What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Controller position at Weinberg Foundation?
JOB POSTING Assistant Controller, Real Estate Operations
Location: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi (Hybrid)
Reporting Relationship: Controller, Real Estate Operations
Website: https://hjweinbergfoundation.org/employment/
The Foundation seeks individuals interested in helping to drive change. If you want to contribute toward advancing our mission, values, and work, we want to hear from you!
Why Choose Weinberg?
• Make a difference: Help support meaningful, lasting efforts to fight poverty and build strong, vibrant communities.
• Collaborate with dedicated colleagues: Work in a supportive environment alongside a passionate and talented team that shares a commitment to community, mission, and excellence — and a sense of humor.
• Join a flexible work environment: Enjoy our hybrid workplace.
Position Summary
The assistant controller will support the Finance and Real Estate teams by helping to advance proper management of Foundation-owned properties.
Overall Responsibilities
• Serve as the primary accounting liaison for the Foundation’s Hawaiʻi real estate portfolio, ensuring clear, timely communication and strong working relationships with third-party property managers and finance partners.
• Manage monthly accounting practices, including importing balances into the general ledger, reviewing financial reports for accuracy, and resolving discrepancies as needed.
• Analyze financial information across the real estate portfolio and prepare reports.
• Assist with compiling monthly financial statements.
• Coordinate the annual budgeting cycle by working collaboratively with the Real Estate and Finance teams, and third-party property managers and finance partners.
• Oversee common area maintenance reconciliations to ensure accuracy and adherence to lease requirements.
• Plan and manage the annual financial audit.
• Work closely with the Real Estate team to streamline overlapping workflows, including reconciliation processes, capital project reporting, and other shared functions.
• Handle additional duties as assigned, such as preparing materials for board meetings and helping create accounting policies and procedures.
Skills and Qualifications
• Experience and Professional Background: Bachelor’s degree in accounting required; CPA preferred. Minimum of eight years of relevant accounting experience, including financial statement preparation, budget analysis, and working with large datasets. Strong understanding of financial operations and database table relationships. Commercial real estate operations experience is preferred.
• Technical Skills: Demonstrated knowledge of working with business intelligence tools, including Power BI and Tableau. Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, formulas, large data manipulation, and experience using Power Query. Proficiency with accounting software and strong acumen for learning and using new technology tools, databases, and software programs.
• Collaboration and Teamwork: Manages priorities effectively while advancing work independently and collaboratively. Works respectfully with colleagues across teams. Builds productive relationships with external partners, grantees, and other stakeholders. Contributes to a positive, welcoming, and solution-oriented team culture. Accepts constructive feedback and demonstrates a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Judgment and Professionalism: Exercises sound judgment in complex or sensitive situations. Maintains strict confidentiality and handles highly sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
• Communication: Communicates clearly and professionally in written and verbal formats. Demonstrates attention to detail and accuracy. Listens actively and engages thoughtfully with colleagues, partners, and community members.
• Values and Approach: Brings a professional background and experience that resonate with the Foundation’s values and guiding principles: respect for every individual, care, collaboration, commitment, community, and curiosity.
• Soft Skills: Demonstrates emotional intelligence and self-awareness in interactions with colleagues and partners. Adapts to changing priorities and navigates ambiguity with flexibility and composure.
Benefits and Salary Range
Compensation for this position includes an annual base pay range of $135,000–$145,000. Additionally, the Foundation offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package that includes vacation and sick leave, health insurance, and a retirement plan with employer contributions.
The Weinberg Foundation is an equal opportunity employer firmly committed to complying with federal, state, and local equal opportunity laws and encourages all qualified applicants to apply.
Salary : $135,000 - $145,000