Advisors Corporate Accounting Manager

The Corporate Accounting Manager plays a key leadership role within the Advisors Corporate Accounting team, ensuring the department consistently delivers accurate, timely, and decision‑ready financial information. Reporting directly to the Regional/Assistant Controller, this leader will help shape the team’s operational excellence and uphold a strong internal control environment.

As a proactive and solutions - oriented contributor, the Accounting Manager will drive process improvements, strengthen accounting workflows, and support both near‑term priorities and long‑range business objectives. This role oversees a team of one or more Senior and Staff Accountants, providing coaching, direction, and accountability. The position also partners closely with cross‑functional groups across the organization to ensure compliance with GAAP and to support strategic initiatives with high‑quality financial insights.

Responsibilities

Month‑end close oversight - Lead financial close activities, ensuring journal entries, accruals, and related adjustments are accurate, complete, and recorded on schedule.
Journal entry review - Review and approve journal entries prepared by Senior and Staff Accountants, ensuring proper support and compliance.
GAAP compliance - Maintain adherence to GAAP and internal accounting policies across all accounting and finance activities.
Field Finance collaboration - Partner with Field Finance teams to develop and validate required journal entries and accruals.
Policy development - Work with the Regional Controller to create, refine, and implement accounting policies and procedures across regions and operating companies.
Process standardization - Support consistency in financial close processes across local operating companies and design streamlined workflows where needed.
Balance sheet oversight - Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations and related analyses
Issue escalation - Proactively identify and elevate financial or operational issues that may impact performance or controls.
Process improvement - Evaluate existing workflows and recommend enhancements to improve efficiency, accuracy, and control.
Ad hoc project support - Respond to and lead various ad hoc analyses, reporting needs, and special projects.
Team leadership - Supervise direct reports, provide coaching and development, and ensure team goals and departmental objectives are met.
Additional responsibilities - Perform other duties as assigned to support the broader accounting function.

Qualifications:

Accounting degree requirement - Bachelor’s degree or higher in Accounting.
Technical GAAP expertise - Strong technical and analytical skills with demonstrated experience in GAAP and financial controls.
CPA credential - CPA preferred.
Audit background -Public Accounting and/or Internal Audit experience preferred.
Professional experience - Minimum of 6 years of progressive accounting experience.
Supervisory experience - Some people‑management or supervisory experience.
Communication skills - Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
Multitasking ability - Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently with limited supervision.
Task management skills - Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize effectively.
Follow‑through - Demonstrated ability to complete assigned tasks and take on additional responsibilities as needed.

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At Anywhere, we are empowering everyone’s next move – your career included. What differentiates us is our scale, expertise, network, and unique business model that positions us as a trusted advisor throughout every stage of the real estate transaction. We pursue talent – strategic thinkers who are eager to always find a better way, relentlessly focus on talent, obsess about growth, and achieve exceptional results. We value our people-first culture, which thrives on empowerment, innovation, and cross-company collaboration as we keep moving the world forward, together. Read more about our company culture and values in our annual Impact Report.

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