Accounting Manager

This role will be performed onsite in the Chicago office.

Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (“AJCP”) is seeking an Accounting Manager to support and optimize execution in the firm’s corporate accounting, reporting, and finance functions and support its rapid growth across various investment platforms focused on the hospitality, mixed-use, and single-family rental sectors.

ABOUT AJCP

Adventurous Journeys ("AJCP") Capital Partners is a vertically integrated real estate investment manager founded in 2008. The firm repositions real estate to build timeless, scalable businesses and brand platforms. We deliver returns on transformative real estate by applying placemaking, inspired design, and hospitality principles to spaces overlooked or undervalued by traditional investment firms. The firm’s current portfolio includes $5.3 billion of assets across 100+ properties and 50+ geographic markets. With a mission to humanize hospitality through handcrafted projects made by people for people, AJCP delivers spaces that evoke emotional connections and become backdrops for enriching life experiences. Our headquarters are in Nashville, with offices in Chicago, London, Miami, New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. For more information on AJCP, please visit www.ajcpt.com.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Accounting Manager will support the accounting functions for AJCP’s management and brand companies on a day-to-day basis, including general ledger accounting, financial reporting and consolidations. This role will also manage AJCP’s financial operations and support corporate treasury functions, including working capital management and accounts payable activities.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Provide financial, business, and technical accounting expertise to facilitate the timely generation, synthesis, and distribution of accurate financial reports for management and lenders
• Assist in preparation and management of all accounting and finance reporting for the companies, including the individual entities monthly closing processes, and consolidated financial statement and lender reporting package preparation
• Develop, implement, and maintain revenue recognition policies and procedures in accordance with ASC 606 and other relevant accounting standards
• Develop a deep understanding of all significant agreements, including but not limited to entity operational agreements and side letters, debt agreements, management agreements, and licensing agreements; ensure the compliance with each of these agreements across the companies
• Oversee all third-party service providers in the monthly / quarterly close processes and Accounts Payable processes
• Assist in identifying and implementing standardized best practices, technologies, and internal controls to help scale efficiently and mitigate risks
• Lead efforts in external audits, ensuring all documentation and processes meet audit requirements
• Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
• Perform any additional responsibilities that may be required to support AJCP’s rapid growth

WHO YOU ARE

AJCP is seeking a highly-motivated individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced, but disciplined, entrepreneurial environment. The ideal candidate will have experience leading accounting and finance functions for a private equity firm or investment advisor and will know how to drive organization-wide decision making by providing teams with clear, useful, and timely financial reporting. This role also requires the following capabilities:

• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate with senior executives, investors, lenders, and other external stakeholders
• Critical thinker who loves solving complex problems outside of their comfort zone
• Meticulous attention to detail and the highest standards for accuracy, timeliness, and precision
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with others and lead cross-functional project teams
• Ability to deal effectively with ambiguities and manage multiple projects through completion, often under tight deadlines, with competing priorities
• A technology-forward approach to problem solving

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Bachelors' degree in Accounting
• Deep familiarity with GAAP, particularly ASC 606, financial statements and financial reporting and analysis

Preferred

• Big 4 public accounting experience, combined with experience in partnership accounting, investment company accounting, construction accounting, and/or real estate accounting
• Prior experience in a high-growth, complex business environment
• An advanced degree, such as a Masters of Accountancy / MAC or a Masters of Business Administration / MBA
• Licensed CPA

Equal Employment Opportunity:

AJCP is an equal employment opportunity employer and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on an individual’s race, color, religion, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, reproductive health decision-making, sex, gender, age, sexual orientation, 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. AJCP is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy in regard to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay, other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or range thereof, for roles that will be performed in Illinois. Actual salaries may vary based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, role and performance. The range listed is just one component of AJCP’s total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $125,000 - $150,000. Other rewards may include annual discretionary bonuses. In addition, we offer a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off.