Controller - Real Estate

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Salary range: $140,000 - $160,000 plus bonus.

• Key leadership role within a rapidly growing real estate investment and development firm
• Direct exposure to executive leadership, investors, and capital partners
• Oversight of all accounting operations across a portfolio of real estate assets and projects
• Opportunity to build and optimize processes while mentoring a high-performing accounting team

• Oversee treasury functions including bank reconciliations, cash flow projections, and contribution/distribution calculations
• Review and approve investor/lender funding requests, reserves, and write-offs in accordance with legal agreements
• Maintain compliance with loan agreements, JV structures, PMAs, leases, and other legal documents
• Ensure timely and GAAP‑compliant reporting with attention to complex areas such as acquisitions, dispositions, debt modifications, and interest capitalization
• Review monthly/quarterly financial reporting, general ledger activity, and accounting position memos for technical treatment of unusual items
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Lease Admin, Finance Partners, and Transactions teams, as well as third‑party stakeholders

• CPA required
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, with real estate industry background (preferably multifamily or commercial)
• Strong technical accounting foundation; experience with consolidations, intercompany, and complex real estate transactions
• Proficiency in real estate accounting systems such as Yardi or MRI
• Excellent communication and leadership skills; able to guide teams and liaise with internal and external partners

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Accounting/Auditing and Finance

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