners, equity partners, and tenants.
• Ability to work independently, managing multiple high-priority projects simultaneously.
• Lifelong learner who applies expertise with confidence and defends analysis clearly and persuasively to investment committees.

Why Join Provident?

• People-First, Family-First Culture
• Industry-leading developer with strong financial backing.
• Collaborative, high-performance culture that values innovation and entrepreneurial thinking.

Since its inception in 1991, Provident has developed over $10 Billion of real estate projects.  We are disciplined and focused on executing deals that offer the best strategy for Provident and our investor partners. With over three decades of experience with opportunistic land development and vertical development in various key U.S. markets, our company thrives on an entrepreneurial spirit and an excellent track record of success.

Over the past 30+ years, Provident has executed a diversified real estate investment and development platform. Currently, the $7.5 billion portfolio includes product types such as multi-family, industrial, master-planned communities, hospitality, retail, office, mixed-use, and data centers across the United States.

Under the leadership of Leon Backes and Jay Hawes, Provident is a respected, well-capitalized investment firm, that has thrived through three decades and multiple market cycles with foresight, depth of experience, and a unique ability to adapt to shifting demands, market trends, and challenging economic cycles. Provident is in constant pursuit of flexibility, innovation, and professionalism in its operations and investments. By maintaining a streamlined decision-making process, Provident is able to capitalize on fast-moving opportunities and rapidly adjust to dynamic market forces.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive base plus bonus, and the unique ability to invest in the Provident Employee Fund
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Company-Provided Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401k with company match
• 529 College Savings Plan
• 3 Weeks PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Maternity/Paternity Leave

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Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Provident is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.



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If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or to perform the essential functions of the position, please contact us at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request.



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