Controller, Accounting, Financial Reporting

Full-Time | Hybrid | Coconut Grove, Miami, FL | $95,000 – $115,000 base, commensurate with experience

Carbon Real Estate Investments is a vertically integrated multifamily private equity firm with approximately $200M in assets under management. We own and operate Class B workforce housing across Florida, Georgia, and Alabama — and unlike most sponsors at our scale, we run our own property management.

We're building our accounting function from the ground up and need a Controller to own it — leading the transition off our outsourced firm, designing systems and SOPs that scale, and building a small team that executes consistently across every property and entity.

We care more about the right person than the right résumé. You might already be a Controller, or a Senior Accountant ready for the seat. Fit, hunger, and follow-through decide the hire.

Today, property-level staff handle transactions in Yardi Voyager, an internal staff accountant manages AP and bill-backs, and an outsourced firm runs the rest. You replace that firm and build what comes next.

In year one: audit the chart of accounts, tighten month-end close, build variance review, stand up controls that scale. You'll own additional tool evaluations as we grow — but cleaner process inside what we already have is often the better answer.

• Reports to the Integrator (COO equivalent under EOS), with a dotted line to the CEO and CIO/Capital Markets on financial reporting
• Partners closely with our staff accountant (AP & bill-backs) on intercompany reconciliations, AP oversight, and shared corporate cost allocations
• Works with Asset Management on budget vs. actual analysis, capex tracking, and loan compliance
• Manages the working relationship with our outsourced accounting firm during the in-house transition
• Builds and leads a small accounting team underneath you (1–3 people within 12–18 months) and supports property managers with coding questions and clean reporting

You’ll own the accounting function across the portfolio. That breaks down into several key areas:

• Review monthly property financial statements, balance sheets, and trial balances for accuracy, consistency, and anomalies. Catch issues before they leave the door (
  High Integrity )
• Own intercompany reconciliations across our entity structure — including bill-backs, payroll allocations, and shared corporate costs
• Lead month-end close coordination across Carbon, the staff accountant, and on-site property teams. Hit the same close day every month — no drift
• Maintain GAAP-compliant accounting practices across all entities and prepare schedules supporting external audits, lender reviews, and tax returns
• Manage the transition from our current outsourced accounting firm to the in‑house function

• Build, document, and enforce accounting SOPs — month-end close (with a written close calendar), AP coding, journal entry approval, account reconciliations, capital event accounting (
  Discipline )
• Build a standardized variance review template that catches material P&L and balance sheet anomalies before financials are released
• Stand up new acquisitions on Yardi with consistent COA, sub‑account structure, and reporting templates from day one (Build to Last)
• Continuously improve process — reduce time‑to‑close, reduce manual touches, raise accuracy. Get 1% better every month (Growth Mindset)

• Hire, manage, and develop a small accounting team (1–3 people within 12–18 months) with clear roles, weekly cadence, and quarterly performance scorecards
• Hold the team accountable to deadlines, accuracy, and process compliance — not us
• Train your team on SOPs and conduct ongoing performance evaluations. Address underperformance directly and promptly (High Integrity)
• Build a culture of ownership underneath you — your team should feel empowered to catch and resolve issues, not wait for them to be flagged

• Master our property accounting platform (Yardi Voyager today) — chart of accounts, sub‑accounts, recurring entries, banking modules, financial…