Financial Controller

Controller — Real Estate Development & Property Management

Portland, Maine | Full-time | $80,000–$95,000 (based on experience)

If you would rather build the system than inherit one, this is the seat.

We are a growing real estate development and property management company running a portfolio of residential and commercial assets across multiple LLCs in Maine. We are hiring a Controller to own accounting end to end and build the financial backbone that lets the business scale. This is a builder's role, not a caretaker's. You will inherit a finance function that is partway through its evolution, with real work still ahead on the monthly close, intercompany accounting, owner reporting, and the systems and controls that hold it all together. You will lead a small accounting team, set the standard for how the numbers get done, and partner directly with leadership on the decisions that shape development projects and the portfolio as a whole.

Why this role is worth your attention

Most controller seats are about keeping an existing machine running. This one is about designing the machine. You will have genuine ownership, a direct line to the principals, and a real hand in the financial decisions that move the company forward. If you are the kind of person who sees a messy, half-built process and gets energized rather than discouraged, you will thrive here.

What you will own

Financial close and reporting

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close across all entities, and build a close calendar that is fast, repeatable, and reliable.
• Produce accurate, timely financial statements and deliver clean, decision-ready reporting to ownership and leadership.
• Set reporting standards and variance commentary that explain not just what happened, but why.

Multi-entity and intercompany accounting

• Own the books for multiple LLCs, keeping entity separation clean while giving leadership a consolidated view of the whole.
• Build and maintain a disciplined intercompany framework: allocations, due-to and due-from balances, and reconciliations that hold up to scrutiny.
• Govern the chart of accounts across entities so coding stays consistent and reporting stays comparable.

Development and project accounting

• Account for development and capital projects, including construction-in-progress, capitalized costs, and job-level cost tracking.
• Manage the construction draw process and supporting documentation, and serve as a clean financial partner to lenders.
• Support project budgeting, reforecasting, and the reporting that development and financing partners rely on.

Team leadership and strategy

• Lead, develop, and set direction for the accounting team, raising the bar on accuracy, ownership, and pace.
• Drive the initiatives that build the finance function: systems improvements, process redesign, and the infrastructure behind owner reporting and cash management.
• Partner with leadership as a thought partner on entity structure, financing, distributions, and the financial implications of growth.

Controls, cash, and compliance

• Establish and enforce internal controls appropriate to a multi-entity real estate operation.
• Own cash management, AP and AR discipline, and the integrity of the underlying ledgers.
• Coordinate with external CPAs, lenders, and auditors, and keep the company ready for tax, financing, and audit requirements.

What success looks like in year one

A close process you can trust and run on a calendar. An intercompany framework that is clean and reconciled. Owner reporting that ownership relies on without a second look. And an accounting team that is steadier and more capable than the day you arrived. You will have turned a function that is still being built into one that scales with the portfolio.

What you bring

Required

• Progressive accounting leadership experience, including ownership of a full close cycle and supervision of accounting staff.
• Hands-on multi-entity and intercompany accounting experience, with genuine command of consolidations, allocations, and eliminations.
• Real estate experience, ideally spanning both property management and development or construction accounting.
• A builder's track record: standing up or overhauling close processes, systems, or controls rather than maintaining someone else's.
• Strong systems fluency and comfort in property management accounting software; AppFolio experience is a plus.

Nice to have

• CPA, or equivalent depth of experience.
• Exposure to agency or HUD-related financing and the reporting it requires.
• Experience supporting construction draws, lender reporting, and development financing.

Who you are

• Direct and clear, equally at home in the detail of a reconciliation and in a strategy conversation with ownership.
• Someone who takes ownership without being asked and brings order to ambiguity.
• A developer of people who makes the team around you better.
• Curious about better ways to do things, and willing to build them.

Ready to build?

If you have read this far and you are already thinking about how you would run the close differently, we want to hear from you. Apply through Indeed with your resume. A short note on a finance process you built or fixed will move you to the top of the pile.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Pay: $80,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• This role requires hands-on ownership of multi-entity and intercompany accounting (consolidations, allocations, due-to/due-from, eliminations). How many years have you personally done this work, not just overseen it?
• Do you have real estate accounting experience, and if so, does it include development or construction accounting (construction-in-progress, capitalized costs, draws) in addition to property management?
• Tell us about a close process, accounting system, or set of controls you personally built or overhauled. What was broken, what did you change, and what did it look like a year later?

Work Location: In person

Salary : $80,000 - $95,000