Technical Accounting Manager

Technical Accounting Manager

Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions

Reports to: Chief Accounting Officer (CAO)

Location: Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions – Denver, CO (Cherry Creek)

Schedule: Full-time, Exempt, Hybrid

Overview

Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions is a vertically integrated real estate investment and management platform focused on acquiring and operating shallow bay, multi-tenant light industrial assets in prime infill markets throughout the U.S. Sponsored by the founders of Black Creek Group—whose 30-year track record includes over $25 billion in real estate transactions—the firm is led by a seasoned executive team with extensive real estate industry experience and deep expertise investing in and managing multi-tenant light industrial properties. Speed Bay is building a national portfolio designed to deliver durable, long-term value through disciplined acquisitions, operational excellence, and technology-enabled performance.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an emerging commercial real estate operating platform focused on acquiring and managing multi-tenant light industrial shallow bay properties in key metropolitan areas across the US.

About the Role

Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions is seeking a Technical Accounting Manager to serve as the firm’s primary subject matter expert on complex U.S. GAAP accounting matters across its real estate fund and property platform. This position plays a critical advisory role to leadership, asset management, investor relations, and external auditors, and is expected to operate with a high degree of independence and technical authority.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience from a publicly traded real estate company or a public accounting firm with a real estate or asset management practice, combined with hands-on knowledge of REIT and private fund structures, SEC reporting requirements, and property-level accounting operations.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Accounting Policy

Serve as the firm’s primary technical accounting resource; research, memorialize, and present positions on complex GAAP matters including ASC 820, 360, 946, 842, 810, 805, and 310.

Draft, maintain, and update the firm’s accounting policies and procedures; ensure timely identification and adoption of new FASB standards and ASU releases.

Evaluate accounting treatment for significant or non-routine transactions including acquisitions, dispositions, debt modifications, lease modifications, and consolidation analyses.

Provide guidance on investment company accounting (ASC 946) and OMA framework elections, including fair value measurement hierarchies (Level 1, 2, and 3) under ASC 820.

Support net asset value determinations and mark-to-market reporting for fund-level packages.

SEC Regulatory Reporting

Lead or support preparation and review of SEC filings, including 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and proxy statements for non-traded publicly filed REIT or other registered fund entities.

Coordinate with external counsel and auditors on EDGAR submissions, XBRL tagging, and responses to SEC staff comment letters.

Monitor SEC staff guidance, PCAOB standards, and FASB/EITF developments for applicability to the firm’s reporting obligations.

Ensure compliance with Regulation S-X real estate disclosure requirements, including supplemental schedules (Schedule III, Schedule IV).

Support internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), including SOX 302 and 404 compliance documentation, design assessments, and testing coordination with internal and external auditors.

Real Estate Fund Accounting

Oversee fund-level financial reporting for commingled real estate funds, including waterfall calculations, carried interest accounting, management fee allocations, and LP capital account maintenance.

Advise on REIT qualification compliance including income, asset, and distribution tests; coordinate with tax advisors on taxable income determinations and dividend declarations.

Support debt accounting including OID amortization (ASC 310-20), unused commitment fee treatment, fixed charge coverage covenant compliance, and troubled debt restructuring analysis.

Partner with asset management and acquisitions teams to evaluate accounting implications of new investments, development projects, and joint venture structures.

External Audit Stakeholder Relationships

Serve as liaison to the external audit team; manage audit fieldwork, PBC request lists, open item trackers, and draft financial statement deliverables on a timely basis.

Prepare and review technical accounting memos to support auditor sign-off on significant transactions, estimates, and policy elections.

Coordinate with fund administrators, valuation agents, legal counsel, and investor relations on quarterly and annual reporting deliverables and LP audit inquiries.

Present accounting positions and financial results to senior leadership, the Audit Committee, and the Board as required.

Qualifications

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA required…