What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controller position at Abacus Group, LLC?
Our client is a family office-backed real estate investment firm. They seek a Controller to join their Manhattan, NY office.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate across a tight internal group, external partners, investors, property managers, auditors, and lenders to maintain reliable financial oversight and controls
- Oversee payables and receivables, billing workflows, and disbursements; track cash movement, allocate fees and expenses
- Administer investor-facing activities, including communications, capital activity, statements, K-1 distribution, and waterfall modeling
- Collaborate directly with principals and investment staff to assess and advance select non-core investment opportunities and initiatives
- Structure and model transaction frameworks for real estate closings and broader corporate matters; contribute to capital raising, acquisitions, exits, refinancings, and exchange transactions
- Direct the completion of annual compliance filings and manage the setup of new legal entities
- Serve as the central point of coordination with external audit and tax advisors to finalize yearly filings
- Develop and supervise both operating and capital budgets across the organization
- Fulfill ongoing requirements such as lender requests, tax submissions, IRA custodian reporting, 1099 issuance, and entity-related documentation and payments
Requirements
- 10-15 years of real estate accounting experience
- Multi-family experience is a plus
- Small company/ family office experience is preferred
- Strategic-thinker and highly analytical
- Excellent leadership skills
- CPA preferred
JobID: 48071
Salary : $175,000 - $220,000