Senior Director of Accounting

Senior Director of Accounting

Denver Tech Center Corporate Accounting Leadership Public Company Reporting GAAP SOX SEC Reporting CPA Preferred

AIR Communities is seeking an ascending accounting leader with strong technical depth public-company discipline and the leadership presence to help scale a complex high-performing finance organization.

This is a highly visible opportunity for a CPA-level accounting professional who has progressed through increasing leadership scope and wants to lead teams strengthen controls modernize accounting operations and influence business decisions in a large fast-paced environment.

What You Will Own

• Lead develop and scale a high-performing accounting team including leaders and technical accounting professionals.
• Oversee critical close reporting accounting operations reconciliations financial analysis controls and audit-readiness activities.
• Apply U.S. GAAP expertise to complex transactions estimates judgments contracts and reporting conclusions.
• Support SOX compliance internal controls accounting policy documentation and consistent financial governance.
• Partner with FP&A Property Operations Tax Investor Relations Internal Audit Legal Treasury and executive leadership to align accounting outcomes with business priorities.
• Lead process improvement automation system enhancement and transformation initiatives that improve quality speed consistency and scalability.

Why Join AIR

• At AIR Accounting is a strategic partner to the business. You will lead meaningful work develop strong teams influence how processes scale and help support a national portfolio during a period of growth. AIR offers competitive total rewards and a workplace culture centered on integrity respect collaboration customer focus and performance.

Qualifications :

What You Will Bring

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or a related field; CPA strongly preferred.
• 10 years of progressive accounting experience including leadership of complex accounting close reporting controls and cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong U.S. GAAP technical accounting foundation with the ability to research document and communicate conclusions clearly.
• Experience in a large public company REIT real estate property management financial services or similarly complex environment.
• Demonstrated executive presence business partnership team leadership and ability to influence finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Track record of stable progressive career growth with increasing scope leadership responsibility and measurable impact.

Preferred Experience

• Big 4 public accounting experience preferably including audit technical accounting SEC reporting public company clients or real estate/REIT exposure.
• SEC reporting external reporting disclosure support earnings materials audit committee materials or public company reporting calendar experience.
• Experience modernizing accounting operations through automation workflow redesign system optimization data quality improvements or AI-enabled process enhancements.

Additional Information :

Compensation and Benefits

AIR offers attractive total compensation packages designed to recognize and reward performance at the individual team and company levels. We start with a competitive base salary and add bonus opportunities and benefit choices designed to support your health financial well-being professional growth and community involvement.

• Expected base salary: $190000$220000. You will be provided a pay rate that is in line with your skills and experience as they relate to the requirements of the job.
• Annual bonus opportunity: Base salary plus 30% annual bonus.
• Housing benefit: 25% rent discount available.
• Health and wellness: Medical dental vision and life insurance options available; HSA with company-sponsored contributions; and FSA options including traditional and dependent care FSA.
• Income protection: Company-paid short- and long-term disability.
• Retirement: 401(k) plus company contributions.
• Paid time off: Paid vacation 14 paid holidays and paid sick time.
• Education support: Tuition Assistance Program.
• Additional benefits: Commuter benefits pet insurance consumer discounts community give-back time career development programs and up to 100% reimbursement on job-related professional certification or licensing.
• Family support: Paid parental leave of up to 16 weeks following the birth or adoption of a child.

What You Need to Know

Application Deadline: The initial deadline for applications is 7/14/2026. Applications submitted after this date may still be considered on a rolling basis until the position or program is filled. We encourage all interested candidates to apply as early as possible. If a final decision has not been made by the initial deadline subsequent applications will be reviewed as they are received.

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Ready to help build the next phase of AIRs Accounting organization Apply today and bring your technical expertise leadership capability and growth mindset to a team preparing for continued momentum.

Candidates extended an offer will be required to undergo pre-employment screening that includes checking references a four-panel drug screening that excludes marijuana testing employment verification & criminal background check.

AIR values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. AIR prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time