Description
Accounting Manager
Posted on: 11/20/2025
Location: LIHI Main Office, International District of Seattle
Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week
Reports To: Chief Financial Officer
Pay Range: $108,000-120,000 annually
Position Type: Exempt, non-union position
This is a management level position responsible for accounting operations for the LIHI Agency and a growing number of related limited partnerships and limited liability corporations. Supervise a staff of 3 to 4 accountants. Oversee month-end, quarterly and year-end closing. Responsible for the production of monthly and quarterly financial statements for the entities, and for ensuring compliance with the financial terms of loans, grants, donations and operating agreements.
Responsibilities:
- Produce timely and accurate financial statements for internal and external users of LIHI financial information. Generate various reports for internal use, loans, grants and investor compliance.
- Serve as liaison to independent auditors for the annual audits of the various entities.
- Responsible for detailed research, analysis and interpretation of various accounting issues and reporting requirements.
- Work with the CFO to develop accounting policies and procedures that ensure effective internal accounting controls and promote compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
- Hire, direct, train and evaluate accounting staff.
- Track financial status of tiny house villages and shelters individually and as a program within LIHI.
- Serve as a resource to tiny house village and shelter programs.
- Advise and assist tiny house village managers
- Serve as liaison with government funders.
- Supervise, train staff, and invoice funders of tiny house villages and enhanced shelters
- Become proficient with accounting processes of property management
- Provide routine financial reports, analyze budget actual variance and bring up ineligible costs or other issues that could result in incompliance or financial deficit with Department of Special Project and Operations and escalate to senior management team if needed.
- Supervise and be responsible for all grant invoicing.
- Work with Development Department and Finance Department development liaison closely to optimize the usage of funding when acquisition, rehab or new construction funding is involved in the project setup,
- Engage with assigned training and comply with training deadlines
- Other job duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or related field
- Five years of Accounting experience with an Enterprise Level accounting system and a minimum of three years of supervisory experience
- Have excellent oral and written communication skills
- Knowledge and understanding of GAAP
- Able to read, write and communicate in English
- Must pass criminal background checks and drug screening
- Preferred Qualifications:
- CPA certification
Other Requirements:
- Must have reliable transportation
- Benefits for this position (pro-rated for part time employees)
- Generous vacation and sick leave
- 10 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday
- Employer-Paid Medical, Dental, and Vision (with HRA, HSA & FSA options)
- Employer-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
- 401k offered for unionized employees (through OPEIU8)
- 403b offered for non-union employees
- Employee Assistance Program
- Travel Assistance Program
- Aflac offered for all employees.
About us:
The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) has a 30-year history and track record of owning and managing low-income housing; developing innovative solutions to homelessness; advocating for housing justice; providing supportive services; and operating hygiene services for homeless people at our Urban Rest Stops. LIHI staff have developed over 5,000 affordable housing units and manages over 3,000 units including rental housing, permanent supportive housing and transitional housing. The populations served include: families, singles, seniors, veterans, young adults, immigrants, low wage workers, and people living with physical and mental disabilities. LIHI is one of the largest nonprofit housing organizations in the state. Our properties are located in Seattle, King County, and five adjacent counties. LIHI is a national leader in sponsoring tiny house villages as a crisis solution to homelessness. Annually, the tiny house villages and shelters serve 2,000 homeless people and our hygiene programs serve over 8,000 homeless people. LIHI staff is collaborative, dynamic, and dedicated to taking bold steps in ending homelessness and creating supportive communities for people to thrive. #hp
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