Highlights
This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional with development, homebuilding, or construction accounting experience who wants to work for a financially stable organization known for its strong culture, exceptional benefits, and long-tenured employees. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical accounting skills, a proactive mindset, and a desire to grow within a stable organization that values long-term employee success.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Falls Church, VA |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://www.cfstaffing.com/ |
Description
Senior Project Accountant
Salary: Up to $125,000 + Bonus
A well-established and growing real estate development company is seeking a Senior Project Accountant to join its accounting team. This is an excellent opportunity for an accounting professional with development, homebuilding, or construction accounting experience who wants to work for a financially stable organization known for its strong culture, exceptional benefits, and long-tenured employees.
Why You'll Love This Opportunity
- 100% employer-paid health insurance for employees and their families
- Every other Friday off during the summer
- Annual performance-based bonus
- Strong 401(k) match
- 3 weeks PTO to start
- Annual salary reviews
- Excellent work-life balance outside of a defined busy season
- Collaborative, professional, and low-politics environment
- Significant project backlog providing long-term stability
- Opportunity to work closely with leadership and contribute to process improvements
- Modernizing accounting systems and technology
- Strong potential for future growth and advancement
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain project books and detailed accounting workpapers
- Record and analyze construction and development-related transactions
- Prepare journal entries, reconciliations, and support month-end close
- Track project costs, capitalization, inventory allocations, and cost of sales
- Prepare and submit construction loan draw packages
- Review lot settlements and HUD documentation
- Manage bank reconciliations and cash activity
- Assist with year-end reporting and tax workpapers
- Review contracts and ensure appropriate accounting treatment
- Support financial reporting and project analysis
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- 6+ years of accounting experience with a focus on development, homebuilding, construction, or project accounting
- Strong general ledger accounting and month-end close experience
- Experience with job costing and project-based accounting
- Understanding of capitalization, cost allocations, and construction/development accounting concepts
- Experience preparing detailed workpapers and supporting documentation
- Ability to review contracts and determine appropriate accounting treatment
- Advanced Excel skills
- Experience working with accounting systems and ERP platforms
Preferred Experience
- Real estate development accounting
- Homebuilding accounting
- Construction project accounting
- Lot purchase agreements, lot settlements, and HUD documentation
- Sage Intacct and/or Sage 300 CRE
- Bill.com, Ramp, Concur, or similar platforms
- Public accounting experience with relevant industry exposure
Ideal Candidate
We're looking for a hands-on accounting professional who thrives in a project-based environment and enjoys digging into the details behind development and construction transactions. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical accounting skills, a proactive mindset, and a desire to grow within a stable organization that values long-term employee success.
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About Company
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.
