Controller (Hybrid) – Real Estate Investment & Development Firm – $140–175K + Bonus & Equity

Controller (Hybrid) – Real Estate Investment & Development Firm – $140–175K + Bonus & Equity

A growing, privately held real estate investment and development firm is seeking a Controller to oversee its accounting and financial operations. This is an opportunity for a hands-on real estate accounting professional to step into a highly visible leadership role, take ownership of the firm's accounting function, and help build the financial infrastructure of an expanding investment platform.

The firm operates across real estate investment, development, and property management, with a portfolio of residential assets and an active pipeline of acquisitions and value-add projects.

This individual will serve as the firm's first in-house accounting and finance hire, working directly with senior leadership to manage property and corporate accounting, investment activity, cash management, investor reporting, and financial operations. The Controller will also oversee an existing outsourced accounting support team while implementing stronger financial controls, systems, and processes as the business grows.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee full-cycle accounting and financial reporting across multiple real estate assets, investment entities, and affiliated operating companies.
• Manage monthly and quarterly close processes, including journal entries, general ledger maintenance, bank reconciliations, accruals, AP/AR, and financial statement preparation.
• Oversee cash management, intercompany transactions, and financial activity across multiple entities and investment structures.
• Manage accounting related to real estate acquisitions, refinancings, dispositions, and ongoing development projects.
• Track renovation and construction costs, including coordinating construction loan draws and related lender documentation.
• Oversee investor capital contributions, capital calls, distributions, and deal-level investment activity.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages for ownership, investors, and lenders.
• Develop and manage property-level and corporate budgets, including budget-to-actual analysis and cash flow forecasting.
• Establish and improve internal accounting controls, standard operating procedures, and reporting processes.
• Coordinate with external tax accountants on year-end financials, tax filings, and investor K-1s.
• Manage and review the work of an existing outsourced bookkeeping and accounting support team.
• Identify opportunities to streamline accounting workflows through technology, automation, and improved systems.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within a real estate investment, development, or owner/operator environment.
• Strong understanding of property-level and corporate accounting, financial reporting, and multi-entity structures.
• Experience with real estate acquisitions, investment accounting, capital transactions, or deal-by-deal syndication structures is highly desirable.
• Prior experience managing accounting processes, reviewing outsourced bookkeeping, or overseeing accounting support personnel.
• Proficiency with real estate accounting platforms.
• Strong Excel skills and an aptitude for implementing new technology and automation.
• CPA preferred but not required.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating independently in an entrepreneurial environment.
• A hands-on, proactive approach with the ability to build processes while managing day-to-day accounting responsibilities.

Compensation: $140k- $175k plus bonus, potential equity, fully paid employee benefits, and other perks

The above salary range represents Advice's good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible base compensation range at the time of posting and is not reflective of the total compensation package, which may also include benefits, equity and other non-cash incentives.

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