Head of Finance and Accounting

<div class="show-more-less-html__markup show-more-less-html__markup--clamp-after-5 relative overflow-hidden"> Want to be the person who builds the finance function, not just runs it? Our client, a growing real estate private equity firm, is hiring a Head of Finance &amp; Accounting as their first dedicated in-house finance leader. You won’t be starting from a blank page. Trusted outsourced partners already handle the day-to-day, so you’ll step in as the expert who owns the numbers, raises the bar on process, and decides what to bring in-house and when. You’ll design the accounting infrastructure yourself, from the chart of accounts to the tech stack, and you’ll have the green light to bring in automation and AI to make the close faster and cleaner. This role is onsite 4x per week in West LA. What You’ll OwnClose and reporting: Lead an accurate, on-time month-end close across the portfolio. Review outsourced financial packages and get to the bottom of the variances.Portfolio consolidations: Turn property-level detail into clear owner-level reporting for tax advisors and lenders.Fund economics: Review NAV, recalculate fees and waterfalls, and verify investor allocations and returns.Systems architecture: Design the chart of accounts, entity structure, and integrations, and bring in automation and AI to speed up the close.Cash and treasury: Drive liquidity planning, controls, wire approvals, and cash-flow forecasting across entities.Investor distributions: Partner with the fund administrator on distributions and investor reporting.AP and vendors: Manage corporate and fund-level AP, with oversight of property-level AP.GL integrity: Own reconciliations, technical accounting entries, and clean books across multiple entities.Deals, lenders, tax, and audit: Account for new entities and transactions, support lender reporting, and serve as the point person for outside tax and audit teams. What You Bring8+ years of accounting leadership experience in real estate; mul