What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part time Commercial Real Estate Controller/CFO position at Commercial Investors Group?
Job Summary
Commercial Investors Group is an asset management firm operating across a growing commercial real estate portfolio. We're hiring a fractional controller to own the financial infrastructure across multiple entities, someone who can move fluently between the general ledger, payroll, lender diligence, and investor distributions without losing accuracy at any layer.
About the Role
This is a fractional, part-time engagement reporting directly to ownership. You'll work primarily in AppFolio, overseeing accounts payable, payroll, lender relationships, and investor distributions across a multi-entity CRE portfolio.
Responsibilities
Accounts Payable & General Ledger
- Review payables for accuracy, coding, and duplicates
Payroll & Onboarding
- Payroll audit, processing, reporting, and accounting
- New vendor and employee setup
- Enrollment in financial and benefits programs
Lender & Diligence Support
- Respond to lender requests for information
- Prepare drive folders for loan requests and diligence
Investor & Revenue Operations
- Calculate and process investor dividends
- Review invoicing and ensure billing accuracy
Oversight & Reporting
- Oversee and manage bookkeeper (Smartbill, bank feed)
- Verify reconciliations are completed correctly
- Post scorecard entries in EOSone
Qualifications
- Based in Minneapolis
- Hands-on AppFolio experience, ideally across multiple entities
- Commercial real estate accounting background
- Comfortable owning the general ledger end-to-end, not just reviewing it
- Payroll processing and compliance experience
- Works independently and communicates proactively
- High accuracy under recurring monthly deadlines
- Process recurring journal entries for accruals
- Audit commissions and upload bulk journal entries
- Audit the general ledger for accuracy and completeness
Join us if you’re ready to leverage your financial expertise in a vibrant environment where your contributions directly influence our growth trajectory!
Pay: $50.00 - $75.00 per hour
Application Question(s):
- Do you currently reside in the Minneapolis?
- How many years of experience do you have with AppFolio Accounting (or equivalent expert-level proficiency)?
- Do you have at least 3 years of experience as a Controller or CFO in commercial real estate?
Work Location: In person
Salary : $50 - $75