Senior Accountant
Robert Half Finance & Accounting
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The Senior Accountant will support accounting operations for a real estate investment company and report to the Controller. The role includes month-end close support, journal entries, account reconciliations, financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, and US GAAP compliance. The ideal candidate has an accounting or real estate background; experience with MRI or Yardi is preferred, and CPA is a plus.
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Description
My client has an exciting opportunity for someone looking for a role as a Senior Accountant in their Alexandria VA office. They are within the real estate investment industry and the ideal person selected for the Senior Accountant position should have an accounting real estate background. This person will be responsible for assisting with the accounting operations for the company and will report to the Controller. The duties will consist of supporting the month-end close process, posting various journal entries; including intercompany activity, reconciling various accounts, producing financial reports, assisting with budgeting and forecasting and ensuring the company remains in compliance with US GAAP. This organization offers excellent benefits; including medical, in addition to great work life balance.
Daily responsibilities of the Senior Accountant include:
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Property and asset management.
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Assist with month-end close process.
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Prepare various budgets and schedules.
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Assist with property tax and other filings.
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Reconcile general ledger accounts.
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Ensure company is in compliance.
Requirements
The ideal Senior Accountant we seek must have the following qualifications for consideration:
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Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
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2+ years of public accounting or real estate experience.
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Experience with MRI or Yardi, preferred.
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CPA, a plus.
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Communicate effectively to leadership.
If you, or anyone you know, are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly for consideration, or reach out to Marc D. Bent, CPA via LinkedIn.
Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.
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How this job compares
Set against the 558 open Senior Accountant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$85–115K/yr215 salary ranges
- US median$40–48/hr26 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 20 open Senior Accountant jobs in Virginia and 558 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- Robert Half Finance & Accounting (this employer)6 open
- Amazon2 open
- Robert Half Management Resources2 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Senior Accountant postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 477 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 388 of the 558 open Senior Accountant jobs (70%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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