Senior Accountant

Bellwether is a global advisory firm that helps businesses solve their most complex challenges and enhance enterprise value. We specialize in formulating and executing dynamic growth strategies through true partnership with our clients. Merging deep industry expertise, advanced analytical capabilities and best-in-class talent, we create value across the business lifecycle, from transaction management to operational transformation. Bellwether specializes in the management, analysis, and reporting of over $40 billion of AUM across a wide range of real estate related assets and corporate platforms in North America, Europe and Asia. Bellwether is privately held and has offices in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Salt Lake City, London and Dallas.

Overview

Olympus Housing Capital (OHC) is seeking a Senior Accountant to support the accounting and financial operations of its growing residential real estate finance platform. This role will be responsible for project and holding company accounting, transaction support, construction draw activity, intercompany accounting, consolidated reporting, and budgeting across a portfolio of real estate development investments. The Senior Accountant will play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records, supporting monthly close and reporting processes, and helping strengthen accounting policies, internal controls, and operational workflows as the company continues to scale. This position is ideal for an accounting professional with strong technical accounting capabilities, experience in project-based or real estate environments, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, growth-oriented organization

This role will begin with a three-month training period based in our Dallas office, after which the position will transition to a permanent location in Las Colinas.

Key Responsibilities

Project Accounting
• Manage accounting for real estate development projects and related holding companies
• Support deal onboarding, transaction closings, project setup, and funding activities
• Review and process construction draws, builder reimbursements, and project-level revenue recognition
• Maintain project reconciliations, supporting schedules, monthly close activities, project-level budget tracking, and reporting
Intercompany, Consolidation & Technical Accounting
• Track, process, and ensure timely payment of builder-related expenses
• Manage intercompany transactions, eliminations, and consolidated reporting across OHC and subsidiary entities
• Research and apply GAAP guidance related to revenue recognition, consolidations, capitalization, and transaction accounting
• Assist with drafting, implementing, and maintaining accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Help create and ensure compliance with company accounting policies, reporting standards, and internal control procedures
Finance Reporting & Process Improvement
• Maintain vendor master data and support onboarding
• Prepare journal entries, reconciliations, monthly reporting packages, and budget-to-actual analyses
• Assist with financial statement preparation, forecasting support, and management reporting
• Create and maintain weekly cash flow analysis
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting workflows, reporting visibility, and operational scalability
• Support ongoing NetSuite optimization, reporting structure improvements, and accounting system enhancements

Professional Experience

Qualifications

• 3–6+ years of accounting experience within real estate, development, construction, private equity real estate, or project-based environments

• Strong understanding of GAAP, accrual accounting, consolidations, budgeting, and financial reporting
• Experience with project accounting and intercompany accounting preferred
• NetSuite experience strongly preferred
• Advanced Excel skills required
• CPA or CPA-track preferred
• Strong communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities

Education/Certification

• Bachelor’s degree from a top undergraduate university, preferably in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• CPA obtained or in progress with end date within 1 year of hire

Essential Skills & Competencies

Bellwether seeks to hire entrepreneurial individuals who are highly motivated, mature and intelligent, with
demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. The successful candidate should have:

• Job Knowledge & Technical Ability: Strong technical knowledge in accounting, specifically within financial services and commercial real estate, including includes experience with REIT compliance, 10- K/Q reporting, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Ability to read and analyze investment and lease agreements.

• Initiative & Dependability: Ability to perform responsibilities independently and proactively, solve problems, and improve processes and/or services. Self-directed, takes initiative and responsibility, ensures completion of tasks.

• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong listening and interpersonal
skills. Highly effective at preparing and presenting information.

• Professionalism & Teamwork: Acts with honesty and integrity and maintains confidentiality, adheres to company policies. Promotes a collaborative and productive work environment. Demonstrates team building, support and respect.

Travel Requirements

Travel is not anticipated, but may be needed from time to time.

Position Details

Classification: Exempt

Position Status: Regular / Full Time

Reports To: Senior Vice President

Direct Reports: No

Physical and Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, and walk. Must be able to sit at an office workstation for an extended period of time. May need to reach, stoop, or kneel to access items.

Must be able to talk, hear and use wrists, hands and/or fingers frequently and repetitively to operate a computer, telephone and other office productivity machinery.

Must frequently prepare or inspect documents, and convey details or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Ability to work independently, and prioritize duties to ensure timely completion. The ability to collaborate is also imperative.

Requires active listening, critical thinking, making decisions, time management, as well as administration skills.

Ability to interact in a courteous professional manner at all times.

Regular, predictable attendance is required.

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

Work Environment

No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions (such as in a typical office).

Moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phones, printers and light traffic)

Indoor business office environment with windows; light foot traffic within work areas

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a teammate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

Employer-paid Medical, Dental & Vision, with buy-up options available

Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account

Carrot Fertility Benefit - $10,000 lifetime benefit

401k company match 4%, immediately vested

Generous PTO, 11 Paid Company Holidays & Paid Holiday Office Closure

14 weeks Maternity Leave & 12 weeks Parental Leave

Wellbeing program offerings

Cell phone reimbursement

Engaging team events & holiday parties

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Intent of Position Description

This position description describes the general nature and level of work required by the position. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of qualifications, skills, duties, responsibilities or working conditions of the job. The job description is subject to change with or without notice, and Management reserves the right to add, modify or remove any qualification or duty. Nothing in this job description changes the existing at-will employment relationship between the Company and the employee occupying the position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bellwether is an equal-opportunity employer. Bellwether complies with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to an individual's race, color, religion, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, reproductive health decision-making, sex, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), age, sexual orientation, protected veteran and/or military status, protected medical leaves, domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. All candidates must be able to prove eligibility to work in the United States.