Lead Investment Accountant

The Lead Investment Accountant job provides expertise and leads the review of accounting policies and procedures, ensuring they are correctly applied to financial transactions. This job works directly with asset management, portfolio management and acquisition/disposition teams. In addition, this job guides a team to prepare month end closing reports and subsidiary quarterly financial analytics, and reports to senior management ensuring accurate asset evaluations.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Reviews Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) work papers and supporting schedules to satisfy all investment accounting requirements for internal and external audits.
• Identifies key financial takeaways and information for joint ventures to ensure compliance with investment accounting policies and procedures (sales, acquisitions, debt refinancing, real estate investment trust (REI) restructuring and financial performance).
• Reviews frequent and ad hoc financial inquiries into the monthly and quarterly reports, adding value by providing management insight into the activities of the underlying properties.
• Analyzes calculated unlevered and levered, gross and net portfolio performance returns and property internal rates of return.
• Provides expertise and advice on modified cash basis accounting information provided by third party management firms to accrual basis to facilitate preparation of fair value GAAP basis financial statements.
• Manages large processes in reporting and investment accounts, along with guiding and mentoring lower level professionals.

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience

• 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
8IC

Required Experience:

•   5+ Years of Real Estate and/or  Property Accounting  

Preferred Experience:

•   7+ Years of Real Estate and/ or  Property Accounting  

Related Skills

Accountability, Accounting Standards, Business Acumen, Client Relationship Management, Collaboration, Communication, Compliance, Data-Driven Business Intelligence, Due Diligence, Executive Presence, Financial Acumen, Financial Modeling, Financial Risk Management, Financial Statements, Fund Accounting, Market/Industry Dynamics, Stakeholder Engagement, Story Telling

Anticipated Posting End Date:

2026-05-08

Base Pay Range: $88,900/yr - $145,000/yr

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location.  In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans). 

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Company Overview

Nuveen is a global investment leader, managing public and private assets for clients around the world and on behalf of TIAA, our parent company and one of the world’s largest institutional investors. We invest in the growth of businesses, real estate, infrastructure and natural capital, providing clients with the reliability, access and foresight unique to our heritage. Our prevailing perspective on the future drives our ambition to innovate and adapt our business to the changing needs of investors - all to pursue lasting performance for our clients, our communities and our global economy. Visit www.nuveen.com to learn more about us.

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At TIAA, we're on a mission to build on our 100+ year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrow's challenges. We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together, we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People, Be Client Obsessed, Lead with Integrity, Own It, and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose, accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace bri