About Longmark Group
Longmark Group is an alternative asset management platform specializing in residential real estate. With a mission to redefine the industry, Longmark approaches asset management differently, starting with operational excellence as its foundation and evolving into a leader in capital markets innovation.
Since 2021, the team at Longmark has acquired and managed single-family rental properties in high-demand markets across the Midwest and Sun Belt. Backed by a 100+ person team with expertise at top institutions like Blackstone, Progress Residential, and Goldman Sachs and led by CEO Brian Hardecker, Longmark embodies its core values:
- Innovative Thinking, Grounded Execution: Longmark challenges traditional approaches, combining innovative strategies with disciplined execution to drive smarter investments.
- Principled Leadership: Trust is built on fairness and transparency. Longmark commits to doing what’s right, ensuring every decision reflects a focus on sustainable success.
- Entrepreneurial Spirit and Strength: Longmark fosters bold action, empowering its team to think critically, act decisively, and innovate confidently within a framework of operational excellence.
- Data Sophistication: Advanced data capabilities drive precision in decision-making, ensuring exceptional outcomes for investors and partners.
We’re building the world’s largest alternative asset manager the smart way and are seeking dynamic professionals who want to be part of this journey.
We’re looking for a strong GL-focused accounting professional to play a key role in our monthly close and core accounting operations. This role sits at the center of the accounting function: owning critical pieces of the close, ensuring financial accuracy, and partnering closely with leadership to support a fast-scaling business. You’ll also help review and guide offshore resources, making this a great opportunity for someone who wants to expand into more ownership and informal leadership.
If you’re someone who enjoys rolling up your sleeves, improving processes, and operating in a high-growth environment, this is a high-impact seat with strong visibility.
What You’ll Do
- Support and help drive execution of the monthly close process
- Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules
- Ensure assigned close deliverables are completed accurately and on time
- Review and provide guidance on work performed by offshore accounting staff
- Perform variance analysis and support internal financial reporting
- Partner with leadership on audit readiness, including preparing schedules and responding to auditor requests
- Help maintain and strengthen accounting policies, documentation, and internal controls
- Support accounting for new transactions, business initiatives, and operational changes
- Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and scalability
- Work within and help optimize systems including NetSuite, FloQast, Ramp, Rippling, Salesforce (or similar tools)
What Makes Someone Successful Here
- You take ownership and follow through without needing to be chased
- You’re comfortable balancing accuracy and speed in a deadline-driven environment
- You communicate clearly and proactively flag issues
- You enjoy improving processes—not just maintaining them
- You’re detail-oriented, but also understand the bigger financial picture
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- 4–8+ years of accounting experience
- Strong understanding of general ledger accounting and month-end close
- NetSuite experience required
- Advanced Excel skills and comfort working with large data sets
Nice to Have
- Public accounting (audit) experience or equivalent audit exposure in industry
- Experience reviewing work from junior or offshore team members
- Background in real estate, asset management, or private equity
- CPA or CPA-track
Why This Role
- High visibility across accounting leadership and the broader finance team
- Opportunity to own meaningful pieces of the close process
- Exposure to a scaling, operationally complex business
- Ability to influence and improve processes, systems, and workflows
- Collaborative, fast-paced environment with strong growth potential
Why Join Longmark Group?
At Longmark Group, our innovative strategies and culture empower every team member to make meaningful contributions and drive exceptional outcomes for investors and communities alike. Joining Longmark means joining a company that values expertise, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence.