Staff Accountant

State

Sausalito, CA

Specialism

Construction, Hospitality , Hotels/Leisure/Restaurants , Real Estate , Staff Accountant

Compensation

$38-$40/hr

About the Opportunity

Hoxton Circle is partnering with a well-respected, private equity firm on a long-term contract Staff Accountant opportunity. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role within a small, leadership-heavy finance team. The individual will serve as the sole accountant on the team, working directly alongside senior leadership across a portfolio assets.

Why This Role

  • Real ownership and visibility — sole accountant on the team
  • Complex, substantive work across multiple entities and active projects
  • Direct exposure to senior leadership in a lean, high-caliber environment
  • Stable, tenured team with a strong track record of retention
  • Clear temp-to-perm pathway for the right candidate
  • Competitive contract rate with hybrid flexibility

Key Responsibilities

General Ledger, Reconciliations & Cash Management (~60–70%)

  • Managing high-volume bank activity and performing daily/weekly bank reconciliations across multiple entities and accounts
  • Preparing journal entries related to accruals, prepaids, intercompany activity, construction costs, allocations, and cash movements
  • Supporting month-end and year-end close activities including reconciliations and financial statement support
  • Performing detailed balance sheet reconciliations for cash, accrued liabilities, payables, prepaids, and intercompany accounts
  • Assisting with audit support schedules and maintaining organized backup documentation
  • Managing expense allocations and charge-outs across multiple hotel projects, entities, and business units
  • Supporting construction/development accounting including CIP tracking, capital expenditures, contractor costs, and project-related accruals

Complex Accounts Payable (~30%)

  • Processing invoices across multiple entities and projects with strong attention to accuracy and timeliness
  • Determining correct G/L coding, entity allocation, department coding, and capitalization treatment for invoices
  • Handling construction and development-related vendor invoices including contractors, consultants, architects, engineers, and FF&E vendors
  • Coordinating invoice approval workflows with senior leadership, Asset Management, Construction, and Finance teams
  • Serving as primary point of contact for vendors regarding payment status, discrepancies, W-9s, and banking updates
  • Monitoring payment timing and maintaining awareness of cash management priorities
  • Managing complex expense allocations across multiple entities, projects, and investments

What We're Looking For

Required

  • 3+ years of accounting experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting
  • Multi-entity general ledger and reconciliation experience
  • High-volume bank reconciliations (daily/weekly)
  • Complex AP with coding judgment and construction vendor exposure
  • Cash management and intercompany experience
  • Intermediate-to-advanced Excel
  • Self-directed and comfortable operating independently with leadership visibility

Preferred

  • Yardi Voyager experience
  • Audit support experience
  • Intercompany and cost allocation experience

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