Fund Controller

Title: Fund Controller

Compensation: $220,000 - $250,000 Bonus

Location: Tustin, CA 92782 (Onsite)

Email your word document resume to Hayley.h@conexusrecruiting.com and reference the subject as Fund Controller

Company Description:

Our Commercial Real Estate client, managing a $2B portfolio spanning commercial and residential assets, is seeking an experienced Fund Controller to join their leadership team. Reporting directly to the CFO, this individual will oversee all aspects of fund accounting and financial reporting across a dynamic and growing platform. The ideal candidate brings a public accounting foundation combined with direct experience at a real estate firm, REIT, or investment advisory organization.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee all aspects of fund accounting and financial reporting, including net asset value calculations, financial statement preparation, fee accruals, and profit and loss allocations
• Review and approve periodic financial statements, supporting schedules, and related disclosures on an annual and quarterly basis, ensuring timely delivery for audits and investor reporting
• Design, implement, and maintain a robust internal controls framework, coordinating both in-house accounting functions and third-party service providers
• Lead, mentor, and develop an internal fund accounting team while managing relationships with external outsourced accounting partners
• Oversee capital activity processes, including capital calls, distributions, waterfall calculations, and investor allocation maintenance
• Calculate and administer investor distributions and profit participations utilizing investor relations software
• Manage and coordinate all fund audit processes, ensuring timely delivery of all required materials and deliverables
• Continuously evaluate and enhance internal workflows to improve accuracy, controls, and operational efficiency
• Partner cross-functionally with onboarding, operations, and technology teams to optimize client transitions and reporting infrastructure
• Direct accounting operations across a portfolio of entities, joint ventures, and development-stage projects
• Oversee month-end and year-end close processes, financial consolidations, and reporting in accordance with GAAP
• Establish and maintain accounting policies and internal control procedures aligned with institutional capital standards
• Administer the firm's accounting systems platform, ensuring data integrity, reporting accuracy, and cross-functional integration
• Oversee financial reporting for acquisitions, dispositions, and refinancing transactions, including management of agency credit facilities and other institutional financing arrangements
• Coordinate audit, tax, and lender reporting requirements, including financial packages, covenant compliance, and capital draw submissions
• Prepare quarterly and annual debt compliance certifications
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis across the portfolio
• Support investor reporting, due diligence processes, and project-level financial analysis in connection with acquisitions and development activity
• Manage fund-level leverage facilities, including loan tracking, interest administration, compliance reporting, and repayment processing
• Review and maintain detailed investment activity records and performance reporting
• Conduct cash flow forecasting and manage fund-level operating expenses
• Oversee property management accounting functions, ensuring timely and accurate monthly financial reporting from third-party property managers across all portfolio assets
• Review and reconcile external property-level financials to the internal accounting system, ensuring acquisition, disposition, and refinancing transactions are accurately recorded by external property management accountants
• Administer property-level capital calls and monitor self-escrowed cash balances across the portfolio
• Maintain a thorough understanding of fund accounting requirements as defined by governing fund documents, advisory agreements, and related legal agreements

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related degree
• Public Accounting experience is required.
• Experience in Real Estate, REIT, or investment advisory organization is required.
• Progressive accounting leadership experience is required.
• Knowledge of major accounting software packages for general ledger accounting
• Thorough understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams, business leaders, and external agencies to maximize performance, creativity, problem solving, and results

Email your word document resume to Hayley.h@conexusrecruiting.com and reference the subject as Fund Controller