Accounting Compliance Manager

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Job Location:

Washington, AR - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 80000 - 90000

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Who We Are

Tracing our original history back to 1920 EJF Real Estate Services has been a family-owned family-operated business focused on residential property management and real estate sales in the Washington DC metropolitan area for over 30 years. Today we are the largest DC-based property management company servicing hundreds of clients across the DMV. Our extensive market knowledge hands-on industry experience and best-in-class customer service work together to help communities thrive. Want to join in on the fun

What You Do

EJF Real Estate Services is seeking an Accounting Compliance & Special Projects Manager to coordinate and execute a high volume of time-sensitive compliance-driven accounting deliverables across our community association portfolio. This role supports the end-to-end execution of regulatory filings tax compliance coordination audit support annual reporting and select cross-functional accounting initiativesmany of which have statutory deadlines. The ideal candidate is highly organized comfortable managing multiple parallel timelines and motivated by building clear trackers documentation and repeatable workflows that reduce rework and risk.

Requirements

Regulatory Tax & Filing Compliance

Coordinate required federal state and local tax and compliance filings for assigned associations partnering with external auditors/tax preparers.
Manage the compliance workflow: collecting inputs coordinating review preparing approval packages and supporting filing and payment processing.
Maintain filing calendars deadlines and documentation standards to ensure on-time completion.
Perform reasonableness/QA checks on completed returns prior to leadership approval.
Track and help resolve tax notices discrepancies and reinstatements in coordination with preparers and agencies.
Ensure accurate recordkeeping and documentation across company systems.

Government Portals Registrations & Access

Support setup and maintenance of required tax and regulatory portals and access controls.
Assist with onboarding associations into federal and state systems and required registrations.
Coordinate power-of-attorney/authorization workflows as needed for leadership signature.

Payments Allocations & Special Compliance Items

Coordinate tax-related payments and special compliance items ensuring approvals are obtained per policy.
Track real property tax payments and monitoring for applicable associations.
Support reviews of allocations prorations and true-ups; coordinate with accounting teams for accurate posting and documentation.

Budget Cycle & Annual Execution Support

Support accounting components of the annual budget cycle and related initiatives.
Maintain budget templates formulas and fee structures; flag issues for review.
QA draft budgets for internal consistency and coordinate issue resolution prior to approval.
Confirm approved budgets and fee updates are entered correctly into systems.

Audit Support & Coordination

Coordinate annual audit workflows for assigned associations including timelines request lists and status tracking.
Support engagement letter processing data requests draft coordination and audit adjustment tracking.
Ensure audit adjustments are routed forapproval and entered accurately once approved.
Maintain clear audit status reporting for accounting leadership.

Onboarding & Offboarding Execution Support

Support accounting execution for association onboarding/offboarding including GL mapping banking data review balance imports and Day-1 verification.
Coordinate clean handoffs of financial data and records during transitions.
Track final reconciliations closures and administrative charges to completion.

Process Tracking & Continuous Improvement

Build and maintain trackers calendars checklists and QA controls to improve visibility and reduce last-minute escalations.
Document recurring processes and support training/knowledge transfer to reduce key-person dependency.
Identify bottlenecks and propose incremental improvements; partner with leadership on broader changes.
Provide consistent status updates to accounting leadership.

Decision Authority & Escalation

Executes routine workflow steps and prepares approval-ready packages for filings and payments in line with policy.
Escalates exceptions disputes or potential exposure promptly to the Controller/CFO.
Serves as a key point of coordination for compliance-related accounting items working closely with accounting leadership.

Team Leadership & Process Improvement

Lead and develop a team responsible for recurring compliance deliverables and special projects.

Qualifications

3 years in accounting operations compliance audit/tax coordination or a similarly deadline-driven environment
2 years of people leadership experience
Proven ability to manage high-volume high-consequence workflows
Strong organizational project management and follow-through skills
Clear and confident communicator with internal teams and external partners

Preferred

Experience in HOA condo co-op or property management accounting
Familiarity with multi-state and DC-area regulatory environments
Experience with Vantaca or similar property/accounting platforms

What We Offer

EJF offers a comprehensive health benefits package that includes medical dental and vision insurance employer-paid Life and Disability insurance and 401(k) plan with company match. EJF is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected category under Federal law or laws of the District of Columbia. If you are an applicant that requires reasonable accommodation please email us at .

Salary Description

$80000-$90000

Required Experience:

Manager

Who We AreTracing our original history back to 1920 EJF Real Estate Services has been a family-owned family-operated business focused on residential property management and real estate sales in the Washington DC metropolitan area for over 30 years. Today we are the largest DC-based property manageme...