Lead Accountant Real Estate Development

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Grade: Professional 311

Pay Range: $100000.00 - $150000.00

Job Description

The Lead Accountant Real Estate Development is the accounting and financial-controls lead for WGUs large-scale construction and development program including the new headquarters campus. This senior individual contributor owns construction draw accounting project cost verification reconciliations close and capitalization support control documentation and audit readiness. The role partners with Development Project Controls Finance Procurement Treasury Legal contractors architects and external reviewers to protect the integrity of project financial records and payments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and operate project accounting procedures and controls including project and cost-code setup contract and commitment records change-order controls and documentation standards; lead related process system and reporting improvements.
• Review contractor pay applications against contracts and approved schedules of values; validate work completed retainage prior payments approved changes cost coding calculations and supporting documentation.
• Confirm required lien waivers or releases certifications and other payment conditions are complete; investigate exceptions and recommend draw or payment packages for approval under WGUs delegated-authority framework.
• Record and reconcile project costs commitments accruals accounts payable and funding activity; coordinate accurate and timely month-end and year-end close.
• Maintain construction-in-progress records and support capitalization placed-in-service determinations asset transfers and related accounting in accordance with U.S. GAAP and WGU policy.
• Reconcile accounting actuals and commitments to project-controls records and finance forecasts; identify and communicate variances emerging exposures and data-quality issues.
• Support debt or bond draws incentive and grant documentation covenant reporting audits and other compliance requirements with complete audit-ready records; provide functional guidance and coordinate external accounting or draw-review resources.

Qualifications

Travel

This position may require occasional travel of up to 20% including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences visits to company locations and other business-related events as needed. Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements

Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical dental vision telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual 11 paid holidays and other paid leaves including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

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