Corporate Controller - Real Estate Investment & Asset Management

Corporate Controller | Real Estate Investment & Asset Management | West Palm Beach, FL

We’re partnering with a privately held real estate investment and asset management company with a growing nationwide affordable housing portfolio. The company is focused on acquiring, preserving, and repositioning affordable housing communities and has a strong emphasis on impact, operational excellence, and doing right by its residents and communities.

They’re looking for a Corporate Controller to serve as a hands-on financial partner to executive leadership and take ownership of the corporate accounting function.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the full monthly and annual close process, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, GL review, consolidation, and timely financial reporting
• Develop and strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, and financial procedures
• Partner directly with executive leadership to provide financial analysis, reporting, and insight that supports business decisions
• Coordinate annual audits, tax preparation, regulatory filings, and relationships with external auditors and tax advisors
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow monitoring, and broader financial planning
• Help build and improve accounting processes as the company's portfolio and entity count continue to grow
• Lead through influence today, with the opportunity to build and manage an accounting team as the organization scales

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Active CPA required
• 10 years of progressive accounting/finance experience
• Background in real estate, property management, development, construction, or a related industry
• Experience managing accounting and consolidation in a complex, multi-entity environment
• Strong GAAP, internal controls, budgeting, forecasting, and audit knowledge
• Experience with Yardi, MRI, RealPage, Sage Intacct, NetSuite, or similar systems is a plus
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Someone who can operate independently, manage shifting priorities, and work effectively across departments