Accounting Operations Specialist & Senior Bookkeeper

Overview

A project management and field services organization serving the student housing, multifamily, and hospitality industries nationwide is seeking an Accounting Operations Specialist / Senior Bookkeeper. This role is designed for a highly organized, proactive individual to manage day-to-day accounting operations within a fast-paced, project-based business environment.

This position involves ownership of accounting workflows, financial visibility, and operational discipline to support large-scale operational projects such as seasonal resident turnover, contracted field and facility services, capital improvement and installation projects, and other initiatives across multiple markets.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily accounting operations including accounts payable/accounts receivable coordination and reconciliations
• Support client billing, collections follow-up, vendor payments, and expense tracking
• Coordinate subcontractor onboarding, compliance tracking, W-9/1099 administration, and insurance documentation
• Maintain reconciliations for operating accounts, credit cards, and spend management
• Assist with ACH/payment processing coordination and bank account verification
• Support project accounting coordination, expense coding, and financial organization across multiple concurrent projects
• Maintain operational visibility into cash flow, billing status, vendor payments, and project financial activity
• Collaborate closely with operations, leadership, project managers, and external CPA/accounting partners
• Support month-end close preparation and accounting documentation organization
• Identify workflow inefficiencies and contribute to scalable accounting and operational process improvements
• Assist with financial organization during peak seasonal operational periods

Qualifications

• 3–7+ years of experience in bookkeeping, accounting operations, AP/AR, project accounting, or operational finance
• Experience in construction, field services, student housing, multifamily, logistics, hospitality, or other project-based operational environments preferred
• Strong knowledge of reconciliations, billing coordination, vendor payments, expense tracking, and accounting workflow management
• Experience supporting high-volume operational or seasonal business environments preferred
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Strong communication and coordination skills to work cross-functionally with operations, leadership, vendors, subcontractors, and external accounting partners
• Comfortable working in fast-moving, deadline-driven environments with shifting priorities during peak periods
• Proficiency with QuickBooks, Microsoft Excel, Google Workspace, and cloud-based operational/accounting systems
• Experience with project management, spend management, or operational SaaS platforms preferred
• Detail-oriented with awareness of broader operational priorities and business needs
• Self-directed, resourceful, proactive, and able to take ownership of responsibilities
• Experience improving workflows, documentation standards, operational organization, or accounting processes is a plus
• Understanding of project accounting, job costing, operational billing workflows, or subcontractor/vendor coordination strongly preferred
• Ability to maintain professionalism and responsiveness during high-volume seasonal operations

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $65,000 - $75,000 per year (Denver, CO)
• Performance-based incentive compensation opportunity (target 10–15%)
• Opportunity for expanded responsibility and career growth
• Remote-friendly work environment within the United States
• Preference for candidates in Mountain or Central Time Zones
• Flexible work structure outside of peak operational periods
• Paid Time Off graduated based on tenure
• Paid company holidays
• PTO blackout period during peak operational season (mid-July through end of August)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance offerings (if applicable)
• Access to company-sponsored benefit programs with future expansion

Work Environment

• Collaborative, operationally focused team culture
• High-autonomy role with meaningful responsibility
• Dynamic project-based environment with operational momentum throughout the year
• Direct exposure to leadership and operational decision-making
• Opportunity to shape accounting infrastructure and scalable systems
• Broad exposure to project accounting, operational finance, and multi-market business operations

Location

• Remote within the United States
• Preference for candidates located in Mountain or Central Time Zones to support operational collaboration